... son. Much more time was spent on Arthur's preparation to the throne, so Henry 's thrust into the spotlight became a shock. Henry was educated with intent of him joining the church, not on becoming a king. In his younger years, Henry was good-looking, athletic, generous, people oriented, but hot-tempered. While ... longed for a male heir to the throne and due to Katherine's inability to bear a male heir; Henry looked to the church for an approval of a divorce. Henry claimed that he never should have been able to wed Katherine citing it forbade in the church scriptures. Since the pope pe...

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