1. Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey
... , 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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