Motives for Henry's Annulment

England distancing themselves from the Pope and the Catholic Church

Role of Anne Boleyn

Henry's desire for a male heir

Henry's own conscience

Henry's need to increase revenue

Henry's desire for more power

State of the Church and Reformist ideas - Protestant faiths Lutherans

By 1527, Henry wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, after 18 years of marriage

Wanted to end his marriage as he believed that it was against God's will- Leviticus Argument

He wanted a new wife who would provide him with an heir 

He had fallen in love with Anne Boleyn