King Henry Viii's Life And Accomplishments

After his failing business Henry married to Sarah Shelton 3 years later. She was the daughter of a local innkeeper, in 1754. When he married Sarah he received some land he tried growing tobacco, but this didn’t last but 3 years.

It was around this time that Katherine was noticed by not only the King, but also Thomas Seymour brother of the late Queen Jane Seymour. Katherine expressed her desire to marry Thomas Seymour after Latimer’s death, but the King’s request for her hand was one that Katherine felt it was her duty to accept. Katherine and Henry VIII were married on July 12th in the Queen’s closet at Hampton Court Palace in a small ceremony attended by about 20 people. Katherine was interested in the reformed faith, making her enemies with the conservatives of Henry’s court. It was Katherine’s influence with the King and the Henry’s failing health that led to a plot against her in 1546 by the conservative

Anne had convinced Henry, with the help of her uncle the Duke of Norfolk, that Wolsey was to blame for the failure and length of the proceedings. Anne wrote to Wolsey in 1534 stating, “I cannot comprehend, and the king still less, how your reverent lordship, after having allured us by so many fine promises about divorce, can have repented of your purpose, and how you could have done what you have, in order to hinder the consummation of it.” Now firmly at the Kings ear, the Boleyn faction were winning influence over Wolsey. The King was outraged and supposedly had exclaimed he would have given “a thousand Wolsey’s for one Anne Boleyn.” Wolsey’s reign and influence over Henry and his court was over. Wolsey was arrested on the charge of high treason in November and while travelling to the Tower of London he fell ill and died at Leicester Abbey. It is not known if the king had actually intended to execute Wolsey, J.J Scarisbrick declares, “Henry showed no sign of having learnt a lesson from Wolsey’s example…If anything, one might remark how little than how much, the cardinal taught his master.” It is said that Wolsey had the following to say on his deathbed, “If I had served God as diligently as I have done the King, he would not have given me over in my grey

Her childhood was spent as the lady-in-waiting for the Archduchess Margaret before going to the French court and becoming the lady-in-waiting for Queen Mary, Henry VIII 's younger sister. After the death of Louis her services went to Claude for seven years before returning to England in 1522, where a short betrothal was arranged that fell through eventually. She becomes a lady-in-waiting for Catherine of Aragon. After gaining the attention of Henry VIII she refuses to become his mistress like her sister had. Her family and her are showered in gifts and titles. Anne wanted the marriage annulled as she wanted to be Queen before giving in to her but showed a vile temper when it took a long time due to the disagreement with the Pope Clement VII. Anne made many enemies at court due to her behaviour and the way she was given preferential treatment even

She became Queen on January 25, 1532. King Henry VIII broke from the Church to marry Anne. She gave birth to a daughter, but did not have a son. On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn was executed on false charges of incest, and witchcraft, against the king. Her daughter, Elizabeth, emerged as one of England's greatest queens. Anne has traveled to Blickling Hall, Norfolk, she went to France and England. Anne had a big influence on England because she was queen there. She had influence on basically everyone who lived there. An award that Anne got was a crown. They said that I was responsible and and earned to be crowned

There had always been tension between the two religions, but after rumors of a Protestant Reformation, uncertainty was among all English citizens. Anne Boleyn became the new English Queen, but still could not produce any male heirs. Although Anne was Catholic, “Religious reformers and protestants sensed that Anne was on their side” (Stewart 70). This did not help Anne or Henry’s case, because rumors of a Protestant Queen on a Catholic throne of England could have ruined Henry VIII’s ties with other Catholic countries. Anne did not do much as queen besides giving birth to Elizabeth I, who later on in history would become very important for England’s history. However, she would always want to try and include herself in things she did not belong (Weir 145). Henry was always very controlling and never let his wives partake in business because Kings were considered superior to Queens. Henry VIII’s job was to maintain peace and rule throughout England, and Anne’s job was to give birth to male heirs to succeed Henry. Again habits continued, and Henry grew tired of Anne, and even finding her annoying. With no healthy male heirs, she became useless, and after three years of marriage, Henry executed her for treason and adultery. “In many ways, Anne was her own worst enemy: she

Anne had blamed her miscarriage upon the discovery of finding out that a Jane Seymour was “betwitting” the king. After the bad luck with her pregnancies, Henry began to second guess his choice and was doubting whether Anne would be able to produce a male heir or not. Soon after her last pregnancy, Anne was accused of committing infidelity. After being charged with treason Anne was then beheaded.

