Catherine of Aragon was queen for over 20 years but only had a surviving daughter. Anne Boleyn became queen after Henry broke from the Catholic Church, but she also failed to give him a son and was executed. Jane Seymour finally gave Henry VIII a male heir, but died shortly after childbirth.
Chumlee1917 on
“Sir, how many times a week are you having sex with your wife?”
“…………………Shut up.”
legend023 on
He just wanted a son.
To be fair, England not even 50 years before was in a civil war due to succession issues. In addition, there was never a ruling queen in England before his daughter Mary. His standards for that were reasonable.
Although 90% of the other things he did was insane, people have to look at the Wars of the Roses and the consequences of that occurring again with no clear heir.
PatchyWhiskers on
He was a fucking psycho and I hate him like 500 years later.
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Catherine of Aragon was queen for over 20 years but only had a surviving daughter. Anne Boleyn became queen after Henry broke from the Catholic Church, but she also failed to give him a son and was executed. Jane Seymour finally gave Henry VIII a male heir, but died shortly after childbirth.
“Sir, how many times a week are you having sex with your wife?”
“…………………Shut up.”
He just wanted a son.
To be fair, England not even 50 years before was in a civil war due to succession issues. In addition, there was never a ruling queen in England before his daughter Mary. His standards for that were reasonable.
Although 90% of the other things he did was insane, people have to look at the Wars of the Roses and the consequences of that occurring again with no clear heir.
He was a fucking psycho and I hate him like 500 years later.