After gaining the throne, Henry then chose Thomas Wolsey as his right hand man due to his status as a statesman, churchman, and cardinal for the Roman Catholic Church. With Wosley by his side, his choices were easier to make which led to his ruthless ruling. Wosley had done the majority of the work for Henry since he was still young and was reckless. Henry had showed no intention of managing his country and allowed Wosley to do all the hard work while all he did was make decisions. As soon as his father had passed and the throne was passed, Henry VIII’s absurd relationships had started …show more content…
He said that he was not the reason as to why his wives were not able to produce many children, and that they were just preventing him from having a male heir. During his reign, nobody knew as to how one can contract this disease, so Henry jumped to conclusions and kept on continuing marriages with the thought that he was not the problem. Not only did he contract syphilis, but studies have shown that he might have contracted gout which would explain his