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Henry VIIIs Will Was Ignored?!?

Henry VIIIs Will Was Ignored?!?

If the will of Henry VIII had been followed, there would probably never would have been a Great Britain!

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McKenzie Franklin
Nov 30, 2023
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Even if you are familiar with Henry VIII, you may not know that most of his mad actions were driven by his desire to have a legitimate son to leave the crown to. After divorcing his first wife, and beheading his second, he did manage to have a legitimate son with his third wife Jane Seymour, although she would die from childbed fever just days after giv…

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