Henry VIII is known for having six wives, and many of these suffered greatly at the hands of the Tudor Monarch and his advisors. Two of them were even executed, and others were shunned and died, but there was one man who was married to Henry VIII’s daughter who’s love life is considered also very tragic. Philip II was the Prince of Spain and later the King of Spain and Portugal. But he also was considered the King of England and he had many other titles including the Duke of Burgundy. He was considered a men who was devoutly catholic and religious, and he viewed himself as a defender of the Catholic faith against spreading Protestantism in Europe. He launched later the Spanish Armada, the greatest naval fleet ever seen at the time. But he was a man who’s love life was tragic, and all of his wives died whilst they were married to King and he outlived every one of them. But what is the story of the Forgotten Wives of King Philip II of Spain.

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