Why did Henry want to marry Anne of Cleves?
- Created by: Himee Senanayake
- Created on: 07-06-18 19:04
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- How did Cromwell fall from power?
- Why did Henry want to marry Anne of Cleves and how would it benefit Cromwell?
- Henry
- He needs more sons
- She looked beautiful in her portrait
- England needed more allies
- Needed to marry because Cromwell was encouraging her
- Cromwell
- An alliance with a state (such as Cleves) means he could make more religious reforms without any opposition from a Catholic queen.
- Allies - Holy Roman Empire
- Lacked English conections
- Henry
- Why did Henry choose to divorce Anne of Cleves?
- she was ugly
- she did not fit into the sophisticated court life
- she was not taught how to sing, dance, play musical instruments or learn languages
- Henry started liked Catherine Howard
- How did the Duke of Norfolk bring about Cromwell's downfall?
- Why did the Duke of Norfolk not like Cromwell?
- Cromwell was Protestant and Norfolk was Catholic
- believed that Norfolk should not be allowed to advise the king because of his low birth
- believed that a commoner did not deserve the title of 'Earl of Essex'
- made Catherine Howard spread rumours that Cromwell as not putting in effort into securing the divorce with Anne of Cleves
- Ways the Cromwell tried to attack Norfolk
- ordered the closure of Thetford Priory in Norfolk
- this Priory was very important to Norfolk
- his family members bones had to be dug up and buried
- tried to have him exiled from court
- Why did the Duke of Norfolk not like Cromwell?
- The marriage of Anne of Cleves
- Henry blamed Cromwell for the failure of his marriage
- Said she never should have been brought to England in the first place
- Why did Henry want to marry Anne of Cleves and how would it benefit Cromwell?
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