James H Brothers IV wrote:
> Gerry Reinhart-Waller wrote:
>
> > Gerry here: Didn't Henry VIII banish the pope and Catholics from
> > England because the Roman Catholic Church wouldn't recognize his
> > divorce?
> > Or are you speaking of something totally different?
> > Gerry
> >
> > [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > > In a message dated 99-12-07 08:55:00 EST, you write:
> > >
> > > << Henry was tired of having large portions of his kingdom
> controlled
> > > by
> > > foreigners. >>
> > >
> > > Is there any evidence for this?
>
> The simple answer is that it was all for love of a woman, and the
> divorce was
> the cause of the break with Rome. But, this is like saying that the
> American
> Civil War was entirely about freeing slaves. Its the simple answer.
> But, it
> also a very incomplete answer.
>
> The real cause of Henry VIII's break with Rome was church property,
> appointment
> of priests, etc. Henry rightly saw that the Catholic Church was under
> the thumb
> of France and Spain. When someone has a knife to your throat (or in
> this case
> an army in your front yard), one pays attention. As a result the Pope
> did what
> he was told. A large portion of England had been donated to the
> Church and was
> no longer paying taxes or even controlled by the English. Henry saw a
> good
> opportunity to get rid of the Church, seize all of the Church lands,
> and get a
> divorce.
>
> JH Brothers IV
Gerry here: I always thought his reason was because he couldn't sire a
son (very biological) and blamed it on Wife #1. And because the Church
didn't recognize divorce, Henry ridded England of the Church.
For the love of a woman is always a wonderful argument -- but which
woman did he love? Wife #2? Or wife #3. Or wife #4 or #5.
The only wives I can recall offhand are Jane Seymour and Ann Bolyn. Who
were the rest?
Gerry
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