Katherine of Aragon and the Veil
According to several distinguished historians Katherine of Aragon could have averted the Henrician reformation by accepting Cardinal Campeggio's suggestion that she take vows of religion and enter a nunnery, thus facilitating her husband's remarriage. Here it is argued that, even if Kather...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2015]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2015, Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 509-523 |
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Katharina, England, Königin 1485-1536
/ Order
/ Heinrich, VIII., England, König 1491-1547
/ Annulment
/ History 1527-1534
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBF British Isles NCF Sexual ethics SA Church law; state-church law |
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| Summary: | According to several distinguished historians Katherine of Aragon could have averted the Henrician reformation by accepting Cardinal Campeggio's suggestion that she take vows of religion and enter a nunnery, thus facilitating her husband's remarriage. Here it is argued that, even if Katherine had agreed, the fulfilment of such a project would pose serious problems. Once he recognised the enormity of what the legate intended, Henry rapidly lost interest: his craving for an undisputed succession could hardly have been satisfied by adding a second potentially contentious papal bull to that which had allowed his first marriage. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046913002583 |