Henry VIII had grown tired of his wife, as she had not produced a male heir. He appealed to Pope Clement VII for an annulment to his marriage so that he could marry Anne. The Pope refused to annul ...

The House of Medici was an Italian banking family that rose to become one of the most powerful political families … Continue ...

The Church of England famously dates back to 1534 when Henry VIII decided to separate from the Catholic Church after Pope Clement VII refused to annul the king’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Today ...

In 1389, the bishop of nearby Troyes wrote to Pope Clement VII to inform him that it was a fraud, claiming that it was “cunningly painted” and that the artist behind the stunt had confessed ...