[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":49},["ShallowReactive",2],{"question:why-did-henry-viii-want-to-end-his-marriage-to-catherine-of-aragon":3},{"question":4},{"id":5,"slug":6,"format":7,"answers":8,"chapter":13,"correct":17,"related":19,"question":38,"references":39,"reviewedAt":47,"explanation":48},"uk-ub-004","why-did-henry-viii-want-to-end-his-marriage-to-catherine-of-aragon","choice",[9,10,11,12],"Catherine wanted to return to Spain","He wanted a wife who could give him a son to be king after him","The Pope had ordered him to marry again","Parliament refused to accept Catherine as queen",{"id":14,"title":15,"summary":16},"history","History","From the first settlers to the modern state: kings, queens, wars and reforms.",[18],1,[20,23,26,29,32,35],{"slug":21,"question":22},"true-or-false-anne-boleyn-henry-viiis-second-wife-was-executed","Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, was executed at the Tower of London after she was accused of adultery and treason.",{"slug":24,"question":25},"true-or-false-jane-seymour-henry-viiis-third-wife-gave-birth","Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, gave birth to a daughter who later became Elizabeth I.",{"slug":27,"question":28},"why-did-henry-viii-marry-his-fourth-wife-anne-of-cleves","Why did Henry VIII marry his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves?",{"slug":30,"question":31},"what-happened-to-catherine-howard-henry-viiis-fifth-wife","What happened to Catherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife?",{"slug":33,"question":34},"which-two-of-henry-viiis-wives-were-still-alive-when-he-died-in-1547","Which TWO of Henry VIII's wives were still alive when he died in 1547? Select TWO answers.",{"slug":36,"question":37},"which-statement-is-correct","Which statement is correct?","Why did Henry VIII want to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?",[40,44],{"url":41,"kind":42,"title":43},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWives_of_Henry_VIII","wikipedia","Wikipedia: Wives of Henry VIII",{"url":45,"kind":42,"title":46},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEnglish_Reformation","Wikipedia: English Reformation","2026-11-07T23:18:17.820361+00:00","Henry and Catherine had a daughter, Mary, but no son who lived. Henry wanted a male heir, so he asked the Pope to annul the marriage.",1794177765741]