"The answer is no to both parts of your question."
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Actually, I'm pretty sure the answer is yes. Have you ever asked WHY did Henry VIII want to end his marriage. He was King he could have had any number of affairs and nobody would have said a thing.
I know the answer is no. Catherine was from Spain, not France.
Have you ever asked WHY did Henry VIII want to end his marriage.
It is explain when you learn about it in history classes. Henry VIII wanted male heirs. Catherine, his wife, was older than him and had only provided him a daughter (and a couple miscarriages, one of which was a boy).
When she approached menopause, Henry VIII sought a male heir by other means.
The strange part about all this was the fact that after many wives Henry VIII ended up with no grandchildren by male heirs. All of his male heirs died young and childless.
I believe that he wanted a male heir. His son, Edward assumed the throne upon Henry's death, but he was sickly and didn't live very long. I can't remember who Edward's mother was. With Henry's six wives I get rather confused at my age. Upon Edward's death there was an abortive attempt to place Lady Jane Gray who was a Protestant on the throne.That didn't work and she lost her head, literally. Then Mary assumed the throne.