James And His New Wife Would Lose Ten Children

The Duke of York, Anne’s father, faced a heartbreaking and mysterious series of losses, with each of the ten children born to him and his new wife meeting tragic fates. This inexplicable pattern of stillbirths and infant deaths left Anne’s father and stepmother grappling with profound grief.

Little did Anne know that this pattern of sorrow would cast its shadow over her own maternal experiences in the years to come.

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