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Question by  jamie36 (9)

Did King Henry VIII have a son?

 
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Answer by  Imogen (165)

Yes. He was Henry's son with Jane Seymour (who died as a result of the birth.) The boy became king Edward VI. (King Henry had at least one other son, who was illegitimate, with Mary Boleyn, sister of Henry's queen, Ann Boleyn)

 
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Answer by  Sinefey (457)

Yes, 1 son and 2 daughters. His only sons name was Edward and took the throne at the tender age of 9 when Henry VIII died. Edward VI ruled for 6 years before dieing at only 16 years old. Edward VI was a sickly child and the country was ruled by his protectors the Dukes of Somerset and Northumberland.

 
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Answer by  John (9008)

Henry VIII did not have a son. This was the primary reason he sought to divorce his wives. Indirectly, his inability to father a male child led to the English Reformation, as he split the English church from Rome so that he could divorce.

 
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