... heir to Henry VIII. "Only one of Katharine's six children survived infancy, and Henry was disappointed at her failure to produce a male heir. The English alliance with Katharine's nephew, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, wavered and fell in 1525, and her political importance declined" ("Katherine of Aragon"). The one child that Catherine did manage to foster was a girl, Mary I. Although Henry ... did love his daughter, he was exceedingly dissatisfied with Catherine's inability to produce an heir. Catherine's politically position was also deteriorating when her nephew, the Holy Roman Empero...

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... at Magdalene College of Oxford, earning his B.A. in 1488, and his M.A. in 1497 (Williams 06). On March 10, 1498 he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest and was presented the Rectory of Limington in Somerset by the Marques of Dorset (Williams 07). He later served as Master and Dean of Divinity ... nothing for Wolsey. However, Wolsey proved himself on a errand to Scotland. Soon after, he proved himself again as a messenger from Henry to the Holy Roman Emperor (Ferguson 72). In 1509, Wolsey was appointed Bishop of Lincoln, and upon the death of Henry VII, was given the position of Royal Alm...

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... out, she was indeed to bear Henry a son, Edward. The birth of this much awaited son however, brought about the death of his mother Jane. She was taken by bed fever.(Weir 346) Once Edward had been born, Elizabeth faded into the background, everyday receiving less and less attention. As they were growing up, Edward and Elizabeth were very close. They ... . Starting in 1544, Elizabeth was tutored by the great scholar, Roger Ascham. Her tutoring lasted until she was 15 years old in 1549. Under his guidance, Elizabeth studied Greek and Roman classics, read history and theology, and learned bo...

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