The world: historical and actual . atCatherine was the widow of Henrys older brother, Arthur, who had diedtwo months after mar-riage and prior to thedeath of Henry theSeventh. With thehypocrisy not unusual_ in those days he feignedconscientious fear thathe was displeasing Wolsey failed todo was essayed by an-other ecclesiastical tool,Thomas Cranmer, af-terwards burnt at thestake by Bloody Maryfor the part he took inthese divorce proceed-ings, and for Protes-tantism. Oranmers idea was to get an opinionfrom the universities first, in the hope that the popewould be influenced by the judg
The world: historical and actual . atCatherine was the widow of Henrys older brother, Arthur, who had diedtwo months after mar-riage and prior to thedeath of Henry theSeventh. With thehypocrisy not unusual_ in those days he feignedconscientious fear thathe was displeasing Wolsey failed todo was essayed by an-other ecclesiastical tool,Thomas Cranmer, af-terwards burnt at thestake by Bloody Maryfor the part he took inthese divorce proceed-ings, and for Protes-tantism. Oranmers idea was to get an opinionfrom the universities first, in the hope that the popewould be influenced by the judgment of the was a significant, if tentative, recognition ofthe growing power ofeducation. It maybe remarked that theking had shown con-siderable sincere sym-pathy with the pro-gressive tendency ofthe day, the NewLearning as it wascalled, although in his desire to win favor l^f w JhSbFIwith the pope he had cranmer. written a treatise in denunciation of Luther a id hisdoctrines. Some of the universities gave the desired. THE TUDORS. 357 opinion, but the pontiff of the church remained ob-durate. Resolved to be rid of his wife, come whatwould, Henry defied the pope and unconditionallycut loose from Homo Catherine was swiftly dis-posed of then, and Anne installed in her place. The king soon tired of Anne Boleyn also, but in-stead of a divorce, had her beheaded, marrying oneof her maids-of-honor, Jane Seymour, the very nextday. She died within a year. Three other wivesfollowed during the libidinous life of this monster,Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catharine ing of the great and upright chancellor, Sir ThomasMore, his offense being that he remained a devoutand consistent Romanist. Henrys severance fromthe church of Rome, which occurred in 1533, re-sulted in stripping monasteries and churches oftheir vast wealth. He was not, however, in sym-pathy with the more radical ideas of the Reforma-tion, and the sword of jjersecution fell heavier ondissenting Protestants tha
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