What were Henry VIII's three problems?

Answer 1

the three problems were: i want a son, i need money and i want power

Henry VIII needed a male heir and he had difficulty siring one. The male child he did manage to sire, died. This left him with two daughters; Bloody Mary who ruled for a short time and then passed away, and Elizabeth R who eventually took the throne and who had an effective and long reign as Queen of England.

Henry's first problem caused his second problem, IE. his fight with the Pope when he persisted in wanting to put aside a wife who couldn't give him a male heir. Henry solved this problem by beheading a few of them as each failed to "do her duty".

Eventually, the breach with the Vatican became so bad that the Pope caused his third problem. He excommunicated Henry. Not to be out done, Henry left the Church and started his own church with himself as head.

In addition, Henry's love of the good life caused his weight to balloon and he developed gout; a very painful affliction which probably did little to appease his already sweet nature.

Answer 2

Henry VIII also challenged the role of the Pope, as Luther did. Henry challenged the Church against their beliefs about marriage, and annulments. Because Henry refused to recognise the Authority of Rome, and he named himself head of the Church in England, the Catholic Church excommunicated him.

Answer 3

The Roman Catholic church