after his divorce from catherine of aragon, henry viii married anne boleyn, who was younger than catherine and still able to have children. henry soon became unhappy with the marriage. he and anne did not get on well as they had before they married. anne had many enemies in the government, including henry's most loyal minister, thomas cromwell. henry was also unhappy that anne, just like catherine, only had a daughter and no sons. henry started looking for another wife.