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In [[1530]] More refused to sign a letter by the leading English churchmen and aristocrats asking the Pope to annul Henry's marriage to Catherine. In [[1531]] he attempted to resign after being forced to take an oath declaring the king the supreme head of the English church "as far the law of Christ allows." In [[1532]] he asked the king again to relieve him of his office, claiming that he was ill and suffering from sharp chest pains. This time Henry granted his request.
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The last straw for Henry came in [[1533]], when More refused to attend the coronation of [[Anne Boleyn]] as the [[Queen of England]]. Technically, this was not an act of treason as More had written to Henry acknowledging Anne's queenship and expressing his desire for his happiness<ref> E.W. [[Eric Ives|Ives]] ''The Life and Death of [[Anne Boleyn]]'' ([[2004]]), p. 47. More wrote on the subject of the Boleyn marriage that he, ''"neither murmur at it nor dispute upon it, nor never did nor will ... [I] faithfully pray to God for his Grace and hers both long to live and well, and their noble issue too..."'' </ref> - but his friendship with the old queen, [[Catherine of Aragon]], still prevented him from attending Anne's triumph. His refusal to attend her coronation was widely interpreted as a snub against her.
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