Did you see that Henry VIII has replaced Queen Victoria as the Connection Anchor?

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Connectors and other WikiTreers,

As of this morning, King Henry VIII has replaced Queen Victoria in the Connection Finder. That is, Henry VIII will now be the one constant "Connection Anchor" to whom we calculate our degrees of separation.

This change was partly to mix things up for variety, and partly just so that we could do a "How are you related to the King?" feature alongside Elvis Presley at the RootsTech conference this week. (Eowyn has bought cardboard cut-outs of Elvis and Henry VIII for the booth. I promise, we will have pictures!)

If Connectors prefer Victoria we can switch her back next week, or keep Henry VIII for some months and then swap in someone else for variety.

Yours in genealogy,

Chris

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I’d prefer different people maybe every month,  not him permanently. He’s not exactly someone to be admired. Just my opinion.

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I love King Henry the VIII, thanks so much!!!

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I don't think he's anyone to lose your head over - ask his wives!

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I am 25 degrees from King Henry VIII and 22 degrees from Elvis Presley, whoever they are but I am 26 degrees from Eowyn Langholf!!!!!!

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Interesting connections to Henry for both my family and that of my husband's, which takes an entirely different route. And so glad to see the connection stays in Britain rather than taking a passage around the globe.

Can some check the 'total connected' on WikiTree please. It's been stuck on 15,992,322 for the last three days. Needs to 'click' over the 16 million mark!

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I looked at that 16, 18, Elvis Presley, Henry 8th, far too close for comfort given the reputation each one had ... gimme back Uptight Vicky, which at least had the virtue of amusing me despite those so-called 21 degrees of smorgasbord of relationships -- I can just hear what my father would have said about the Presley connection

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I am happy with Henry VIII, I am closer to him that I was with Victoria, my late mother would have been over the moon with the Elvis connection xxx

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It would be nice to see the occasional change and move them around a bit. Say quarterly!

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For a change, I suggest for the next anchor https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Bretagne-28 Anne de Bretagne. 

Answer 1

I'm 17 degrees from King Henry VIII and Elvis,but twenty from Eowyn.I'm also related to Henry since I'm descended from Owen Tudor.

Answer 2

Relationship Finder says ol' King Henry VIII is my 3rd cousin but I don't quite believe that.  I don't think the Scottish lines are accurate enough.  I relate to Eowyn through my Borden line.

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Hmm yes.  The Mackenzie - Stewart marriage is in Scots Peerage, so we're stuck with it as near-official truth.  But I suspect it was a case of, well that's the family story, and I can't disprove it, so I'm going to have to put it in.

Answer 3

I was 32 degrees away from Victoria and am now 28 from Henry, through his sister, her husband, his brother and his sister before it goes the first time downwards to her daughter. Last time I could check with Elisabeth II I was 35 degrees away from her. That might have changed in the meanwhile because most of my connections now go a different path than a year ago, but I can't check it until she will be dead.

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Dunno what's happened there, but clearly the two Henry Stewarts aren't brothers.

Answer 4

It's fun to mix things up a bit!  I'm 16 degrees away from both of the Kings.  

All the best, Janet

Answer 5

Hey Henry VIII "I'm not" so cool...go with it.

Answer 6

Henry VIII is my 3rd cousin 11 times removed. Connected 14. So what?i would much prefer to find links to the great people of their time. Authors, poets, great military figures, artists, scientists, composers. I would not include chefs, motorists, sportsmen, most actors etc, but Howard Hughes might scrape into my list. Each to their own.

Answer 7

Wouldn't most people have a closer cousin relationship to Henry than degree of separation.  I'm at 19 degrees but a possible 7th cousin 16 x removed.

Answer 8

I find it somewhat bizzar that I share fairly tight possible cousin relationships with all of Henry's wives, 3rd,  6th, 7th and 10th cousins but not conections.

Nevermind I am conected. Cousins , duh, sleep deprived brain fart.  Also possible cuz to Parr's hubbies.

Answer 9

I looked and found that Henry VIII (Tudor) of England and I are both descendants of John Beaufort KG making us 3rd cousins 14 times removed.  (uncertain confidence)