For seven years, Henry VIII actively sought to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so that he could marry Anne Boleyn. He had a…
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Tag: The King’s Great Matter
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, got this in just under the wire – less than four days before her coronation on June 1! But Cranmer…
Let’s start with the context. In 1522, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was at the height of his power, and the richest man in the land, after…
I have been focused on Elizabeth so much that I have not done a “King’s Great Matter” post in a while – but this was…
To really understand Clement’s threat to excommunicate Henry, we need to place it in its proper place some four years into the whole “King’s Great…
This was huge. This was the point at which Henry could never turn back. He had told Catherine he did not consider their marriage valid…
So there were many theories as to when Henry and Anne married. My favorite is propounded by Agnes Strickland – she gives several of the…
This was a big day, the point of no return in Henry’s work to set aside Catherine of Aragon. Up until now, nothing was totally…
The trip that Henry and Anne took to France was a turning point in their relationship. Its main purpose was to seal an alliance with…
As the King’s Great Matter dragged on, Henry VIII hoped to wear down Catherine’s resolve by keeping her away from her daughter (though at some…