The Pope is outraged by Henry’s move to break with the Catholic church and he is excommunicated for breaking with Papal authority. King Henry and Queen Anne produce a daughter shortly after their secret marriage. Their daughter Elizabeth would be their only surviving child. Once again, there was an issue with the failure to produce a male heir. He soon grew tired of Anne. In 1536, she was accused of adultery and executed. In 1537, Henry took a third wife, Jane Seymour. With Jane, Henry finally produces a male heir, Arthur. Unfortunately, Jane dies shortly after the baby’s birth due to complications with the birth.

a. Henry decided to take a new wife, Jane Seymour, and an annulment was filed against Anne Boleyn. (Anne Boleyn Bio, 2013)

Even Though she was important in english history there is much known about her in her early years. She was born between 1500 or 1509. Anne got married to Henry on the 25th of January in 1533 in the palace of Whitehall. Anne was mainly known for her sixth finger and a giant mole on her neck. Anne spent part of her childhood at the court of the Archduchess Margaret. from there she moved to The Household of Mary which it King Henry’s sister. King Henry’s Passion for anne was astounding he didn’t write letters much himself but he wrote 17 love letters to Anne himself. Anne’s emergence on the court was on 1528. Anne also showed real interest in religious reform and may have introduced some of the 'new ideas' to Henry, and gaining the hatred of some members of the Court. Sometime near the end of 1532, Anne finally gave way and by December she was pregnant. To avoid any questions of the legitimacy of the child, Henry was forced into action. Anne was executed on may 19, 1536 at the tower of London. Before kneeling down on the Scaffold Anne made a short

Henry VII faced a multitude of problems with his marriages, as well as his dealings in foreign matters. His marriage with princess Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, helped unite of the countries of England and Spain. Though, in order to divorce Catherine and marry his mistress, Anne Boleyn, Henry declared Protestantism as the national religion of England, which was Catholic at the time of his marriage with Catherine.

In 1532 Anne Boleyn has become pregnant to King Henry, who is still married to Catherine of Aragon despite his appeals to the pope, to annul the marriage. In 1533 married Anne Boleyn and makes Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury. In March 1533 the Statute in restraint of appeals is passed. This is considered as many historians as the “key legal foundation of the English reformation”. This act meant that all appeals to the pope of rome were forbidden making the King Henry the final authority and where the money went to. These appeals were both religious and political. This act was possible because England declared itself to be an emperor. This meant that anyone following the rulings of the catholic church were breaking the law. In 1533 the Archbishop declares Henry's marriage to catherine of

Politics interfered with his wish to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Beset by Pope Clement VII’s procrastination over the annulment between Catherine and Henry, it was completely stalled by Charles V, Catherine’s nephew, when his troops sacked Rome in May of 1527. This led Henry to act in his own best interests, and on February 7, 1531, he stood in Parliament and demanded that the church of England recognize and acknowledge him as the “sole protector and supreme head”, (Weir p 221) that in itself leading to his taking over of the monasteries, and taking and redistributing their wealth. On September 1, 1532, Henry took the first step towards making Anne his Queen, by bestowing upon her her own peerage. Creating her Marquess of Pembroke, he enhanced Anne’s status, and wrote a patent of creation that confused many contemporaries of the time. Stating that any child conceived out of wedlock would be provided for in the event of the King dying before his marriage to Anne took place, could only indicate that Anne had finally submitted to the King. (Weir p. 236) Some felt that this was an indication that Anne would be set aside and that Henry was providing for any bastards that ensued from the union, but as we know this was not the case. On April 1, 1533 the King summoned his Council and informed them that he had married Anne Boleyn two months previously, and that she was pregnant with the heir to the realm. (Wernicke p. 97) After only eight

Henry was determined to obtain the divorce, so he had Parliament cut down on the amount of power the Papacy had in England. Anne found out that she was pregnant in January of 1533. The knowledge of the pregnancy forced Henry to marry her. This caused a big problem. It was imperative that his divorce to Catherine happen soon. In May of 1533, Henry was granted permission to divorce Catherine. After they were separated, Henry was excommunicated, splitting England and the Roman Catholic Church. To the disappointment of the people, Anne was named Henry’s queen the following month (Ridley 21).

As king of England, Henry has the power and the unquestionable authority to act based off his own desires even if they are not legally or morally acceptable. Because his current wife, Catherine, who was also his brother’s widow, has failed to birth a son, he wishes to divorce her and take Queen Anne as his new wife. Without a male heir to the throne, Henry’s lineage will come to an end and England will be left without a successor. He admits this to More during their meeting in Act 1, saying,