s or miscarriages. The last pregnancy was recorded in 1518 (Catherine of Aragon 2).
             After the death of his son, this was followed by a series of miscarriages and stillbirths; Henry VIII was forced to seek a more fruitful union to fulfill his goal of a male heir. It was in 1526 that Henry VIII started to become attracted to someone else. Anne Boleyn, one of Catherine's ladies and the sister of one of his secret mistresses, began to catch his eye (Catherine of Aragon 2). At this time Catherine was forty –two and could no longer conceive. The fact that Anne was able to conceive the son whom he longed for attracted Henry even more. With all these factors playing an important role, Henry VIII petitioned the pope for an annulment of his mar
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