A pattern emerges from all this. Cromwell’s supporters at Court were those who owed Wolsey much and now felt sorry for the Cardinal and his man. Not much surprise there. But it is also clear that generally they coupled that with a low opinion of Anne, and were complying with the drive to annul the Aragon marriage only out of loyalty to the King. They were by and large religious conservatives, but they shared or publicly professed to share King Henry’s fury with the Pope over his betrayal in the Blackfriars trial, and they were prepared to support a campaign of harassment against the exercise
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