On 25 January 1533, Henry VIII of England secretly married Anne Boleyn.
This was probably their second secret wedding, around the time Anne was beginning to suspect she was pregnant. The previous had probably taken place a little earlier, after their return from Calais where they had gone to solicit the support of the French king Francis I for their union.
Their marriage was made public some time later, at Easter, an Anne was consequently crowned queen consort on 1 June 1533 in a magnificent ceremony at Westminster Abbey .
They had met during the carnival celebrations of 1526 and the king had fallen in love with her and had started courting her.
But the woman had tactically resisted his attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress.
Henry’s love letters to Anne even suggest that their romance was not consummated for much of the seven years of courtship.
In the meantime, the king was trying to obtain the annulment of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon on the grounds that the dispensing bull of Julius II allowing him to marry his brother’s widow had been obtained under false pretences.
The new Pope Clement VII, who at the time was hostage of Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, after the sack of Rome in May 1527, at first seemed in favour of granting the annulment, but he was a prisoner of the emperor, loyal to his aunt Catherine, and so he changed his mind
The “Causa Anglica”, the letter sent by the Peers of England to Clement VII to persuade him to acknowledge the nullity of Henry’s marriage with Catherine of Aragon, according to what the subscribers believed to be right canonical reasons, was made public by the Vatican Secret Archives only a few years ago, after being housed there for almost five hundred years.
It is a large parchment document written in a nice cursive style sent to the pontiff on 13 July 1530, to persuade him to acknowledge the nullity of the marriage, according to what the subscribers believed to be right canonical reasons.
It bore the signature of the underwriters and all their seals.
The signatories were eighty-three and each of them added their own seal!
Il 25 gennaio 1533, Enrico VIII d’Inghilterra sposò segretamente Anna Bolena
Questo era probabilmente il loro secondo matrimonio segreto, nel periodo in cui Anne stava iniziando a sospettare di essere incinta. Il precedente era avvenuto poco prima, dopo che la coppia era tornata da Calais era andata a sollecitare l’appoggio del re di Francia, Francesco I, alla loro unione.
Il loro matrimonio fu reso pubblico qualche tempo dopo, a Pasqua, e in seguito Anna venne incoronata regina consorte il 1 giugno 1533 in una cerimonia all’Abbazia di Westminster.
I due si erano conosciuti durante le feste di carnevale del 1526 e il re si era innamorato di lei e aveva iniziato a corteggiarla. La donna però aveva tatticamente resistito ai tentativi di Enrico di sedurla, rifiutando di diventare la sua amante.
Le lettere d’amore che scrisse ad Anne fanno intendere addirittura che la loro storia d’amore non sia stata consumata per gran parte dei sette anni di corteggiamento.
Nel frattempo Enrico stava cercando di ottenere l’annullamento del suo matrimonio con Caterina d’Aragona sostenendo che la bolla di Giulio II che gli permetteva di sposare la vedova di suo fratello, era stata ottenuta con dichiarazioni false.
Il nuovo Papa Clemente VII che era ostaggio di Carlo V, imperatore del Sacro Romano Impero, in seguito al sacco di Roma del maggio 1527, in un primo momento sembrò favorevole alla concessione dell’annullamento, ma la prigionia presso l’imperatore, fedele a sua zia Caterina, lo vide cambiare parere.
La “Causa Anglica” , la lettera inviata dai Pari d’Inghilterra a Clemente VII per chiedere l’annullamento del matrimonio tra Enrico VIII e Caterina d’Aragona, è stata resa pubblica dall’Archivio Segreto Vaticano solo pochi anni fa, dopo essere stata custodito negli archivi pontifici per quasi cinquecento anni.
E’ una grande pergamena inviata al pontefice il 13 luglio 1530, per persuaderlo a riconoscere la nullità del matrimonio, secondo quelle che venivano ritenute giuste motivazioni canoniche.
Recava la firma dei sottoscrittori e tutti i loro sigilli.
I firmatari erano ben ottantatré ed ognuno di loro appose il proprio sigillo!
