The play a
man for all
season portrays the English history, then under the influence of absolute monarch. on the death of king Arthur, his younger brother was made the king, he was king Henry
viii,in order to preserved the family bond with the royal house in Spain, he decided to
marry the widow of the late king Arthur, the widow was from the royal house in Spain, marrying Catherine contravened the Christian law, to achieve his desire, the royal houses of England and Spain pressurized the
pope, the head of the
church world wide to set the law aside to enable king Henry viii marry
queen Catherine, the pope obliged. Queen Catherine could not bear a son for king Henry viii and he decides to divorce her and marry his new found love Anne Boleyn to do this, he still need the pope once again to nullify the marriage to queen Catherine, the pope refused and neither was Spain happy with king Henry viii move, Henry felt it was a disservice on the part of the pope and decided to work toward the independent of the church of England, he changed the bishop of Canterbury and replace him with Thomas Crammer, the bishop sanctioned the divorce of queen Catherine and marriage to Anne Boleyn, he severed link and king Henry viii himself became the head of the church of England.
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