CONTROVERSIES of the Tudors

Historical Controversies that surround The Tudors Characters 500 years later we are still guessing the answers about so many controversial questions! Click the highlighted links below to learn more

	King Henry VIII Controversies Who was the real Henry behind his many Masks? Did Henry have syphilis? How much did Henry weigh? What did Henry die of?
	Katherine of Aragon Controversies Was Katherine a virgin when she married Henry? How many miscarriages did she have? Why could she not produce a son who survived?
	Mary Boleyn Controversies Did Mary bear King Henry's Children? Which sister was older Anne or Mary? (see Birthdate controversy on Anne's page)
	Anne Boleyn Controversies Did Anne really have a 6th finger? Why could she not produce a son who survived? Did she have a deformed foetus? How old was she when she was executed? What caused her downfall?
	Sir Thomas More Controversies Saint or religious fanatic?
	Jane Seymour Controversies Did Jane have a part in Anne Boleyn's downfall? Did Jane have a C section?
	Anne of Cleves Controversies Was she really as ugly as a "flanders mare?
	Thomas Cromwell Controversies Was Thomas the architect of the fall of the Boleyns? What part did he have in the reformation and was Henry his helpless victim? Was Thomas executed for arranging the disastrous marriage with Anne of Cleves? Was he really a villain?
	Katherine Howard Controversies Was Katherine the wanton she is portrayed to be? Was she the victim of sexual harassment?
No known or disputed Contemporary Portraits of Jane Boleyn	Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford Controversies Did she testify against her husband and his sister Anne Boleyn and why? Why did she assist Katherine Howard in her assignations?
	Princess Mary Tudor Controversies Did Mary really turn into the "Bloody Mary" she is portrayed as later in life? Why did she have Cranmer executed when he recanted several times? What happened with the phantom pregnancy?
	Princess Elizabeth Tudor Controversies What did Elizabeth think of her mother Anne Boleyn? Was she really a virgin all her life? What happened with Thomas Seymour?