So basically he wanted to get a male heir but he couldn't have one with his first wife so he wanted to get a divorce but since they were married through the church the pope wouldn't grant permission for the annulment, so he decided to do something else he decided take the drastic step of splitting the Church in England away from Rome. So for number 2: His want for getting a divorce from Catherine and getting a male heir. 3: The pope did not want to offend the Holy Roman emperor Charles V, Catherine's nephew. He therefore refused Henry's request. 4: Just put that he split the church in England away from Rome.
In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln stated his main goal for the nation was to "Preserve the Union" This remained Lincoln's main goal throughout the war. <span> </span>
