Shakespeare Anagram: Henry VIII
Earlier this week, I attempted to answer the question of whether Henry VIII has any living descendants, but I fear my answer may have been a bit too long winded. Perhaps I could deliver a more succinct answer if I made an anagram from the speech in Shakespeare where Henry talks about his daughter Elizabeth.
From Henry VIII:
O lord archbishop!
Thou hast made me now a man: never, before
This happy child, did I get any thing.
This oracle of comfort has so pleas’d me,
That when I am in heaven, I shall desire
To see what this child does, and praise my Maker.
Shift around the letters, and it becomes:
Henry VIII has no descendants that live.
Hail papa! From each of the four mommies, the Eighth had a hip kid: Catholic Mary, bastard Henry, wise Bess, and little Edward.
These had no more. His chromosomal line was stopped. Gone.
January 19th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Brilliant!
(:
January 19th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Welcome, Hallie!
And thanks for the compliment! It’s always fun to see the blog appreciated by new readers.
November 24th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
too bad his bloodline wasn’t continued. Although I am a descendant of Jane Seymour. This comes only from my mothers side, so my last name is different.
April 25th, 2013 at 4:17 am
I would draw your attention to the son of Perrot ap Rice 1600 one John Rice1624 of Dedham, Ma. He has 24 of 25 DNA markers the same as or older than William Owen Tudor of Wales….#268833 FYI
February 26th, 2014 at 6:23 pm
I am one of the descendants of King Henry VIII. No joke. I have an ancestry.com account and I traced back to King Henry VIII. He had an illegitimate son with Agnes Blewitt, born in 1509 and died in 1575. Richard lived with his mother Agnes and her husband, adjacent to King Henry’s hunting lodge in Somerset, England. There were no records of Richard, but he had many great opportunities as a young adult, including a post at Christ Church College in Oxford. Finally, he was included in the inner circle of the royal family, both during the lifetime and after the death of King Henry VIII. This was the pattern of favoritism shown other known bastard children of Henry VIII. A book on the subject was written in 1992 by David Dean Edwards called ‘Edward’s Legacy’
January 8th, 2015 at 1:30 am
I guess we are some sort of cousin, Mikeala! According to ancestry.com, I am a descendant of Henry VIII through his illegitimate son, Henry Carey. Although, Mary Boleyn was married to a Mr. Carey at the time, she was also Henry VIII’s mistress. What I’ve read indicates that her son, Henry, was conceived while she was still the king’s mistress. There are contemporary eye witnesses who commented on how much Henry looked like the king. In my opinion, the son’s name of Henry would be an indication that he was named after his natural father. I can’t imagine Mary’s legal husband would have been too keen in the child being named after his wife’s lover if the son had biologically been his! However, physical resemblance and the name are not proof positive of the younger Henry’s lineage, however, it does make the relationship quite probable.
As for living descendants, since Henry Carey sired twenty-three children with most of them reaching adulthood and reproducing, I would imagine Henry VIII has thousands of living descendants!
February 28th, 2015 at 7:17 am
I have been having visions & dreams and I think I’m related somewhere in this mess as well. I guess I should start with a DNA and see if lends any clues. Aside from the financial aspect, I think I’m a little scared to find out. Not something to be proud of if you know what I mean. Although I too have Cushing’s Disease. Which is the most probable diagnosis for Henry assumed by medical professionals of this time.
June 20th, 2015 at 5:52 am
I just want you to know that I am not a descendant of Henry Viii
July 15th, 2015 at 3:21 am
Sir John Perrott, son of Mary Berkeley, was believed to be the son of Henry Vlll.
September 23rd, 2015 at 2:15 am
Have not been on this site for a while, but here’s some news: A direct male to male descendant of Dr. Richard Edwards son of Agness Blewitt and alleged son of Henry VIII recently completed his DNA test and it came back Haplogroup “R”…..That’s quite an old DNA line. Dr. Edwardes received his extensive education paid for by the King we call Henry VIII so that’s possibly still a viable line of the Tudor male Line. There are no known other surviving male lines of John Perratt 1528 son of Mary Berkely Pughe. He had 3 sons and all died without male heirs…However, he fostered a child named John Perratt II 1565 recorded at Oxford university in 1580 as son of Knight of Pembrokshire and Carew. He was enrolled along with foster brother William Perrott 1564 and Sir James Perrott MP of Havorford West Wales. Perratt II had a successful record of having children though he was not married that we know of. My 6th ggf is alleged to be his grandson by Perrott ap Rice 1598 of Tenby Wales who disappeared about 1640 and started life over in America. The named father of John Perrott II is Sir Robert Dudley of Liescester who had a Tudor wife named Devereaux. We can’t name a mother: but the line my 6th great grandfather comes from has 91% agreement with the Sutton Dudley lines of England….so Likely true that Sir Robert was his father. Males by the name of STUCKLEY and Thomas Dudley do have male line successors so if your ancestory connects to them you could be a grandson of Henry VIII but only if your Haplogroup = R or R1 D. Charles Rice 1948
March 28th, 2016 at 10:18 pm
I am decendant of william edwards & agnes blewett his wife there son was Richard 1500’s how do you explain this the spin off went as far as new Amsterdam being saved by pirate robert edwards his reward from queen Anne was 77 acers of manhattan corner of wall street and Broadway trinity church
October 29th, 2016 at 12:45 am
Dear Mr Edwards: I have not heard of your story mentioned above. Kindly E mail me at dalecrice@live.com or Face book contact for D. Charles Rice which gives a capsulated version of my search. The last Edwards I spoke to said they had R1 haplogroup which is correct for most people named Perrott. However: If King Hal were the father of John Perrott of Parquito Point and Lawrence Perrott were his son…then the Haplogroup has to be I or I-1. If you like please email me and advise if you are either of those two possible blood groups. D. Charles Rice 1948
June 29th, 2021 at 6:04 pm
Hi everyone:
I had my DNA done through 23 & Me several years ago, and the results say that I share the same DNA as King Henry V111. How do you interpret the results?
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen A. Kendal- MacIver