Illness Of The Pope
Human pity is due to the unfortunate Pope--Vicar of Christ, supreme judge in Europe, whose decrees were the inspirations of the Holy Ghost--spinning like a whipped top under the alternate lashes of the King of England and the Emperor. He had hoped... Illness Of The Princess Mary
England, to all appearance, was now on the eve of a bloody and desperate war. The conspirators were confident of success; but conspirators associate exclusively with persons of their own opinions, and therefore seldom judge accurately of the stren... Intended Escape Of The Princess Mary Out Of England
The English Peers are supposed to have been the servile instruments of Henry VIII.'s tyrannies and caprices, to have been ready to divorce or murder a wife, or to execute a bishop, as it might please the King to command. They were about to show th... Introduction
The mythic element cannot be eliminated out of history. Men who play leading parts on the world's stage gather about them the admiration of friends and the animosity of disappointed rivals or political enemies. The atmosphere becomes charged with ... Likelihood Of A Separation Of The King From Anne
Catherine was buried with some state in Peterborough Cathedral, on the 29th of January. In the ceremonial she was described as the widow of Prince Arthur, not as the Queen of England, and the Spanish Ambassador, therefore, declined to be present. ... The Court At Blackfriars
The great scene in the hall at the Blackfriars when the cause of Henry VIII. and Catherine of Aragon was pleaded before Wolsey and Campeggio is too well known to require further description. To the Legates it was a splendid farce. They knew that i... The Divorce
The marriage with Anne Boleyn was now a fixed idea in Henry's mind. He had become passionately attached to her, though not perhaps she to him. The evidence of his feeling remains in a series of letters to her--how preserved for public inspection no ... The Pope's Authority Abolished In England
Interview between the Pope and Francis at Marseilles--Proposed compromise--The divorce case to be heard at Cambray--The Emperor consents--Catherine refuses--The story of the Nun of Kent--Bishop Fisher in the Tower--Imminent breach with the Papacy--C... Unpopularity Of Anne Boleyn And Removal Of Catherine From The Court
A struggle was now inevitable between the King and the Pope, and the result of it would depend on the sentiments of the English nation. Chapuys and the Nuncio believed the majority of the people to be loyally attached to the see of Rome. To the Po... Warlike Resolution Of The Pope Restrained By The Cardinals
Cifuentes had been misinformed when he feared that Francis was again about to interpose in Henry's behalf at Rome. The conference at Calais had broken up without definite results. The policy of France was to draw Henry off from his treaty with...

Alarm Of Catherine And The Growth Of Lutheranism Absolution Of Lord Thomas Fitzgerald For The Murder Of The Archbishop Of Dublin Anger Of Anne Boleyn And The Duke Of Norfolk Anne Boleyn Chosen By Henry To Succeed Catherine The Court At Blackfriars Unpopularity Of Anne Boleyn And Removal Of Catherine From The Court Warlike Resolution Of The Pope Restrained By The Cardinals The Divorce

Expectation That Henry Would Return To The Roman Communion Intended Escape Of The Princess Mary Out Of England Competition For Henry's Hand Illness Of The Princess Mary Anne Sentenced To Die The Pope's Authority Abolished In England Illness Of Queen Catherine Likelihood Of A Separation Of The King From Anne