Henry VIII's Dilemma Flashcards
Who was the only child that Henry VIII had with Catherine of Aragon? Why was this an issue?
Mary - the Wars of the Roses were still a recent memory and there was no precedent for a female queen. This could be the end of the Tudor dynasty.
Who enters the picture at this point? What was going on with her sister? What does this women say to Henry VIII?
Anne Boleyn. Henry had already had a relationship with her sister, Mary. She says that she will only sleep with him if he marries her and makes her queen.
What are the three reasons to get an annulment?
- False pretenses
- not consummated
- If one person was already married to someone else
Henry was having “pangs of conscience.” What were they about?
He was questioning whether it was ok that he married his brother’s widow. Perhaps God was punishing him for this.
What does Leviticus say about marrying your brother’s wife? What is the missing piece of context?
Its an “unclean thing” and “they shall be childless.” In this passage, it is implied that the brother is still alive!
What does Deuteronomy say about marrying your brother’s wife? What is the key piece of context?
“perform the duty of the husband’s brother” and “successful children”
Brother is dead in this context.
Who issues the dispensation for Catherine and Henry VIII’s marriage? Why was a dispensation necessary?
Pope Julius II, since Catherine and Arthur had a sexual relationship (maybe), it was considered incestuous for Henry to marry her - they therefore needed a dispensation
By the late 1520s, the pope was being held by Charles V. Why was this important?
Henry needed Charles V’s permission to get an annulment.
What did Henry say in his book? What title did the Pope give him because of this?
rejected Lutheranism, “Defender of the Faith.”
Who leads the papal hearings in London for Henry VIII’s annulment? Why?
Campeggio, he was really old and slow, and the pope was trying to delay the progress of the hearings because he knew Henry VIII would be mad about the outcome
What happens in 1529 with the hearings?
Campeggio calls a three-month recess.
Who gets fired because of the failure of the hearings?
Wolsey
Why was Thomas Cranmer a controversial figure? Why does the Pope approve him as Archbishop of Canterbury?
Lutheran
Pope was trying to be nice to Henry VIII since he wasn’t going to get his annulment.
Who was Thomas Cromwell? What did he suggest to Henry VIII?
He was a commoner, but a prominent political figure. He suggested to Henry VIII that an English court could get him an annulment.
Cromwell asked two groups about the annulment. Who were they and what did they say?
- The theologians at the Sorbonne - they agreed that an annulment was warranted
- Luther - disagreed
