Henry VIII : his six wifes and the seperation from the Catholic Church

The problem of the King was to father a male heir, which was important to keep the power to his dynasty. Henry VII was crowned King in 1509 AD, when he was eightteen. He married Catharina of Aragon ( No. 1 ), the daughter of the Spanish King; but she didn't bear him a male heir despite all his efforts. He asked for annullation of the marriage, but the Pope refused this request in power political purpose. A trial for divorce failed as his wife spoke impressively to the judges and asked for a trial in Rome. The pope was under pressure of Karl V, the German Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, who ruled 21 mio and who was mightier than the French (6 mio) or English king (2 mio). Henry VIII issued a law that changed the jurisdiction from the Pope to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who then annulled the marriage. New Queen became the young nobless Anne Boleyn ( No. 2 ) in 1533 AD. The Pope himself felt cheated and declared the marriage invalid.  Henry VIII answered in desengaging  the bond to Rome and announced himself as the head of the Anglican Church, which still last today. But Anne Boleyn didn't bear him a son, so she was charged of alleged adultery, sentenced and executed by scaffold.  His next wife Jane Seymour ( No 3 ) bore him a son, but this child died at birth. For political reasons he married later the unseen  Anna von Kleve (No. 4). " what a Flander mare" he should announced at the sight of his bride and bought her approval to annul their marriage. Catherine Howard  (No 5) died also as adulteress on the scaffold after two years of marriage. Catherine Parr  was his last wife, who nurse him for four years until  is death in 1547 AD. He died presumably of the consequences of diabetes, after he got too fat. 
Henry VIII was loved by his people first, but later hated, after he got more and more a despote. He didn't execute not only some of his wives, but also his advisors (the most famous was Thomas Morus) and many other innocent people. His merit was to strengthen the Royal Navy, which later founded England's world power. But it wasn't his weak son, but Elisabeth, the second daughter of his wife Bolyn, who brought lead England to power and glory.