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King Henry VIII & Bessie Blount

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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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Bessie Blount

  • b. 1502
  • d. 1540

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.

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King Henry VIII

  • b. 1491
  • d. 1547

King of England in the 16th century, most famous for his six wives, his daughter Elizabeth, and as a symbol of sheer excess.

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