The Divorce Of Catherine Of Aragon

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J.A. Froude's The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon covers one of the seminal moments in English history: King Henry VIII's desire to divorce his wife, the popular Catherine of Aragon, so he could marry Anne Boleyn. Catherine was a popular Spanish princess and a Catholic, so the Catholic countries and the Vatican refused to annul their marriage, which eventually brought about England's split from the church and the introduction of the Church of England.

In 1533 the English monarch Henry VIII decided to divorce his wife of twenty years Catherine of Aragon in pursuit of a male heir to ensure the Tudor line. He was also head over heels in love with his wife's lady in waiting Anne Boleyn, the future mother of Elizabeth I. But getting his freedom involved a terrific web of intrigue through the enshrined halls of the Vatican that resulted in a religious schism and the formation of the Church of England. Henry's man in Rome was a wily Italian diplomat named Gregorio Casali who drew no limits on skullduggery including kidnapping, bribery and theft to make his king a free man. In this absorbing narrative, winner of the Rome Fellowship prize and University of Durham historian Catherine Fletcher draws on hundreds of previously-unknown Italian archive documents to tell the colorful tale from the inside story inside the Vatican.

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Excerpt from The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon: The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Last efforts at Rome - Final sentence delivered by the Pope - The Pope's authority abolished in England; The Papal curse - Determined attitude of the Princess Mary - Chapuys desires to be heard in Parliament - Interview with the King - Permission refused - The Act of Succession - Catherine loses the title of Queen - More and Fisher refuse to swear to the statute - Prospects of rebellion in Ireland - The Emperor unwilling to interfere - Perplexity of the Catholic party - Chapuys before the Privy Council - Insists on Catherine's rights - Singular defence of the Pope's action - Chapuys's intrigues - Defiant attitude of Catherine - Fears for her life - Condition of Europe - Prospect of war between France and the Empire - Unwillingness of the Emperor to interfere in England - Disappointment of Catherine - Visit of Chapuys to Kimbolton; Prosecution of Lord Dacre - Failure of the Crown - Rebellion in Ireland - Lord Thomas Fitzgerald - Delight of the Catholic party - Preparations for a rising in England - The Princess Mary - Lord Hussey and Lord Darcy - Schemes for insurrection submitted to Chapuys - General disaffection among the English Peers - Death of Clement VII. - Election of Paul III. - Expectation at Rome that Henry would now submit - The expectation disappointed - The Act of Supremacy - The Italian conjuror - Reginald Pole - Violence and insolence of Anne Boleyn - Spread of Lutheranism - Intended escape of the Princess Mary out of England; Prospects of civil war - England and Spain - Illness of the Princess Mary - Plans for her escape - Spirit of Queen Catherine - The Emperor unwilling to interfere - Negotiations for a new treaty between Henry and Charles - Debate in the Spanish Council of State - The rival alliances - Disappointment of the confederate Peers - Advance of Lutheranism in England - Cromwell and Chapuys - Catherine and Mary the obstacles to peace - Supposed designs on Mary's life About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.