Mini Biographies

Katherine was the first wife of Henry VIII(http://englishhistory.net/tudor/h8crown.html). She was wed to him, and seemed very happily in love(http://www.theromantic.com/LoveLetters/catherine.htm). She greatly respected her husband, which showed in her letters to him. She signed them "Your humble wife and true servant, Katherine" (http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letter2.html). She took care of a lot of his work for him while he was away, and she sent him letters regarding the current ongoings(http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letter2.html). It seemed that she was a very responsible and caring person, but Henry later wanted to divorce her. This was due to the fact that she did not bear any male children. He decided to marry Anne Boleyn instead. The Catholic church did not permit him to do this, so he broke from the catholic church.

Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533-1536.  She was partially responsible for the split between the Church and the monarchy of England.  She encouraged Henry VIII to divorce his wife, Katharine and they married.  She had a daughter, Princess Elizabeth, but could not bear a son.  She bought many lavish things when she was queen, but was not respected by some of her subjects.  She was called "The King's Whore" and other rude names.  She was executed in 1536 for adultery, incest, and treason.

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Thomas Wolsey was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. King Henry often consulted and debated with Thomas Wolsey and the Bishop of Winchester. Wolsey urged Henry to announce war on France on the behalf of Pope Julius II. From 1515 to 1529, Wolsey became the chief minister of the king. But he soon fell from high regard in the eyes of King Henry. He paled in comparison to Thomas Cromwell, the previous minister. Anne Boleyn disliked Thomas Wolsey. Later he was indicted on forty four charges and was stripped of all of his offices and powers. Henry had kept him from from prison until November 4th. On November 24th, Wolsey died after all he had done to aid the kingdom. (http://englishhistory.net/tudor/priwols1.html), (http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letter8.html).