Prince edward vi biography samples

  • Prince edward vi biography samples

    • Elizabeth i

    Henry viii.

    Background to the Birth of King Edward VI

    Soon after his accession in 1509, King Henry VIII married his brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon. By 1526 Henry was having serious doubts about the validity of his marriage which had produced only one surviving child, Mary, born in 1516.

    Henry believed that his lack of a male heir was God’s punishment for his marrying his brother’s widow.

    Henry had fallen in love with Anne Boleyn, but Catherine steadfastly refused to grant him a divorce.

    Prince edward vi biography samples

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  • Henry viii
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    • Desperate to marry Anne Boleyn, Henry made the Break with Rome and declared himself Head of the Church in England. This removed the need for the Pope to sanction the divorce.

    Henry married Anne in January 1533 after she announced she was pregnant.

    However, the child, born in September 1533, was a girl, Elizabeth. Anne had no further living children and in May 1536 Anne Boleyn was executed after being charged with treason for committing adultery with five men including her brother, George.

    Henry married