Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Henry VIII
This paper re-examines three of the major arguments on the validity of Henry VIII's first marriage, suggesting that, though the king misplayed his cards, he held a much better hand than his contemporary or modern critics have allowed. With a better presentation of his cause, an unbiased court m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2019, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 487-506 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Heinrich, VIII., England, König 1491-1547
/ Annulment
/ Bible. Levitikus 18
/ Bible. Deuteronomium 25,5-6
/ Canon law
/ Natural law
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HB Old Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBF British Isles NCF Sexual ethics SB Catholic Church law |
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| Summary: | This paper re-examines three of the major arguments on the validity of Henry VIII's first marriage, suggesting that, though the king misplayed his cards, he held a much better hand than his contemporary or modern critics have allowed. With a better presentation of his cause, an unbiased court might well have concluded that, on canonical principles and precedents, the union with Katherine should not have been permitted.Unfortunately for Henry, however, even such a favourable verdict could have failed to free him from his Spanish consort. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046918002609 |