... by any of his male relatives who shared a common great-grandfather. Previously this was seen as chiefly the cause of all their troubles but now it was their salvation. For it meant that there was never a shortage of candidates to replace a defeated king. The Normans could not cope with the amount of people they had to defeat. It was one thing ... execution in the Tower (incorrect rumours at the time as it turned out) he declared himself in revolt of the king's authority and sent for aid from Pope Paul III, just after Henry himself had renounced the Church's authority. The revolt was not i...

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