But In 1516 He Was Still In His Twenties - Tumblr Posts

No problem! Here’s the source:

👋 On The Tudor Trail is generally a good source , but that was actually a misquote by Weir; Henry VIII said ‘by God’s Grace, boys will follow’ after the birth of Mary by Katherine of Aragon. I do agree with the general sentiment of the post, however! Eric Ives also writes about how Anne’s first pregnancy was difficult and Henry was praying that she would survive.

Ah yeah now that I looked it up I'm getting conflicting accounts about whether he said it to Anne or Katherine, I'll remove it from the the post. Thanks for letting me know!