HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Anne of Cleves
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Catherine Parr
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Jane Seymour
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Anne Boleyn
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Detailed explanation-1: -Henry asked the pope for an annulment because of Catherine’s first marriage. By this time, Henry wanted to marry Anne Boleyn, a courtier. The pope refused to annul the marriage for political as much as ecclesiastical reasons. The pope did not want to antagonize Catherine’s nephew, the Holy Roman Emperor.
Detailed explanation-2: -She insisted she was the rightful queen, but Henry was already totally besotted with Anne Boleyn (and had promised to marry her).
Detailed explanation-3: -However, Henry formally broke with the Pope and the Roman Church after Pope Clement VII refused to grant him an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so that he could wed Anne. His appeal for an annulment was on the grounds that their union contravened the scriptures, citing Leviticus 20.
Detailed explanation-4: -King Henry VIII’s break with the Catholic Church is one of the most far-reaching events in English history.