Bessie Blount was the most important of Henry's few known mistresses, because she bore him a son. Soon after, Henry married her off to a courtier.
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- King Henry VIII Romantic: love affair Bessie Blount
Bessie Blount was the most important of Henry's few known mistresses, because she bore him a son. Soon after, Henry married her off to a courtier.
In her teens she became the mistress of Henry VIII, and bore him an illegitimate son. Later she had six more children by two husbands.
King of England in the 16th century, most famous for his six wives, his daughter Elizabeth, and as a symbol of sheer excess.