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Produce an heir.

Life in the Middle Ages could be cut short with very little warning, and it was a constant problem for most Kings and Emperors. Ensuring there would be someone to step into place when one died was a job that was never complete, even for Kings who produced numerous children. Henry was himself the second choice; his elder brother died suddenly of disease, making him heir by default. The flip side of the coin was that having a multitude of sons lead to a different set of problems should they end up competing for the crown.

Avoid Going Bankrupt.

When Henry took the throne the English Crown was richer than it had ever been before, but Henry did not husband his wealth. He spent lavishly on feasting, hunting and warring, and especially in the latter half of his reign, he was constantly looking for more ways to make money. This has been named as part of the impetus for the Split with Rome, as it gave him licence to usurp the land and wealth of the many monasteries and cathedrals of the day.

Keep an Eye on Spain.

For most of the Middle Ages the Iberian Peninsula had been reassuringly divided. The Christian kingdoms of Leon, Castille, Navarre and Aragon had fought a long series of wars to drive the Moors out of the south of the country. By the time of Henry's coronation those days were ending. Castille and Aragon had emerged as the two dominant powers, and by the time of his daugther Queen Elizabeth they would have formally united into one new nation. Spain can be seen at that time rather like Germany after it's unification in the 1890's; a large, previously disunited, very rich, very productive land unites and enters into the world stage. This was very much the cause of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, as marriages were still the currency of alliance at that time.

Deal with the Reformation.

Henry joined the religious schisms of Europe quite late. The Thirty Years War, fought mostly between various lords and kings in The Holy Roman Empire, was triggered by Martin Luther's breaking with Rome, and was already in full swing by Henry's time. This even before his decision to follow suit would have been a constant issue in international politics at the time, and even afterwards, when the period of War was over the Protestant Reformation continued.

Relations with the Pope.

Before Henry denounced him the relationship between any secular ruler and the Pope was tense at best. The problem was that it was never resolved which office held the highest authority; God's Representative on Earth, or God's Chosen Ruler. This meant there was always a good deal of creative negotiation with the various (and there were more than a few) Popes that were active at the time.

After his split, Henry still had to worry about the Pope. Even though the latter was for the most part concerned with events in Italy, Germany and Spain, it was far from inconceivable that the Holy Father would rally the Catholic nations- France, Spain and Austria into a putative war with England. This worry was more relevant because unlike in Germany, where the schism originated within the Church - Luther was a priest, Henry had himself as an individual unilaterally taken his realm, and the many Catholics within it, out of Christendom. Not to mention his later treatment of unrepentant Catholics, which was one cause for Spain's later attempted invasion of Elizabeth's England.

Keep the Realm Together.

The concept of the Nation State was then still very nascent, the concept of English had only recently finished emerging from Norman French into the language that Shakespeare would soon write in. For much of the country loyalty was owed to the next direct leige; the local baron or count, then the regional Duke or Lord, then lastly, though in principle the primary, Henry himself. This meant the country was still not united behind a single identity and Kings would constantly have to deal with the demands and agendas of their vassals.

In addition England at the time also ruled over all of Wales, and large portions of Ireland, neither of which were particularly pleased about that state of affairs. While there were no outright rebellions during his reign, unrest both there and in the North of England and the Scottish Borders was fairly common.

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