Henry VIII Disposed of a Number of Wives Because They

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Multiple Choice

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

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

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