What Was Wrong with Henry VIII’s Legs? The Historical Evidence
What really caused Henry VIII's troublesome legs? I've been investigating the contemporary accounts of his leg ulcers, fistulas…
Henry VIII jousting accident
What if Henry VIII had died in the jousting accident of 1536: who would have succeeded him¿
Explore the intriguing "what-if" scenario of King Henry VIII's potential death after a jousting accident in 1536. Who…
Anne Boleyn Questions – Just how serious was Henry VIII’s 1536 jousting accident?
As you know, I’ve been doing a daily “on this day in Tudor history” video for the Anne…
24 January 1536 – To be unconscious or not to be unconscious? That is the question
On this day in history, 24th January 1536, the forty-four-year-old King Henry VIII suffered an accident while jousting…
10 March 1524 – King Henry VIII has an accident
On this day in history, 10th March 1524, thirty-two-year-old King Henry VIII suffered a jousting accident. The king…
10 March 1524 – Henry VIII laughs off a jousting accident
It is easy to forget when looking at later portraits of Henry VIII and hearing about him being…
24 January 1536 – “A miracle he was not killed”
On 24th January 1536, at a joust at Greenwich Palace, fourty-four year-old King Henry VIII suffered a fall,…