Anne Boleyn

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and introduced him to texts such as those of Tyndale, Fish and St. Germain, which demonstrated that the King should be the head of Church in his own country and not be overruled by Rome. This would also provide the necessity of granting an annulment from Catherine. Anne had gained vast knowledge of the Court in France and Europe, from her years there and so as a result of her experience accompanied Henry on his visit to Francis I with the intention of gaining support for the divorce as she seemed to hold a political influence within the French Court. According to G. W. Bernard 2005, Henry was determined for a divorce because of his infatuation with Anne. He claims that nothing induces a man to subject his marriage than his love and infatuation of another woman. Also David Starkey has suggested Henry’s courtship of Anne as the main reason in the need for securing the divorce implying her great importance throughout the divorce. However it seems that, her significance lies less in ...

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in every right to marry Anne, so they had got what they had set out for but the whole process was to have a immense impact on the whole of England as it was to be the catalyst for the English Reformation. So it seems that Cranmer had a major impact throughout the divorce; he used his intellectual influence to help bring about the divorce, and worked hard throughout to justify the cause with great effect. Cranmer seems a more key individual in the situation, more that Anne Boleyn, as it was on account of his ideas and actions that a divorce was finalised. However, it does appear that without the support of Anne, he would have not been within such a role to exert such influence, so both use ...

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