Henry VIII - annulment

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Why did Henry need an annulment from Catherine of Aragon?
marriage was against god's will. needed legitimate male heir for succession and Tudor dynasty. he had fallen for Anne Boleyn
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How was Henry's marriage against God's will?
Henry had papl dispensation to marry his brother's widow, may have been invalid
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What did LEVITICUS say?
'man who takes his brothers wife shall be without children'
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What did it say in HEBREW?
'man who marries his brothers widow will be without a son'
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How did Henry intend to fix the problem?
to construct a legal marriage BUT this only worked if Henry could prove CofA had never consummated the marriage
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Why wasn't Henry's daughter Mary a legitimate heir?
As his marriage to CofA was iligitimate
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Why was a female heir not good enough?
It was confusing and would weaken Tudor dynasty
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How did Henry try to fix the fact that he didnt have a legitimate heir?
Sent illigitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, to the council of the north for government experience
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How was Henry's love for Anne Boleyn a reason for annulling the marriage to CofA?
Wrote love letters, made Wolsey break up Anne Boyeln's love for Henry Percy, Anne refused to become Henry's mistress, Catherine was 6 years older and he didnt love her any longer
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Why did Wolsey believe annulment was possible?
There had been annulments in the past EG Louis XII of France
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How confident was Wolsey of getting an annulment?
Very confident, he would get original papal dispensation declared invalid by the Pope.
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What was Wolsey's first approach?
Persuade Pope dispensation was invalid due to LEVITICUS, failed as Pope wouldnt admit error of previous Pope (Papal infallibility). ALSO, deuteronomy suggested HVII marriage was okay BUT Jewish belief. Pope was under Charles V control
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What was Wolsey's second approach?
Explain there was a technical error in the dispensation, Clerical problem BUT Catherine's advisors found a different copy of dispensation, there was no error
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What was Wolsey's third attempt at annulment?
Persuade Pope to allow case to be heard in England. Pope granted Campeggio BUT took ages, delayed proceedings, no intention of reaching a verdict, case ended up void, to be heard in Rome
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Who did Henry blame for the annulments failure?
Wolsey
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How did Wolsey's failure to annul Henry's marriage lead to his fall?
Wolsey didnt deliver on his promises, Wolsey preferred CofA to Anne so made the case go slow, Boleyn faction blamed Wolsey for deliberately slowing proceedings, accused Wolsey of Praeminure, imprisoned, died on his way to stand trial
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