Reasons why Henry wanted an annulment of his marriage to catherine of Aragon
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- Created on: 28-03-13 15:20
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- Reasons why henry wanted an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
- Love for Anne Boleyn
- He thought she could provide him a son
- He was tired of her sister Mary
- She wanted to be queen not just lover
- Religious Reasons
- Henry borke away from the Catholic Church
- Dispensation of Catherine of Aragon
- Leviticus - If a man marries his brother's wife it is sinful and they will be childless
- Anne was a protestant sympathiser
- Dynastic Reasons
- They had a daughter not a son
- There were a number of male heirs who could claim the right to the throne should Henry not produce a male heir
- He had an illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, but he could not be recognised by the nobles as a rightful heir
- In 1525 France questioned the legitimacy of Mary
- Catherine could not have any more children
- No legitimate male heir to the English throne
- Love for Anne Boleyn
- Dispensation of Catherine of Aragon
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