Yes, Henry VIII did have a son - well one that was recognized as such, with his Mistress Elizabeth Blount. He was called Henry Fitzroy, and was made Duke Of Richmond and there were plans in the works for him to be named King Of Ireland. If you watched the Tudors, he died as a little boy. In actuality he was about 20 when he died.
There was another child, Henry Carey, son of Anne Bolelyn's sister, Mary, that was born shortly after Henry switched from Mary to Anne. Henry Carey was suspected to have been Henry's son. The problem is that Mary was married right around the time of the pregnancy and without DNA, we can't tell whether he was Henry's or Mary's husband's. They say he bore a STRONG resemblance to the King.
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