Six wives | 1. Catherine of Aragon
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Henry's Triumph Over Anne Boleyn
With both Henry and Catherine refusing to budge, disputes over the validity of the marriage rumbled on. Despite Catherine's dogged resistance, Henry and Wolsey steamrolled ahead. A tribunal was set up to establish the legitimacy of the royal marriage. But in arranging this public trial, Henry had underestimated his wife. The queen flung herself at Henry's feet and delivered an absolute blinder of a speech.
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