How many children did Henry VIII have including both legitimate and bastard children?

Henry VIII had three legitimate children: Mary I, Elizabeth I and Edward VI, and one recognised illegitimate child: Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond. There is controversy regarding the Carey children, Mary Boleyn's children Henry and Catherine, and also others like John Perrot, Thomas Stukeley and Ethelreda Malte - see http://www.elizabethfiles.com/elizabeth-is-early-life-illegitimate-siblings/4797/

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  1. on Anne’s wikipedia is says she had three pregnancies after Elizabeth, which is what i had recalled reading in fiction and nonfiction….but i thought on here Claire you had said she only had three pregnancies in total?

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