Image: Scrinium – Details of Causa Anglica (Exemplaria Praetiosa)
D’après mes souvenirs, j’avais bien aimé la série… Il me semble que c’était une série.
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La vidéo appartient à une série, qui a été diffusée en Italie aussi
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É anche la data di nascita di Virginia Woolf, altro personaggio britannico importante!
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Vero… e del nostro Giorgio Gaber 🌷🌷🌷
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Thanks a lot for your kind reblog 🙏💙🙏
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Ciao! Ho molto apprezzato questo tuo scritto. Mi ha fra l’altro riportato alla mente un breve brano musicale, forse ispirato dalle vicissitudini di Maria Bolena, sorella di Anna: troverai detto brano, e le poche informazioni che si hanno in merito, in un articolo che ho appena pubblicato nel mio blog 😉
A proposito: sai che Enrico VIII, figlio cadetto e di conseguenza avviato agli studi in vista di una probabile carriera ecclesiastica, era un buon musicista nonché autore di alcune interessanti composizioni musicali?
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Lo so, si racconta che abbia composto Greensleeves proprio per Anna Bolena
Vengo subito da te a gustarmi il brano sulla povera Maria
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Per la verità, l’attribuzione di Greensleeves a Enrico VIII è del tutto infondata. Le prime notizie certe a proposito di quella canzone risalgono a decenni dopo la morte del… regale ippopotamo 🙂
Ne parlerò prima o poi nel blog.
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Ciao! Se e quando puoi e vuoi, fammi ti prego un piccolo favore: riprova a cliccare sul mio nome qui sopra e poi fammi sapere se sei stata indirizzata correttamente al mio blog. Grazie e scusa per l’incomodo.
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Ok adesso tutto va bene.👌
Evviva👍👍👍
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Ottimo, grazie 🙂
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PS E’ successo qualcosa ai tuoi collegamenti: il link sotto al tuo nome rimanda a un sito strano, che non è il tuo https://clamarcap.com/
Per fortuna sono tra i tuoi Follower e ti posso rintracciare dal mio Reader
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Sì, lo so, un gran pasticcio la cui colpa è da imputarsi per intero ai gestori di Wp 🤨
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It must have been a large sheet of parchment to hold that many seals. Interesting historical tidbit, Luisa. Happy Birthday! Buon Compleanno.!
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They say it is 2 meters high and 1 wide.
Thank you so much for your birthday wishes
PS I’m in the middle of the long task of replying to the friends who have wished me happy birthday on Facebook,
By the way, if you are on that platform, how can I find you ?
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Under Pat Alderman. Thanks.
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Thanks….but there are more than 30!!! 😘
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I just sent you a friend request since I figured that your name was less common than mine. 😉
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I’ve just seen that! Thanks a lot 😘
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Tanti auguri cara Luisa 💐🥂😘
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Grazie, Dani carissima! 💙💖💙
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What a fascinating story of love, marriage and power. Quite an awesome reminder of times past marvelous the history of England and France. I enjoyed. 👏
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Thank you for reading and commenting, I’m really glad to hear that you enjoyed this post! 🙏
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Most welcome 🤝
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Happy B’day, Luisa
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Grazie di cuore, Andrea დ ღ დ ღ
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Good old Henry VIII. If you don’t get your way, just change the rules….or the church…or go straight to the ’til death do us part section. He was King after all. Thanks for sharing Luisa. Allan
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Thank you, Allan: you have managed to condense Henry VIII’s attitude in a few words ❣️
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Oh yes, a turbulent time! I have seen the Tudors as TV series. Great post. 👍 And still have a lovely birthday.🤗💖
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Thank you for making my birthday so lovely, my friend 💖🙏💖
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È il tuo compleanno?
Ma tantissimi auguri di vero 💛💛💛 cara Luisa
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Grazie di cuore! Un abbraccio Vicky 🤗😘🤗
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The consequences of the Pope’s refusal to allow Henry to divorce Catherine wasn’t unlike Brexit was it really? I never realised that the Causa Anglica was left in the Vatican’s vaults for so long. A nice bit of detective work there Luisa.
