[autumnraine]

This is my favorite period in history as well as my love for the Tudors and all their drama.

I often wonder if he didn’t suffer from diabetes (of course the reopening the wound didn’t help, but unmanaged, diabetes can cause severe mood swings and confusion.

[PrincessB]

There are some scholars who believe that he and his sister Margaret suffered from Type II Diabetes. They both displayed many of the symptoms.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

A buddy in the roofing industry from years ago wore a 52 long sport coat and fits this to a tee... My goodness, he could eat.

[Hoosier Catholic Momma]

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?

[colorado tanker]

The Tudor period is fascinating. Only because of the gift for government of the Henry's and Elizabeth's brilliance did England not fight it's Civil War at this time.