Why did Henry have problems achieving the annulment
A short mindmap on the reasons that Henry VIII failed to get an annulment from Catherine of Aragon
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- Created on: 20-05-13 19:14
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- Why did Henry have problems achieving the annulment
- Religious reasons
- There was a biblical text from the Book of Deuteronomy which claimed that a man should marry his brothers wife if she dies
- It was clear from Leviticus that it was talking about when a brother was still alive
- Leviticus also claimed that a man who married his brother wife would be child less. Henry had a daughter Mary (1516)
- Catherine
- Catherine always claimed that her marriage with Arthur had not been consummated, therefore it was not a true marriage.
- Catherine was highly regarded at Court, compared to Anne.
- She had always been a devoted wife despite the King's extra marital affairs and was always popular.
- The Pope
- He was under the control of Charles V
- The Pope had granted Henry a special dispensation to allow Henry to marry the
- Charles V
- He was Catherines nephew and the most powerful man in Europe
- In 1527 his troops captured Rome , thus the Pope was under the control of Charles V
- Charles also defeated the French at the battle of Landriano so the Pope was forced to make peace with Charles.
- After this Cardinal Campeggio was withdrawn from England and Henry's last chance for a divorce through the Pope had gone.
- Religious reasons
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