Will there ever be a fat Henry VIII?
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RedBaron92 — 10 years ago(April 06, 2015 06:54 AM)
In all these new incarnations of Henry VIII he is fit and studly. I would like to see an obese and disgusting Henry VIII, with his 54 inch waist or whatever, and a servant wiping his butt because Henry can't reach it!
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digitaldiva — 10 years ago(April 06, 2015 02:58 PM)
Thank you, peggygeordie. I don't think some posters realize that Henry injured himself in a joust and almost died when he was 44. Not only did he become obese from inactivity, his personality changed and he became a monster.
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RedBaron92 — 10 years ago(April 06, 2015 07:37 PM)
I know what caused him to get fat and when. Just these shows seem to avoid fat Henry. Wasn't he obese for the latter 4 of his 6 wives? These shows seem to always end before he gets large. Is it too much to ask for a fat Henry? Just like his most famous portrait?
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digitaldiva — 10 years ago(April 06, 2015 09:13 PM)
The novel ends in 1535, the year before Henry's infamous accident. The second novel does show the later Henry. As another poster noted, if you want to see a fat Henry VIII, there is always Charles Laughton.
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bridgetjones12002 — 10 years ago(April 06, 2015 10:37 PM)
As another poster noted, if you want to see a fat Henry VIII, there is always Charles Laughton.
I happen to be a great Charles Laughton fan, but OMG, when I saw his "Henry VIII" and him stuffing his face with the greasy chicken legs, I just couldn't take it seriously. I've seen many versions and that one is on my list as the worst one.
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shellieeyre — 10 years ago(April 07, 2015 05:11 AM)
I know what caused him to get fat and when. Just these shows seem to avoid fat Henry. Wasn't he obese for the latter 4 of his 6 wives?
Well we're barely up to number three in this, so
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KatharineFanatic — 10 years ago(November 01, 2015 08:21 PM)
Henry was already becoming a monster before his fall in the joust.
His brutal, ruthless, cruel, emotionally vindictive and merciless treatment of Katharine of Aragon predates his accident. He was showing nasty tendencies as early as 1525; even before that, he was displacing blame for anything that displeased him and using nearby victims (like Katharine) as a scapegoat for his displeasure. -
pstudier — 10 years ago(April 06, 2015 07:16 PM)
You should watch "The Six Wives of Henry VIII":
http://www.imdb.com/board/10066714/?ref_=nv_sr_5
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greenegg — 10 years ago(April 12, 2015 01:38 PM)
Six Wives of Henry VIII is so much better than this drivel. I've had writing students who are scarcely literate write far better than Mantel. I fell asleep during the first episode, and I like Damian Lewis.
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peggygeordie — 10 years ago(April 14, 2015 11:14 AM)
It may not be to your taste but I doubt people who write "drivel" win the Man Booker Prize - twice. Just because you don't enjoy someone's style is no reason to say they don't have talent or to make ridiculous comparisons. I'm sure the books are boring to quite a few literate people and works of genius to others. But this doesn't make them inept. It just means people have different taste in literature.
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