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Family Tree of these wives[edit]

As the article mentioned, all the six wives are descendants of Edward I. I found this site (https://tudorqueen6.com/2012/09/22/english-ancestry-of-the-six-wives-descent-from-edward-i/) about the lineage, although all of them had more than one way to trace ack to Edward I, I would like to make these word into a family tree. How about this? - George6VI (talk) 16:31, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The family tree should probably also include Henry himself, just for reference. 2603:9001:1408:2C69:D08C:CD61:7B9E:52A0 (talk) 17:58, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Coat of Arms Table[edit]

The article is lacking content and is mainly composed of tables. I was thinking we could help make the Coat of Arms Table shorter by making the notes in that table its' own section. (BrittLovesCats (talk) 17:31, 12 October 2020 (UTC))[reply]

How many times did Henry VIII sleep with all his wives? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:DB0A:3801:C189:9808:3B39:FDA0 (talk) 20:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry[edit]

Henry and Jane Seymour are more closely related than the ancestry chart shows. Philippa, Countess of Ulster, is their common ancestor, but she is only shown as an ancestor of Jane on the chart. The Kings of the House of York are all descended from her, as is Henry's mother, Elizabeth of York. NoSeptember 19:21, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It has been fixed now by the template's creator. Keivan.f^Talk 02:30, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Henry VIII[edit]

Which of Henry VIII wives had Edward VI 80.41.132.88 (talk) 18:17, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jane Seymour. Keivan.f^Talk 00:49, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Queen consorts vs queens consort[edit]

Hello. Per Merriam-Webster, our queen consort article and Category:Queens consort, these women should be collectively queens consort. Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) disagrees and says the plural is Queen consorts. My understanding is that "in forming the plurals of compound nouns, the significant word takes the plural form." Thus, rights-of-way, mothers-in-law, chargés d’affaires, prisoners of war, sergeants major, but deputy sheriffs and general counsels.^[1] I would argue that queen is the more significant word here, and thus queens consort should be used. Thoughts? jengod (talk) 17:41, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "USGPO Style Manual 2016" (PDF). p. 80.

The six Thomases[edit]

The last three of the six Thomases listed (Howard, Wriothesley, Cranmer) do not correspond to the fates listed in the mnemonic ("Self-slaughtered, burned, survived"). Both Howard and Wriothesley survived Henry and died natural deaths; Cranmer was the one who burned. None of the six listed are generally accepted to have committed suicide, although it has often been rumored of Wolsey. Clearly, Cranmer should be the fifth; either Howard or Wriothesley could be last (and Howard is the more prominent of the two), but we have no one for the fourth spot. In short, this is a mess. 2601:C6:4100:F980:6100:E6DC:F7FF:EF92 (talk) 01:03, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "USGPO Style Manual 2016" (PDF). p. 80.

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