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Politics of a kingdom at the time. >> not only does henry want a son that his wife cannot give him, but he also has a mistress that he'd like to marry. >> if you want to marry somebody else, there is no divorce. you need the pope to a newly your marriage. >> he wants the pope to say he can marry ann bolin. >> he needs a declaration that his marriage to kathryn was never valid. >> the vatican archives contain the letter henry viii sent to pope clement vii requesting the annulment of his marriage to kathryn of aragon in 1530. his request is signed by 81 members of parliament. but the pope's resp...

Act of supremacy and declare myself over the church. ♪ >> henry says i am not a king, i am an emperor, emperors are accountable to nobody. ♪ >> in 1534, four years after henry viii's initial request for an annulment, he denounces the papacy, removing himself and his country from the jurisdiction of the catholic church. he proclaims himself the leader of a new church. the church of england. henry says i decide that i am not married to katherine. >> he divorces his nice catholic wife. he marries ann bolin. now he is head of a church. >> so he can take down catholic priests, put down people w...

days away we've all made our way to london today, july 25th, 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," countdown to the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from london, england. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. my third day here in london during the buildup to the summer olympic games. we're standing here at the tower of london. behind me the famed tower bridge with th...

coming up we'll show you impressive new technology they are using to make sure everything goes off at planned. >> also catch up with some young u.s. olympians, five swimmers. one of them is the youngest member of team usa. >> you might be wondering, how will the royals spend the olympics, what venues will they be going to, can they get tickets? i don't know. the queen's granddaughter is competing. we're going to share their plans with you. >> good. we can follow them around, perhaps. first a check on the top news stories. we've got hoda kotb holding down the fort in new york. hoda, g...