Henry-Political Background

The king got permission from the Pope to marry his brother's widow. But he's convinced that this was wrong and unbiblical. He was wrong; but so was the Pope. His wife hasn't given birth to a male heir: Henry sees this as a sign and punishment from God. Now, he thinks that the Pope should grant him a new divorce so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Even though the king promises to leave Thomas out of the divorce controversy, he gets angry when Thomas mentions the queen. Henry claims that he has no queen, and those who say he does are traitors.