• DOI:10.1017/S0018246X10000452
Corpus ID: 159499333

A NEW EXPLANATION FOR THE REPRODUCTIVE WOES AND MIDLIFE DECLINE OF HENRY VIII*

@article{Whitley2010ANE,
  title={A NEW EXPLANATION FOR THE REPRODUCTIVE WOES AND MIDLIFE DECLINE OF HENRY VIII*},
  author={C. Whitley and K. Kramer},
  journal={The Historical Journal},
  year={2010},
  volume={53},
  pages={827 - 848}
}

• C. Whitley, K. Kramer
• Published 2010
• Sociology
• The Historical Journal

ABSTRACT Henry VIII's first two wives experienced multiple pregnancies culminating in late-term miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal mortality. After his fortieth birthday, the king's mental and physical health underwent rapid deterioration. In this article, we argue that both his reproductive troubles and his midlife pathologies can be explained if Henry VIII were positive for the Kell blood group. A Kell negative woman who has multiple pregnancies with a Kell positive male will suffer… Expand

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