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Henry married his brother's wife Catherine of Aragon and at the time was given permission to do it. They had barely been married when Albert died. Years later when Henry wanted a divorce from Catherine he used an argument that the marriage was invalid because she had been the wife of his brother. He wanted a male heir and at 40 Catherine couldn't give him that. He worried that without a son the throne could be challenged by the York factions. His father had won the crown from York and his mother was Elizabeth of York so the hold on the throne by the Tutor was not very strong. His mother's brother should have been king. He needed a divorce so he could remarry and try to have a son.
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What did Henry viii ask the pope for in1527?
waht did Henry the viii ask the pope for in 1527
Who did Henry VIII ask to build the Mary Rose?
No One knows so ask another Question
What monasteries did Henry VIII close down?
i dont know ask someone else
When did Henry VIII ask for Hampton Court Palace to be built?
Around the year 1530.
Where Henry the VIII parents nice?
call henery and ask him... (1873)-427-5214
Did Henry VIII ask Shakespeare to write a play about him?
Henry VIII died quite a long time before Shakespeare was born, so he couldn't have asked Shakespeare anything. In fact, at the time Shakespeare wrote Henry VIII everyone in the play, including Elizabeth I, was dead.
Who did Henry VIII send to Rome to ask the Pope to cancel his marriage with Catherine of Aragon?
Henry sent his dog to cancel his marriage
Did King Henry VIII get training?
Who knows. I think I've read that he did. Do you want to ask him :D?
Who gave birth to Mary Henry the VII's daughter?
Elizabeth of York was married to Henry VII, and their children were: Arthur, Henry (later King Henry VIII), Margaret, and Mary. If you intended to ask who gave birth to Mary, Henry VIII's daughter, Catherine of Aragon, Henry's first wife, was Mary's mother.
In 1534 declared himself the head of the Church of England.?
Henry VIII split up from the pope to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon. At first Henry did ask the pope for the divorce but the pope refused. Henry decided to break away from the pope and name himself as the head of the Church of England so he didn't need permission to divorce Catherine
Why did King Henry VIII of England ask the Pope for an annulment or divorce from Catherine of Aragon?
Catherine didn't have a male heir for Henry and he had to insure that there was a male heir so the crown would stay within the Tutor family. His hold on the crown was tentative at best and there were others who had a better claim on the throne than he did. One reason the Catholic Church gave him such a hard time Catherine's uncle was pope and supported Catherine in her battle with Henry.
Who was Henry viii's second child?
If you mean his legitamate children the secon child was Elizabeth daughter of Anne Boleyn
