HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 78: Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer, Reginald Pole
7 Apr 2020
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In 1527, back in england, henry viii was still feeling catholic. He was tired of his wife catherine of aragon. She had not produced a male heir for him. Anne boleyn was also sitting right there: petition for annulment. To rectify the situation, henry petitioned pope clement vii for an annulment. Clement happened to be tied up at the time by forces loyal to the hre charles v: catherine and charles. The habsburg charles v also happened to be the nephew of catherine of aragon. In addition to ruling much of germany, charles also ruled naples. He ruled spain and all of spain"s holdings from the netherland to the americas: annulment declined. To avoid angering charles v and the imperial troops who sacked rome, clement vii denied. Henry began his slow drift toward the reformation. In part he was aided by his advisor thomas cromwell: cromwell and wolsey.
