The FORGOTTEN Illegitimate Children Of Henry VIII and Mary Boleyn

Henry VIII is remembered mostly in History for being a King who had 6 wives, and also executed two of these. However his greatest desire throughout his reign was for a son and for a male heir to pass the throne to after his death. He got this in the form of Edward VI, but he did have an illeigitmate son who he showered it titles and lavish gifts. Henry Fitzroy was the son of Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blount, and he was given a dukedom, and was given the title of the Duke of Richmond and Somerset. Fitzroy was celebrated across the royal court, and Henry VIII was very proud of him, and the King made it known that he could produce a male heir, and many believed that he may have been preparing to make his illegitimate son the successor. He may have even tried to legitimise Fitzroy by marrying him off to even his half sister the future Mary I. But the King’s most famous mistress was Mary Boleyn, the sister of his future second wife. But there has been a significant amount of mystery regarding Mary Boleyn and whether two of her children, Catherine and Henry Carey were actually fathered by Henry VIII, and there was much speculation and gossip about the fact Henry VIII may have been the father of these two Boleyn children. But what is the story of this?

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