Henry VIII and That English Sweat, Part 1: A ...

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You could smell Henry VIII's rotting legs from three rooms by the end. He was in constant pain, barely able to move. Yet he never loosed his grip on the lives of everyone around him. Could he squeeze in one last wife? One final execution? How did the bloodiest monarch in English ...  Show more

Henry VIII was considered amongst the most charismatic and consequential of Kings, marrying six times and establishing the Church of England, what explains his physical and mental downfall later in life? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee ...  Show more