In 1519 Elizabeth Blount gave birth to Henry's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy. The young boy was made Duke of Richmond in June 1525 in what some thought was one step on the path to legitimatizing him. In 1533, he married Mary Howard the only daughter of the Duke of Norfolk, Anne Boleyn's first cousin, but died only three years later without any successors. At the time of FitzRoy's death, the king was trying to get a law passed that would allow his otherwise illegitimate son to become king.
WI Henry Fitzroy survives his father and Henry VIII has him legitimised so he ascends the throne as Henry IX? Henry VIII could have avoided the troubles with the Pope that way... How is that changing History? Any thoughts?
WI Henry Fitzroy survives his father and Henry VIII has him legitimised so he ascends the throne as Henry IX? Henry VIII could have avoided the troubles with the Pope that way... How is that changing History? Any thoughts?