‘Til Death Do Us Part
Having unfulfilled his goal of a male heir, King Henry VIII of England, married six women and left behind a country on the edge of breaking. His self-destructive journey began at the age of seventeen. When his father Henry VIII began his turbulent journey to provide the Tudor family with a male heir to carry on the royal lineage; however, unlike his ancestors, Henry VIII was willing to go to great lengths in order to fulfill this goal. After marrying six wives and having multiple dead children, two dead sons, and two healthy vibrant daughters, Henry VIII’s expectations fell quite short of his idea. Instead of creating a future full of strong male leaders he became dominated by the women who so many times were unable to provide him with the male sons he wanted. Because of Henry VIII’s selfish ambitions, the many women in his life became the reason for his downfall. As the first wife of Henry VIII (Henry VIII 1), Catherine of Aragon, a devout and well educated woman (Dwyer 32), became subjected to Henry VIII’s drive for a male heir. Shortly after their marriage on June 17, 1509, Catherine found herself pregnant. Their first child was born in January 1510 (Catherine of Aragon 2). When this premature baby
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Approximate Word count = 1692
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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