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Non-sequiteur. The state of their marriage had nothing to do with Mary's development. These points need separating if they are to be both made.
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==Adolescence==
Though Mary had developed into an educated and well-rounded young girl by the age of 12, at the same timeMeanwhile, the marriage of Mary's parents was in jeopardy. Disappointed at the lack of a male heir, and eager to remarry, Henry attempted to have his marriage to Catherine [[annulled]], but [[Pope Clement VII]] refused his request. Henry claimed, citing biblical passages ([[Leviticus]] 20:21),<ref>{{bibleverse|Leviticus|20:21}}</ref> that the marriage was unclean because Catherine was the widow of his brother [[Arthur, Prince of Wales]] (Mary's uncle). Catherine claimed that her marriage to Arthur was never [[consummate]]d and so was not a valid marriage. [[Pope Julius II]] had issued a dispensation on that basis. Clement VII may have been reluctant to act because he was influenced by Charles V, Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed, whose troops had [[Sack of Rome (1527)|surrounded and occupied Rome]] in the [[War of the League of Cognac]].<ref>Porter, pp. 56, 78; Whitelock, p. 40.</ref>
 
From 1531, Mary was often sick with irregular menstruation and depression, although it is not clear whether this was caused by stress, puberty or a more deep-seated disease.<ref>Waller, p. 27.</ref> She was not permitted to see her mother, whom Henry had sent to live away from court.<ref>Porter, p. 76; Whitelock, p. 48.</ref> In early 1533, Henry married [[Anne Boleyn]], and in May, [[Thomas Cranmer]], the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], formally declared the marriage with Catherine void and the marriage to Anne valid. Henry repudiated the pope's authority, declaring himself Supreme Head of the [[Church of England]]. Catherine was demoted to Dowager Princess of Wales (a title she would have held as Arthur's widow), and Mary was deemed illegitimate. She was styled "The Lady Mary" rather than Princess, and her place in the line of succession was transferred to Henry and Anne's newborn daughter, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]].<ref>Porter, p. 92; Whitelock, pp. 55–56.</ref> Mary's household was dissolved;<ref>Loades, p. 77; Porter, p. 92; Whitelock, p. 57.</ref> her servants (including the Countess of Salisbury) were dismissed and, in December 1533, she was sent to join her infant half-sister's household at [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire]].<ref>Loades, p. 78; Whitelock, p. 57.</ref>
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