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#338 | The Tragic Life of Anne Boleyn

English Learning for Curious Minds

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Henry Needed a Son

A son was crucial for Henry, because a male heir would secure the future of England. The Pope refused to annul Catherine's marriage and told him he'd be excommunicated if he remarried. But by 1533 there was no going back now as Ann was pregnant with his child. After all, God had cursed him for marrying Catherine; He would now reward him with his son from his new wife.

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