Which wife had two stillborn children?

Which wife had two stillborn children?

• A. Catherine of Aragon
• B. Anne Boleyn
• C. Jane Seymour
• D. Anne of Cleves

Answer: (B)

The question is testing knowledge of Tudor royal pregnancies and who produced two pregnancies that ended before birth. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, experienced multiple pregnancies in which no surviving child was born until Elizabeth. Two of her pregnancies ended in stillbirths or miscarriages, making her associated with two such failed pregnancies, while the daughter Elizabeth survived. In contrast, Catherine of Aragon had a surviving daughter Mary (and other pregnancies that did not yield a living heir), Jane Seymour produced a healthy son Edward VI, and Anne of Cleves had no children. The pattern of two failed pregnancies best fits Anne Boleyn.

The question is testing knowledge of Tudor royal pregnancies and who produced two pregnancies that ended before birth. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, experienced multiple pregnancies in which no surviving child was born until Elizabeth. Two of her pregnancies ended in stillbirths or miscarriages, making her associated with two such failed pregnancies, while the daughter Elizabeth survived. In contrast, Catherine of Aragon had a surviving daughter Mary (and other pregnancies that did not yield a living heir), Jane Seymour produced a healthy son Edward VI, and Anne of Cleves had no children. The pattern of two failed pregnancies best fits Anne Boleyn.