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Events on Thursday 31 December 1531 1
1529 – 1531Prophesies Against the AnnulmentAs Henry VIII pursued the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Barton began prophesying against it. She declared that if Henry divorced Catherine and remarried, he would die within months and would no longer be king in the eyes of God. Her prophecies gained enormous influence among those opposed to the break with Rome.