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He had two children. The oldest son died at about 15 years old after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and his youngest was Henry the eighth . It was so important to Henry to have a male heir because his hold on the throne was questionable. His mother was Elizabeth of York and her brother should have been king, but in the War of the Roses ( white rose York, red rose Tutor) the Tutor won. Without a son the Yorkest would try to take the crown.

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