... she never consummated the marriage to Arthur. The Pope was very hesitant to grant the annulment because Catherine's nephew was Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and Clement could not risk alienating him. Henry finally separated from Catherine in July 1531. Two years later, Henry had his own Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer ... that Jane probably had little sympathy for the English Reformation. The second was that she was able to produce Henry's only male heir, the future Edward VI. Edward was born on October 12, 1537, and to Henry's genuine sorrow, Jane died twelve days later. Jane's ...

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... , and that the king was therefore in an unmarried state, free to take a wife whenever he chose"ii.That's the driven force and the beginning of the English Reformation. Clement VII, then Pope, was under the power of Charles of Spain. Charles was Catherine's nephew and, therefore the pope had to please Charles and refused to Henry's petition. Nevertheless, Henry ... years before her execution for infidelity in May 1536 and to Henry's chagrin Anne gave him another daughter. Later Anne was replaced by Jane Seymour, who gave birth to Edward VI, Henry's heir. Nevertheless, it was her daughter...

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