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    have the marriage annulled. King Henry did not hate her; he made sure that she was well taken care of. She later died of illness in 1557 at age 41. King Henry’s fifth wife was Catherine Howard. She was a lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves and the cousin of the ill-fated Anne Boleyn. Henry called her his “rose without a thorn” because she was beautiful and had no flaws. She was very young when she married King Henry at age 19. They married on July 28, 1540 in Surrey. Their marriage was not well…

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    Elizabeth I Influence

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    Queen Elizabeth I’s mother is Henry VIII’s second wife, due to his love and wish of a son by Anne Boleyn. During the reign of Henry VIII, divorce was not accepted by the Church of England. Fallen in love with Anne Boleyn, Henry requested the Church termination of his marriage from his first wife Catherine of Aragon, but Pope Clement VII refused. Henry and Anne secretly married and produce a child together. Pope Clement VII ready to excommunicate Henry, Henry quickly broke off relations with the…

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    in which she ruled. Queen Elizabeth I was born an ordinary child without official monarch titles; however, she led an extraordinary life. Elizabeth Tudor was born on September 7, 1533, in Greenwich, England, a daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (“Elizabeth” and"Elizabeth I." ). Prior to Elizabeth’s conception, her parents courting violated the jurisdiction of Pope Pius V, but it proceeded due to the urgency of obtaining a prince to inherit…

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    Since Anne only delivered a little daughter, Henry VIII had her beheaded. His next wife, Jane Seymour, finally gave him a son, but Jane died during childbirth. So, Henry once again looked for a wife. He saw a portrait of Anne of Cleves and decided he wanted to marry her. When she came for the wedding, he realized that the artist painted her more beautiful than she…

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    Henry VIII King Henry is perhaps the most popular kings of all time. Mostly known because of the amount of wives that he had. Henry VIII was born in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, United Kingdom on June 28 1491.When Henry was a kid he was highly intelligent and was very athletic. Henry’s other interest were books,music, and he was a lavish patron of the arts and even participated in wrestling,jousting,hunting and writing .Later on in England after the death of Henry VII (Henry VIII’s…

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    Elizabeth Golden Age

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    Behind the Golden Age of England Elizabeth Tudor led a scandalous and difficult early life. With a scandalous birth and a removal from the line of succession by her father, Elizabeth had a troubled childhood. However, she would eventually become Queen Elizabeth I of England, even sometimes known as “Good Queen Bess”, “Gloriana”, and “The Virgin Queen” (www.royal.gov.uk). Her 45-year reign was considered one of England’s high points in art, religious compromise, literature, and more. I found…

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    head maid and he ended up successful so my father got married to my mothers head maid Anne Boleyn and she has a daughter named Elizabeth .…

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    Mary Tudor Personality

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    famous “Ninety-five Theses” his wise words had spread all over the Christian world including England. The Protestant reformation had begun. Her father, Henry has been involved with a younger woman from Catherine’s court Anne Boleyn was the misters. Henry was determined to have Anne, and Anne was determined to be queen, the only conflict there was in the 16th century in Europe marriage was controlled by the Catholic Church, and to get legal divorce the king needed permission from the pope.…

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    commonly held religious beliefs, and the dissolution of monasteries, and Commissioner Shardlake’s beliefs. The first dissolution leads to two other dissolutions: Henry’s request to dissolve his union to Catherine of Aragon, in order to marry Anne Boleyn. To understand the reasoning for Henry’s request, we must first understand what led Henry to this point. Henry had married Catherine of Aragon, his brother’s widow. Although this marriage would have been prohibited and invalid in…

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    the fundamental reason Catherine did not borne a male heir was because their marriage was unlawful. This bred Henry to question why the Pope authorized the marriage in the first place- he had gone against the rules of God initially. Moreover, Anne Boleyn gave Henry a book which claimed that the king was in fact the head of the English Church and not the Pope, which definitely drove Henry to break with Rome- it convinced him that he was right in thinking he deserved all the power. These beliefs…

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