Henry VIII Disposed of a Number of Wives Because They

question 101

Multiple Choice

Henry VIII disposed of a number of wives because they could not bear him a male child.Morality aside,what was wrong with Henry's strategy to father a male child?

• A)Nothing was wrong with this strategy;eventually,it would work.
• B)Had he kept the same partner,he stood an increased chance of fathering a male child with each successive pregnancy.
• C)Henry failed to appreciate that he was 50% responsible for the sex of his offspring.
• D)Henry's genes,not his wives',determined the sex of his offspring.

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