To have a spair son if Edward died.the saying goes 'have a heir and a spair'.
Henry VIII wanted to remarry as his wife, Catherine of Aragon, didn't give him a son, but a daughter.
If I'm correct, they didn't remarry. Anne was executed.
Henry VIII was his famous son
Henry VIII beheaded Anne Boleyn to simply get a son. Anne Boleyn could not produce one and Henry got Furious.Henry did not get what he wanted, so he selfishly executed her. He could now not have a son which would take on the throne. Next in line was Edward VI.
he wanted to divorce and remarry
So he could remarry.
No, she maintained that she was still his loyal wife until her death.
Henry VIII
There were two Henry Tudors. The first, Henry VII, began his reign in 1485 after the defeat of King Richard III at Bosworth Field. Henry vll son, Henry VIII, began his reign in 1509 upon the death of his father. When his father had DIED Henry's son took Henry's place
Yes, they were father and son.
He was Henry VIII's first illegitimate son and the only one that Henry acknowledged.
King Edward VI as the only legitimate son of Henry VIII, he died when he was 15.