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The Children of Henry VIII by John Guy (Oxford UP, 2013 ISBN 978-0192840905) Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII 1547–1558 by Alison Weir (Jonathan Cape, 1996; Vintage, 2008 ISBN 978-0099532675) Hart, Kelly (2009). The Mistresses of Henry VIII (First ed.). The History Press. ISBN 978-0752448350. Starkey, David (2003).
On the day of Henry VIII's death, 28 January 1547, the line of succession was governed by the Third Succession Act: 1. Edward, Prince of Wales (born 1537), only legitimate son of Henry VIII 2. Lady Mary (born 1516), elder daughter of Henry VIII 3. Lady Elizabeth (born 1533), younger daughter of Henry VIII
In 1543, Henry married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, who was able to bring the family closer together. [62] Henry returned Mary and Elizabeth to the line of succession through the Act of Succession 1544 (also known as the Third Succession Act), placing them after Edward – though both remained legally illegitimate. [63]
Henry VIII gave Elizabeth Poyntz, his nurse, a pension of £20 (equivalent to £21,593 in 2023) for life. Her identity is uncertain, and it has been suggested that she was a member of the Poyntz family of Iron Acton , possibly Elizabeth, daughter of William Huddesfield , the first wife of Anthony Poyntz , or a woman of an earlier generation.
The Blount family was of gentry status but had no real national input until Blount gave birth to Henry Fitzroy, the only acknowledged illegitimate child of Henry VIII. [ 6 ] Little is known of Elizabeth Blount's early years, except for her reputation as a beauty, [ 7 ] and for her famous affair with King Henry VIII (born 1491; he was about ...
Henry FitzRoy was born in June 1519. His mother was Elizabeth Blount, Catherine of Aragon's lady-in-waiting, and his father was Henry VIII. FitzRoy was conceived when Queen Catherine was approaching her last confinement with another of Henry's children, a stillborn daughter born in November 1518.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon ) annulled .
Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three children, Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. She was personally involved in the education of Elizabeth and Edward. She was influential in Henry's passing of the Third Succession Act in 1543 that restored his daughters Mary and Elizabeth to the line of succession to the throne. [5]