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From the mighty Wikipedia, in the article on Henry VIII:
Technically, Henry was married only twice. Four of his marriages were annulled, which technically means they never happened at all.
In other words, four of his marriages were retconned out of existence, like the original Supergirl :-)
By the way, the links from the Henry article provide yet further evidence of Wikipedia's insane greatness. There are articles on Henry's chief mistresses, almost all of his children (illegitimate or legitimate), including a couple who only lived for a day, and even his court jester.
Edit: yet more exciting historical trivia! It seems that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (mistress and then wife of Prince Charles), is not only descended from Alice Keppel, the mistress of Edward VII (which I knew), but also from Arnold Joost van Keppel, catamite of William III!1 It's a wonder the Keppel clan still get invited to Royal garden parties, really...
1 Whom some of you may remember from Quicksilver...
Technically, Henry was married only twice. Four of his marriages were annulled, which technically means they never happened at all.
In other words, four of his marriages were retconned out of existence, like the original Supergirl :-)
By the way, the links from the Henry article provide yet further evidence of Wikipedia's insane greatness. There are articles on Henry's chief mistresses, almost all of his children (illegitimate or legitimate), including a couple who only lived for a day, and even his court jester.
Edit: yet more exciting historical trivia! It seems that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (mistress and then wife of Prince Charles), is not only descended from Alice Keppel, the mistress of Edward VII (which I knew), but also from Arnold Joost van Keppel, catamite of William III!1 It's a wonder the Keppel clan still get invited to Royal garden parties, really...
1 Whom some of you may remember from Quicksilver...