Around 1529, attention was also directed towards Thomas Wosley. He was seen as a failure, as he was unsuccessful to get an annulment for the King's divorce. Many people saw this as the reason why he lost his position, and eventually his life. Anne Boleyn also played a role, as she convinced Henry that Wolsey was slowing down the proceedings on purpose. This would lead to his arrest.
In 1529, Wolsey was stripped of his government office and property. The gorgeous residence in Hampton Court that he once owned was no more. Towards the end of 1530, Thomas Wolsey was arrested for treason and sent to the tower of London. He never reached the Tower, as he died on his way there.
At the end of 1530, Henry is ordered to Rome where he is to appear to state his case. With a growing anger, the King received news on January 5, 1531, that the Pope, Clement VII orders Henry to separate from Anne. However, this does not mean that he is free to marry again. Henry is told that if he takes another wife without the permission of Rome, any children that come from the union would be considered illegitimate. On February 11, 1531, Henry stands up to parliament and demanded that all of the members of the Church in England see him as the Supreme Head and Sole Protector of the Church in England. Many resist to this statement, but an Act was passed that confirmed that the King should be recognized as the Supreme Head of the Church in England. The new title that Henry was given was announced to the rest of the people.
King Henry continues to push his limits and by late October of 1531, he is no longer hiding the fact that he is living with Anne Boleyn at Greenwich. By 1532, the Pope postpones any hearing of the king of England's divorce for another year.
The Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates is established in March of 1532. The bill led to a limitation on the payments to Rome – making it 5% of the net revenue of any church. Henry also appeared at the House of Commons, which was uncalled of at the time. He asked all of the people that supported the bill to sit on one side of the House, while those that opposed the bill were placed on the other side of the room. By May of the same year, all bishops were made to sign a short document (called the Submission) that included three acts. The first was that the clergy would make no new laws without the agreement of the monarch. The clergy would permit the review of all existing laws, which would be completed by a commission of clergy and laymen that the King appointed. The last thing on the document was that convocation would not meet without first obtaining royal permission.
