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Well, it is about who would rule England after Henry VIII!. Very basically, Henry went through all those wives in order to get himself a legitimate son to inherit the throne after he died and keep the Tudor dynasty going!. The problem was the lack of male heirs in the Tudor line; Henry himself only became King after his elder brother, Arthur, died young!.

Henry had two daughters and one son (legitimately, so to speak)!. First was Mary, daughter of Katherine of Aragon, his first wife!. Second came Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn, his second wife!. Third came his son and heir, Edward, by his third wife, Jane Seymour!. Even though the daughters were born first, by the law of primogeniture Edward, as the only son, would inherit the crown after his father's death!. It was not considered possible in those days that a woman could or should rule alone!.

also, depending on whom Henry was married to and who was in favour, this affected the succession rights of the two daughters!. (For instance, both Mary and Elizabeth were made bastards at some point, and unable to succeed to the throne!.)

"In order to attempt to legitimize his succession preferences and clarify the line of succession because he had offspring from several marriages Henry ordered the line of succession through enactments that were passed through Parliament!.

In 1534 Henry VIII's first Succession Act was passed providing a precedent for parliamentary consultation in succession matters!. Drawing upon the decision of Cranmer it decreed Henry's marriage with Catherine invalid and his present union with Anne legitimate, stating the throne would go to the sons and then the daughters of the later marriage!. If no children ever appeared the throne would go to the "right heirs of your Highness for ever!." Consequentially, barring any male issue, Elizabeth was heir presumptive!. Although still legitimate, Mary's only claim to the throne would be as a "right heir!."

After Henry married Jane, in the summer of 1536 a second Succession Act was enacted to give precedence to the offspring of this marriage which was unique in that it allowed Henry to chose his heirs by letters patent or his last will, provided there was no lawful issue!. This act also gave Henry the authority to designate through his last will a government for the minority of an under-age successor!. Henry's marriages with Catherine and Anne were pronounced invalid, and the offspring of these marriages were bastardized and excluded from the succession!. After Prince Edward was born on 12 October 1537, Henry created his third Succession Act in 1544!. This third act ordered the succession so that Edward and his children and any future children of the king, Mary and her lawful heirs, Elizabeth and her lawful heirs!. This reestablished Mary and Elizabeth to their fitting places in the order of succession, but did not make them legitimate!. However, these attempts to control the succession were not universally applauded!.

Henry's last will, dated December 30, 1546, would reaffirm the order of succession declared in the third Succession Act!. It also contained the provisor that Mary and Elizabeth's places in the line of succession were to be conditional, they would lose their places in the order of succession if they married without the consent of the councillors named by Henry to rule during Edward's minority!."
http://www!.luminarium!.org/renlit/vallier!.!.!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/First_Succe!.!.!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Second_Succ!.!.!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Third_Succe!.!.!.

"Under the Act of Succession 1543, Henry's only surviving legitimate son, Edward, inherited the Crown, becoming Edward VI!. Since Edward was only nine years old at the time, he could not exercise actual power!. Henry's will designated 16 executors to serve on a council of regency until Edward reached the age of 18!. The executors chose Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, Jane Seymour's elder brother, to be Lord Protector of the Realm!. In default of heirs to Edward, the throne was to pass to Henry VIII's daughter by Catherine of Aragon, the Princess Mary and her heirs!. If Mary's issue also failed, the crown was to go to Henry's daughter by Anne Boleyn, Princess Elizabeth, and her heirs!. Finally, if Elizabeth's line also became extinct, the crown was to be inherited by the descendants of Henry VIII's deceased younger sister, Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk!. The descendants of Henry's sister Margaret Tudor - the royal family of Scotland - were therefore excluded from succession according to this act!."
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_!.!.!.

The Wiki links are only a guide!. It's a complicated matter, but I hope this all helps!.

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