‘Til Death Do Us Part

‘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 …showed first 75 words of 1557 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1557 total…Henry’s punishment for his unusual way came in the form of only sickly male children, a punishment inflicted upon himself by God. Ironically, his wives, the weaker sex deemed by Henry VIII, produced two strong and powerful females, more powerful than any male Henry produced: Mary I and Elizabeth. These two women became better leaders than Henry was and were much stronger. The women Henry tried to dominate eventually overruled him and his legacy.