On 28 June 1491, a child was born at Greenwich Palace to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. (Scarisbrick 1968) They named their son Henry VIII, after Henry VII. Henry was the second of four children Elizabeth and Henry would have, but he was the only one to survive to adulthood. His older brother was Arthur, and his two sisters were Margaret and Mary, and they would be the only ones to survive childhood. However, every ruler has a weakness and Henry's was women. The impact of women on Henry would manifest itself, even during his reign as king. Henry ascended the throne at the age of 17. Henry was said to be the king who "wiped every eye from tears and replaced praise with the lament of borrowing." (Starkey 1985) As his first act, Henry imprisoned the two most unpopular ministers on charges of high treason and had them executed. Such executions would be Henry's primary tactic for dealing with those who stood in his way. After Arthur's death, Henry married his widow, Catherine of Aragon. Henry declared his love for her and just a few days later they were married in a very private manor. (Weir 1991) Although the two were initially happily married, over time tension developed as the two attempted, and failed, to produce an heir to the throne. Mary was the only child who made it through childhood, and was later known as Mary I. Henry reconnected with Louis XII of France but then signed an adversarial pact with Ferdinand against France. Henry sent troops to France, where his army defeated the French at the Battle of the Spurs. During this time, Henry received help from his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey. (Starkey 1985) Both men shared a desire to make England a strong country. To do this, Henry pursued an active foreign policy. Thomas More then replaced Wolsey in 1529 because Wolsey had failed to convince the Pope to allow King Henry to divorce..