Henry VIII Turned Marriage Into Fear 👑⚔️ King Henry VIII is remembered for one obsession: securing a male heir to continue the Tudor dynasty. That obsession changed England forever. When his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, did not give him the surviving son he wanted, Henry demanded an annulment. When the Pope refused, Henry broke from the Roman Catholic Church and created the Church of England so he could remarry. From there, the marriages became infamous. He married six wives: Catherine of A