I have often wondered that myself (about the diabetes I mean). I LOVE this period of history—it’s better than a soap opera. Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser have great books on his six wive—have you read either of them?
I love BOTH of them!! And Phillipa Gregory too.
Another big Tudor history fan here. Thanks for the book tips. Have you read Margaret George’s big fat historical novel “The Autobiography of Henry VIII with Notes by His Fool, Will Somers”? Very readable and for the most part well researched.
If you like those two then you must be familiar with Carolly Erickson as well.