Posted on 01/28/2018 9:43:51 AM PST by beaversmom
He looked very similar to his maternal grandfather, Edward 4, who was about 6 foot 3 or 5, depending on what you read. He also went to seed quickly, indulging in booze and women and overeating and died early, leaving his brother to clean up his mess.
It’s gay Robert Baratheon!!
"...and #6 he dated Helen Thomas"
Robert Baratheon, of course, was a huge, athletic man, a deadly warrior. He killed Rhaegar, which was quite a feat. Upon becoming king, he got fat. Very much modeled on Henry VIII.
Henry VIII was nearly fatally injured in jousting tournaments, twice. Once in 1524 when a lance struck in him the face, and probably gave him a serious concussion as he had migraines ever afterwards. In 1536 he was knocked from his horse, which was also in full armor, and the horse fell on him. He was unconscious for 2 hours and afterward suffered from an ulcerated leg the rest of his life
Also in the twenty years before his death, his waist size went from something like 32 inches to 54 inches
Yes, Ill concur with that....He was a badass gone to seed. But he didn’t have Henry’s marriage sensibilities or history might be different.
Henry VIII was a nasty human being.
Thanks for the post, beaversmom.
Henry was also knocked out at that same tournament, and was unconscious for several hours. There was a fear he would die. Anne Boleyn miscarried as a result. There’s been speculation by today’s medical doctors, that the change in his personality may have been caused by his head wound.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester certainly cleaned up Edward IV’s mess by declaring his children bastards, naming himself King Richard III, and murdering his two nephews, Richard, Duke of York, and Edward V.
Henry VIII was a nasty human being
One of the very few things the French have done correctly was to EXECUTE all royalty, root and stem.
Nobility is the equivalent of organized crime.
His gout was so severe, he was on 250 drops of laudanum a day.
The cat goes in time out.
The alleged real King was a man who was living in Australia...Mike Hastings.
Here's a link to an article reporting his death, as well as info regarding the claims:
Nobility is the equivalent of organized crime.
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It will never change.
Most of the French now have a love affair with their Secular Humanist masters. There is no difference, actually.
The Series The Tudors...
Fantastic, watched it all on Netflix about a year ago. Very well done show and very interesting. Strongly recommend it.
His daughter turned out to be almost as bad as him!
A macabre tale of the death and burial of Henry VIII
It's long, but worth the read.
Yes, there is that theory that he was the son of a commoner; an archer, I believe. I think because his mother at one point called him a son of a bitch!
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