Henry Tudor

Henry VIII was justified in making himself the head of the English Church. He separated from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England; therefore he should be the head. Henry was not justified in divorcing Catherine for the reason she could not give him a son. There was no legitimate reason for him to be able to divorcer her because it is the male who determines the sex of a child born to them. Therefore, Henry was justified only in making himself the head of his own church, but not in divorcing his wife.

The pope would not grant an annulment for Henry and his wife, upsetting Henry. Henry had to marriage annulled by one of his men, Thomas Cranmer, instead of the pope. He was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England. He was the King so therefore making himself the head of the Church was justified. He was an all powerful ruler who had supremacy over his subjects, making his decision to become head of the church a justified decision.

Henry had six wives in his time of reign. Catherine his first wife was unable to give him a male heir to the throne. He set his sights on Anne Boleyn, a younger women who he had hopes would give him a son. He obviously had committed adultery because by the time his marriage to Catherine was annulled, Anne was noticeably pregnant. This makes his decision unjustified and unmoral because he cheated on his wife, and had no legitimate reason of why she should no longer be his wife.

Henry was not able to produce a male heir with Catherine and knew that he needed one to keep the Tudor name in power. The only way he figured to get a male heir was to divorcer her and try with a new wife. He did not have her murder but had her sent away after the marriage was annulled so he could marry Anne, who also was unable to give him a male heir. The Church of England was a protestant church and England became protestant during his reign. He wanted his heir to be able to keep England protestant.

Henry was unjustified in divorcing his wife because she did not do anything of treason or adultery. He was justified in making himself the head of the church after being excommunicated from the Catholic Church. Henry was able to finally have a male heir but he died while he was the King when he was twelve years old. Henry was not able to be justified in divorcing his wife which is why the pope would not annul the marriage and had him excommunicated. He was still justified after he was already excommunicated from the other church so that was a justifiable action.