Having unfulfilled his goal of a male heir, King Henry VIII of England, married six women and left behind a country on the edge of breaking. His self-destructive journey began at the age of seventeen. When his father Henry VIII began his turbulent journey to provide the Tudor family with a male heir to carry on the royal lineage; however, unlike his ancestors, Henry VIII was willing to go to great lengths in order to fulfill this goal. After marrying six wives and having multiple dead children, two dead sons, and two healthy vibrant daughters, Henry VIII's expectations fell quite short of his idea. Instead of creating a future full of strong male leaders he became dominated by the women who so many times were unable to provide him with the male sons he wanted. Because of Henry VIII's selfish ambitions, the many women in his life became the reason for his downfall.
             As the first wife of Henry VIII (Henry VIII 1), Catherine of Aragon, a devout and well educated woman (Dwyer 32), became subjected to Henry VIII's drive for a male heir. Shortly after their marriage on June 17, 1509, Catherine found herself pregnant. Their first child was born in January 1510 (Catherine of Aragon 2). When this premature baby died almost immediately, Catherine became pregnant once again. With this pregnancy Henry VIII found himself the father of a baby boy. Prince Henry was born on January 1, 1511. Five days after his birth, he was christened and many joyous celebrations followed (Catherine of Aragon 2). The celebrations came to an abrupt halt with Prince Henry died fifty-two days later (Catherine of Aragon 2). Following soon after Prince Henry's death, Catherine had another miscarriage. Not willing to give up, Catherine became pregnant once again and gave birth to a healthy girl named Mary. She was born in February of 1516 and lived a healthy life. After the birth of Mary, two more pregnancies followed; both of which were stillbirth...