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    trial was rigged and perjured evidence and the ruthlessness of his death meant that others refrained from open opposition to the King. In comparison‚ Fisher’s opposition was more vocal‚ he publicly condemned Henry getting an annulment from Catherine of Aragon‚ he was much more active in his opposition‚ delivering sermons and publishing books‚ an example of which being Sermon

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    them depending on the religious standing at the time. Here are the wives in order. Wife number one was Catherine of Aragon (divorced)‚ wife number two was Anne Boleyn (decapitated)‚ wife number three was Jane Seymour (died)‚ wife number four was Anne of Cleves (divorced)‚ wife number five was Kathryn Howard (decapitated)‚ and finally wife number six Katharine Parr (survived). Catherine of Aragon was the first of many wives. She was born December 16‚ 1485 and she died January 7‚ 1536. She was betrothed

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    Was King Henry VII an Innovator? Henry the VII was born on the 28th of January 1457 and had a very interesting life. He became king in the well-known Battle of Bosworth where he killed the king at that time‚ who was Richard III with the assistance of the Stanley brothers. At that point in history‚ England was a very weak culturally‚ economically and militarily. England was also torn in half for years by a civil war which is also known as the Wars of the Roses. This meant that king Henry VII had

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    against the nobles. This resulted in him having many enemies along the way‚ with the majority being those from noble backgrounds. On the other hand‚ it is possible to argue that Wolsey’s failure to secure the annulment of Henry’s marriage with Catherine of Aragon also contributed to his fall. Source 6 consists of a letter written by Anne Boleyn to Wolsey that explains how he couldn’t live up to his ‘fine promises about divorce’‚ and she ends it by expressing how it brought her ‘much sorrow’. This is

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    How successful was Wolsey’s foreign policy 1515-29? On one hand Thomas Wolsey’s foreign policy from 1515-29 was successful because he managed to get most of Europe to agree on perpetual peace which had previously been very difficult. This was what Wolsey’s Foreign policy was all about; acting as a mediator between other countries and gaining respect and prestige so this was a great success. In 1518 Wolsey hosted a great conference in London which representatives of the majority of European powers

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    The pursuit of glory and honour outweighed the security of England in deciding Henrician foreign policy. Although Henry’s foreign policy in this period was greatly influenced by his desire for security‚ both personal and national‚ there is much historiographical debate as to whether it was the primary motive of his actions abroad. In this essay glory and honour will be dealt with together‚ although glory tends to be associated with wartime victory‚ whereas honour is related to the upholding of status

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    effectively removing Mary‚ Henry’s only surviving child from his marriage to Katherine of Aragon‚ as heir. Furthermore‚ the Act contained a clause that subjects must swear an oath recognising the terms of the Act‚ any refusal would be held as a treasonable offence. A predominant pre-occupation of Henry during his reign was to establish a clear line of succession for the Tudor dynasty. When his marriage to Catherine of Aragon failed to produce a male heir‚ Henry became convinced this was punishment under

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    finally his attempts at gaining an annulment for Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. In 1515 Francis I won a victory against the Swiss‚ and so took power of Milan making him much more powerful. In response to this Wolsey set about creating an anti-French coalition via a Anglo-Spanish treaty and beginning agreements with Maximillian. Unfortunately England’s foreign policies were at the mercy of continental events so when Ferdinand of Aragon died leaving Charles I in charge‚ he made peace with France

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    to the throne who could rule over his country after he died (since women couldn’t rule over England at his time)‚ one of the many achievements he longed for during his lifetime. However‚ to do so‚ he was obliged to divorce his current wife (Catherine of Aragon‚ who gave Henry his first and only daughter Elizabeth‚ and was thought to be too old to give birth). The church would not allow this due to strict religious beliefs. The fact that Henry wanted a son was a significant reason as to why he

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    the Church of England. II. Desires for Divorce A. Henry wants a male heir‚ therefore he wishes to remarry to increase his chance of having a surviving son • Henry the VIII was upset after the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. • Henry VIII wishes to marry Anne Boleyn. • His only child to have survived from his first marriage is Mary. • The Pope refused because he didn’t want to offend the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V‚ Catherine’s nephew. B. Document 1

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