Bastard Prince: Henry Viiis Lost Son; Author: Murphy, Beverley A.; Hardback; Book

Author: Murphy, Beverley A.
Hardback; Book; 8pp B&w Illustrations, Bibliography, Index
287 pages
Published: July 2001
Sutton Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0750926848

Bastard Prince is the first book to examine the life of Henry Fitzroy, the only illegitimate child ever publicly acknowledged by Henry VIII. It took Henry VIII twenty-eight years and three wives before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet, for most of this time he already had a son -- Henry Fitzroy. Cardinal Wolsey was one of his godparents. Fitzroy was given a prince's education, unheard of at the time, and reared in the same circles as his half-sisters. He would eventually play an active role in court life. As the years passed without a legitimate male heir, many speculated thathe would be the next king. Murphy investigates just how close he came to being crowned King Henry IX of England.Henry VIII's Lost Son. The first ever biography of Henry VIII's illegitimate son who just might have become King Henry IX of England. Controversially challenges historial opinion on this period. Henry VIII's Lost Son. The first ever biography of Henry VIII's illegitimate son who just might have become King Henry IX of England. Controversially challenges historial opinion on this period.It took Henry VIII 28 years and three wives before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had a son - the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. Born in 1519 after the King's affair with Elizabeth Blount, Fitzroy is very much a forgotten Tudor prince. This book examines his life in full.