Henry VIII Disposed of a Number of Wives Because They

Multiple Choice

Henry VIII disposed of a number of wives because they would not bear him a male child. Morality aside, what was wrong with Henry's strategy to bear a male child?

A) Nothing was wrong with this strategy; eventually this will work.
B) Had he kept the same partner, he stood an increased chance of having a male child with each successive pregnancy.
C) Henry failed to appreciate that he was 50 percent responsible for the sex of his offspring.
D) Henry's genes determined the sex of his offspring, not his wives'.