King Henry VIII can easily be described as a man of countless mistresses, a man of little virtue, and finally a man of six wives. Many people know or have heard the story of King Henry VIII of England. For the most part, when people talk about him, they immediately rave about his six wives, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard, and finally Katherine Parr. In addition to his wives, King Henry VIII was also widely known for his unlimited sexual affairs with his numerous mistresses, and rightfully so. Truth be told, he was known to tire of his wives and mistresses very quickly. This is not surprising, all women, during his reign, wanted to become one of King Henry the. The king's mistress, Anne Boleyn was not considered "a great beauty", in fact, she most of the time looked quite sickly due to her dull dark black hair and extremely fair complexion. According to Erickson, Anne Boleyn also had a large mole on the back of her neck covered by her long dark hair, as well as a large patch of additional skin on her hand that developed into a sixth finger. Be that as it may, despite paying little respect to her unattractive physical characteristics, she was still one of the most desired and sought-after women in England in her day. She captivated the heart of King Henry VIII with her exquisite sexuality, intelligence and witty charm. King Henry soon became so fascinated and infatuated with Anne that he asked the Pope for the dissolution of his previous marriage to Queen Catherine in light of the fact that she was not immune to the man when having intercourse with King Henry, and furthermore that God he was punishing for marrying his brother's wife. An investigation was held and the Pope declared the marriage null and void. This left King Henry VIII with no alternative but to separate himself from the influences of the Pope and the Catholic Church and create his own particular church, the Church of England, so he could marry Anne.