“What if Pope Clement VII had agreed in 1527 to Henry VIII’s request for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon? Henry did have very strong legal and theological arguments on his side, and more than anything it was the presence of the armies of Catherine’s nephew, Emperor Charles V, that made Clement refuse. What if Charles never invades It…
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