Henry established the supremacy of the State by letters patent, praemunire, and conge d'elire.

The old bluebeard Henry, who spent his whole time in murdering his wives, was a nursery toy.

The real Henry put two wives to death by lawful means on definite and substantial charges of which death was the penalty.

His subjects were quite as anxious as he could be that he should have a male heir, and few now suppose that Anne Boleyn, or Katharine Howard, was faithful to her husband.

The Church of Rome would have dethroned Henry and incited his subjects to rebellion.