So you were born on the same day as Anne Boleyn secretly married Henry VIII! – Well, not exactly the same day 😊 – but Happy Birthday all the same. Have a wonderful day 🎂 🎈✨❤️
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Heartfelt thanks for the birthday wishes and for being such amazing support, as well 😘
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Enrico VIII ha davvero lasciato un segno particolare nella storia.
Non sapevo che la causa anglica fosse rimasta sepolta così a lungo in Vaticano.
GRAZIE Luisa.
E rinnovo il bacio speciale per oggi. ❤
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Grazie ancora, Claudia 💙❣️💙❣️💙
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A fascinating article as always Luisa! I’m impressed with the tiny details you manage to unearth in your posts. I don’t know if you’ve read the UK author, Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” book trilogy but it sounds like you’d love them if you’re interested in Henry VIII and his women. Plus many happy returns for your birthday today too! Hope you’re having a wonderful day. Love and light, Deborah.
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I haven’t read that book and I thank you for telling me about it. As you see, it is a historical period that fascinates me a lot.
I’m sending you my heartfelt thanks for the birthday wishes, as well
You are always very kind, dear Deborah🙏💖🙏
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Vedo ora che oggi è il tuo compleanno (tre settimane giuste dopo il mio e due giorni prima di quello di Mozart 😉): auguri!
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Grazie, Claudio caro 🙏❣️🙏
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I went through a phase where I was obsessed with Henry the 8th and the Tudors! Thanks for sharing
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Thank you very much! I am so pleased to know that you enjoyed this post
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You’re welcome!
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My wife’s birthday
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Molto affascinante questa relazione, bello anche il video❣❣❣ Tantissimi auguri di Buon Compleanno alla carissima amica e donna speciale che sei ❤🥀😘
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Grazie infinite, Giusy cara
Sai cosa diceva Robert Louis Stevenson sull’avanzare dell’età?
“Avanziamo attraverso gli anni un po’ come un esercito invasore in un territorio abbandonato; l’età che abbiamo raggiunto, come si suol dire, la occupiamo solo con un avamposto, e teniamo aperte le comunicazioni con l’estrema retroguardia e con l’inizio della colonna.”
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Non conoscevo questa citazione ❤ Io dico sempre che l’importante è esserci sempre, ancora e il più in là… 😊
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Happy Birthday Luisa, many happy returns dear lady! 🎉🎉🎉🎁🎂🎉🎉🎉
Can you imagine having to have 83 signatures these days to nullify a marriage? oh my word! And that parchment must be exceptionally heavy with all those seals! I suppose the amount of problems Henry experienced gaining a divorce from Catherine, would lend one to believe he then thought it easier to behead the second wife rather than go through the tiresome process again…
I wonder what other historical treasures are secreted away in the vatican vaults that haven’t seen the light of day in 500 years?
A very interesting post as usual 😀
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You’re right, Harry later found it easier to have his wives beheaded than to ask for an annulment or a divorce!
Thanks a lot for your constant support… and for your kind birthday wishes 💙😘💙😘💙
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Storia intrigante!
Buon Compleanno Luisa, che la vita sia sempre una scoperta continua ❤
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Ti ringrazio di tutto cuore!
Un caro abbraccio 💖❣️💖
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bonne anniversaire chère amie🙏 et merci pour tout
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Merci à toi chère Marguerite 💕
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Proprio l’altra sera in TV…
https://youtu.be/i70xE3ptZcertamente romanzata ma un film sontuoso.
Buona giornata cara Luisa 😘
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Lo conosci?
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Sì… e l’ho appena rivisto! 💙🙏💙
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Pare kl video nn sia disponibile. “L’altra donna del re” il titolo
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Grazie!!!
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A beautiful post thank you so much
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You’re so kind!
Thanks a lot 🙏
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anna Bolena, se non ricordo male, finì tra le braccia di Enrico VIII tramite la sorella Maria, che ne era amante.
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Hai ragione e pare che ne ebbe anche un figlio!
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le male lingue dicono che è stata Maria a introdurre a corte Anna
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Thanks a lot for reblogging 🙏💙🙏
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