Henry VIII
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The Death of Anne Boleyn
The only thing that goes wrong for Catherine is her failure, as Henry sees it, to give him a son. They do have a son very early in their marriage, but tragically he died after just a few weeks. So you see it as a bit of a failure, but far from it was the most successful really of Henry's marriages. If Catherine had had a son, there wouldn't have been the other five wives. Over the years, Anne has become Henry's obsession. When he writes her name, he draws love hearts around it. He has been candid in his letters, telling Anne, if you give your heart, body and soul to me, I will make you my only
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