1 July - No legitimate heir for Henry VIII

On this day in Tudor history, 1st July 1536, less than two months after the execution of Anne Boleyn, Parliament passed legislation that meant that the king had no legitimate heirs. How strange!
 
Find out more in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this as a video here:

https://youtu.be/MpcB3jY2Pi4
 
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Claire Ridgway

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