Bastard Prince

Bastard Prince
Authors
Murphy, Beverley A.
Publisher
History Press (SC)
Tags
bastard prince: henry viii’s lost son
ISBN
9780752468891
Date
2011-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.86 MB
Lang
en
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It took Henry VIII 28 years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. Fitzroy was born in 1519 after the King's affair with Elizabeth Blount. He was the only illegitimate offspring ever acknowledged by Henry VIII, and Cardinal Wolsey was even one of his Godparents. So just how close did he come to being Henry IX?