Wolsey's failure to achieve an annulment (Henry VIII)
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- Wolsey's failure to achieve an annulment.
- Tried to persuade the Pope using scriptural arguments.
- Argued that the validity of Catherine's marriage to Henry depended on whether her claim that her marriage to Arthur was consummated.
- Used 'Leviticus' from the Old testament - said that marrying your brothers wife was unclean, however this failed as it only accounted for marriages where the brother was still alive.
- Pope was under the control of Charles V (HRE) who was Catherine's Nephew.
- Papal infallibility - the Pope can never be wrong.
- Tried to use foreign Policy to free the Pope from Charles V.
- 1527 - Charles V took over papal states - Pope was Charles' virtual prisoner.
- To secure the Pope's diplomatic independence, Wolsey allied with the French against Charles and they jointly declared war (Treaty of Amiens)
- England placed a trade embargo on Burgundy - however English traders protested and the embargo was lifted.
- Charles V won a decisive victory at Landriano, and Francis I and himself made peace at Cambrai.
- A Papal Legate made a judgement on Henry's case in England.
- Wolsey requested the case to take place in England.
- The Pope sent Cardinal Campeggio, and instructed him to delay the case, causing H and W to become frustrated.
- The court met June 1529, with Catherine having made a plea to Henry and getting the public on her side. She then asked the Pope to hold the meeting in Rome - the court never met again.
- Tried to persuade the Pope using scriptural arguments.
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