Catherine of aragons problem with son?

Answer 1

During the 20 odd years that Catherine of Aragon was married to Henry VIII she became pregnant 7 or 8 times. Several of these resulted in miscariages, but several resulted in live births. Only one duaghter servived.

There is no concrete answer as to why Catherine of Aragon (and later Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour) had problems with their pregnancies. People have come up with several reasons why this might have been though.

1. Poor diet (royalty during this time did not eat as much fruit or vegetables as they needed. Catherine of Aragon also may have done damage during her fasting)

2. Henry VIII had STD that afftected the womens abilty to bear healthy children

3. Alcholic Consumtion-the drink of choice was mostly wine during that time

4. Relationship to Henry VIII (Catherine was Henrys 4th and 5th cousin and Anne and Jane were related to Henry as well which might have impacted the health of any offspring between them.)