King Henry VIII’s apparent desperation to have a son band his desire to have power over everything drove him to doing the unthinkable. Throughout his life, Henry had six wives which each of those did not satisfy him any. He wanted a son, so his name could be carried on forever. Many of them failed to do so; that cost them their lives.
Henry’s first wife was Catherine of Aragon. She was actually the widow of his late brother, Arthur. Catherine was matched up with Arthur when she was three years old. In 1501, she married Arthur, and coincidentally Arthur escorted her down the aisle. A little after Arthur’s death, she got engaged to Henry VIII. Catherine was crowned queen of England on June 24, 1909 to King Henry VIII. Shortly after marriage, Catherine gets pregnant, but gives birth to a stillborn child. Not only was she a stillborn baby, but she was also a little girl.
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Their want for a child doesn’t end here, shortly after, she got pregnant once again with a little boy, Prince Henry.
He was brought into the world on January 1, 1511. They were ecstatic about his birth, but this didn’t last long, because Prince Henry dies months later. Next, Catherine miscarries and after that came another song that did not live long at all. On February 26th, happiness comes again, although, she gives birth to a baby girl. They named her Mary, she was a healthy baby and she lived. In total, Catherine gave Henry VIII six children, but only one lived. Because she appeared unable to produce a male heir, their marriage began to deteriorate. Henry began to lose interest; he started having an affair with Anne Boleyn. Not only did he have an affair with Anne, but he fell in love with her,
also. In 1527, because of Catherine’s inability to give him a son, King Henry became so desperate for a divorce he decided to go to the pope to ask for a divorce. He wanted a divorce so he could marry Anne Boleyn. He saw his marriage as a failure, because of what he learned about how a marriage to his brother’s widow would leave them childless, despite the birth of Mary. Catherine, though, disapproved and refused the annulment. She argued that during the marriage of Henry’s brother, they did not make their marriage complete by having sex. The pope refused to divorce them, because he did not want to upset the Holy Roman Emperor and the nephew of Catherine, Charles V. In 1533, Anne Boleyn got pregnant for Henry and this caused him to react quickly. He took over things himself and passed the Act of Supremacy, proclaiming that he was head of the English Church. Then, Henry had Thomas Cranmer to give him the right to divorce Catherine. This forced Catherine to give up her title and rights as queen. She was separated from Mary and relocated to castles, where she spent most of her time praying. She died on January 7, 1536 at Kimbolton Castle. Finally, after having an affair with Anne Boleyn, he got to marry her. They married on January 25, 1933. Due to the affair, many people did not like Anne. But, Henry did not appear to care. He showered her with expensive gifts and his love. Soon after, he began to feel as if it was a fairytale. After all, he’d gotten his divorce and he had more hope for a son with Anne Boleyn. He was right, because Anne was pregnant and it was supposed to be a boy. Disappointedly, she gave birth to a baby girl, whom they named Elizabeth. Henry still believed, despite the birth of Elizabeth, that he and Anne could produce a male heir for him. After two miscarriages of baby boys then he began to doubt it. By this time, Anne knew it was important to give Henry a son, or her time as queen would soon be cut short. In January 1934, she was pregnant, but it is unknown whether she miscarried or had a stillborn. They did not give up here, though. Once more in 1535, she miscarried another child, which was said to be a boy. After the loss of this child Anne said, “I have miscarried of my savior.” …………………………………………………… Not only were they left devastated once again, but Henry made it worse. He was having an affair with Jane Seymour. Anne by this time should have been aware of his love growing for Jane. People began to use this against Anne, to break her as queen. Accused of many things, but guilty of nothing, Cromwell gave Henry a document to charge her of treason. On March 2nd, she was arrested. She was accused of adultery and also of plotting to act against the King. Anne was brought to trial at the Great Hall of the Tower of London, where she said she was not guilty of the accusations. Although, there was hardly against her, she was found guilty of the charges. Henry had Anne executed, not beheaded. Her head was cut off with just a stroke. She gave a speech before being beheaded and to King Henry it was a disrespectful speech.
Assessment of the View that Henry VIII’s Wish for a Male Heir Was the Main Reason for the Break with Rome
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She captivated the heart of King Henry the VIII with her exquisite sexuality, intelligence, and witty appeal. King Henry quickly became so charmed and infatuated with Anne that he demanded a dissolution of his previous marriage to Queen Catherine from the pope in light of the fact that she was not untouched by man when she had relations with King Henry, and in addition that God was punishing him for marrying his brother's wife. An investigation took place and the Pope declared the marriage to be invalid. This left King Henry the VIII with no other alternative than to separate from the influences of the Pope and the Catholic Church and to make his own particular church, the Church of England, so he could marry Anna Boleyn.
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