Opening The Coffins Of Henry VIII And His Six Wives

He was the most notorious and brutal King that has ever ruled over England, and he is most remembered for his six wives. Henry VIII was a man who changed the face of History forever, as did his wives but two of them met a very horrific end inside of the Tower of London. But in the years after their deaths, there were many times in which the remains of Henry VIII’s wives were exhumed, dug up and even desecrated by curious individuals wanting to see if the history books were correct. The graves were disturbed and the earth where they were buried was broken, but also their coffins were opened and what these people discovered was remarkable. This is opening the coffins of Henry VIII and his six wives.

[@ladymeghenderson9337]

You can't blame Mary and Elizabeth for not being prepared to cough up for a grand tomb for their father particularly after the way he treated them and their mothers

[@lovelyy._.lauren]

That's my argument too haha. Although Mary and Catharine were treated significantly worse in my opinion, because they were the only true legitimate family of Henry (again in my opinion).

[@Janellabelle]

Im so glad they did not.

[@dmeblue]

Anne Boleyn made that speech to save her daughter, Elizabeth.

[@elenalatici9568]

Interesting. Where might find that information? 🙏

[@dmeblue]

@@elenalatici9568 trolls go home

[@DSTH323]

He acknowledged he "sinned a great deal". Now there's the understatement of that century!

[@mulgakoldas2692]

Sure glad I'm saved and never acted like him. Would rather be a poor person than a wealthy person .

[@jaykay1053]

Didn’t VIII fashion a corrupt version of Roman Catholicism to create the Church of England by: 1) Replacing the pope with himself as head of the church; 2) Removing the confessional requirement by folding generic confession into the creeds instead confessing to a “priest”; 3) Eliminating the saints as required intermediaries to pray to god; and 4) Of course, by allowing divorce and re-marriage within the church so he could divorce as many wives as he wanted to. Basically, he made it up as he went along, right? Please correct where/if I’ve got it wrong. It has been a while since I studied this stuff as an Anglican. 😉

[@653j521]

@@mulgakoldas2692 Not a choice for most of us. :)

[@bettyleeist]

I can’t understand the history of Henry the 8th!I know,that England is very proud of their history,and they would talk about this a great deal if you were to visit there.I guess,this is why we’ve ‘inherited”this history for ourselves.It’s probably,because,it’s alway’s interesting 🤔 to hear 👂 about.After all,our American 🇺🇸 history isn’t this old,and our history is very different from that of England.So,this is why we alway’s ’tune in’to this history on You-tube.

[@TheRealKingS197]

​@653j521 it most certainly is a choice...Just don't be a piece of shit🤷🏼‍♂️I find it quite easy to do honestly...

[@carmona67]

It’s strange in this day and age that there haven’t been more current photos of the burial chambers of King Henry VIII.

[@samueltriggs]

Fantastic video! Catherine Parr is my 1st cousin 15x removed and her uncle William who raised her was my distant great grandfather. I love hearing about her history.

[@gloriarangott8803]

How fascinating 🤔 for you❤

[@cherylcummins5209]

What does removed mean?

[@samueltriggs]

@@cherylcummins5209 Just means the amount of generations back, so x15 removed is 15 generations back

[@kasie680]

Oh wow that’s an epic claim to fame!! ❤

[@samueltriggs]

@@kasie680 Ah it's surprisingly common, there's probably several thousand descendants, if you trace you're ancestry no doubt along one of the maternal or paternal lines you'll find interesting connections somewhere

[@user-fq8rs7rz3i]

Katherine of Aragon should have been taken home for burial. At least her family would’ve respected her. Shame on the people who desecrated her remains.

[@francescaderimini4422]

To this day there is hatred against her because of her Catholicism.

[@CQ-369]

Absolutely. It's a shame the daughter of the monarchs of Spain is buried under the floorboards of an English (Protestant) chapel.

[@annaverano5843]

Nothing cold

[@Janellabelle]

​​@@annaverano5843absolutely. She probably was so, so against such a thing in her lifetime! Thanks for pointing that out and NOT buried by her true royal title- Queen for 20 years.

[@susanmorgan8833]

Katherine received no noticeable support from her family following Henry divorcing her. No financial or emotional support was given.

[@cherylmahaffey6184]

Sad and disgusting that you can’t even have your body be expected to rest in peace because of curiosity and theives.

[@653j521]

Grave robbing is an age old practice, including stealing mummies and desecrating burial mounds. Expecting your body to be left alone is a recent notion. Before that, the expectation was the opposite.

[@automnejoy5308]

@@653j521 Still, actually dancing with the corpse is a whole new level of psychopathy.

[@marianpaige5275]

0 ppl inutomnejoy5308

[@jobentley4522]

😮n1

[@brittany3559]

When it comes to Catherine Howard, since her sentence was carried out in private, I do wonder if she actually confessed in her speech or if that is just what the king wanted the palace to report she said.

[@jimtalbott9535]

I couldn’t put that past Henry at all.

[@davidflint12]

I have read and seen a lot of documentary’s about Henry and his rein and wife’s for years. This is the first I have heard anything this detailed about their deaths and burials. Excellent work. Henry the VIII is the extreme definition of a tyrant and misogynist.

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Puts me in mind of Prince H.

[@rondamelendez7523]

The correct spelling would be "reign" not "rein" as if you were riding a horse. But to be fair, back in those days, that is how men compared to sleeping with women -- as if they were riding a horse. LOL I wouldn't have lasted very long because I would have sure said something about it!

[@653j521]

Sounds as if his personality changed after brain damage.

[@davidflint12]

@@653j521 I believe he had already disrupted his country by breaking with the Catholic Church to screw Ann before the accident. Very high functioning narcissist

[@gr8hnd10]

documentaries not documentary’s

[@Witchofthewoods.]

The fascination and intrigue of this King & I find the Queens ever so interesting! 🏰

[@Figgatella]

Ironically, Anne of Cleves was the most beautiful of all the wives!

[@noszagh]

I thought Henry rejected her as no good looking.

[@ms.keyshawineglass7590]

​@@noszaghHe regarded her as ugly but I can't help but to think that she might have been the wife might given him multiple sons.

[@raaf4678]

​@@noszaghhe was humiliated by her because after a stupid sudden visit in the middle of the night in her bedchambers, she freaked out, and called him a hideous nasty smelling old man.

[@ritaenoel9884]

noszagh. I believe he said, "I like her not" when he saw her photo.

[@Marlaina]

I heard that he insulted her because she hurt his ego when he kissed her before she knew who he was. That interaction soured the marriage.

[@lorchid23]

What was it with so many people thinking it would ever be appropriate, under any circumstances, to repeatedly dig up and glare at corpses???

[@pattyrobinson1458]

Morbid curiosity

[@cutekanjii]

Just shows the change in the culture (for the worse) on this case. In other things its better but when it comes to respect for the dead and that sort of thing aswell as morals of adultery etc has totaly gone down today.

[@bettierusso5410]

I wholeheartedly agree! An Archeologist is nothing more than a glorified grave robber. It is abhorrent that because of their study in college in history, they are given access to the graves they rob and desecrate the graves of people who have been buried in the ground to finally rest all "in the name of science and history"...though I believe it is a precious few that ever rest in peace. I am quite sure these people never entered their graves with the thought of some disgusting human digging them up and taking their clothes off and anything they can find of value and selling them for money.

[@lorchid23]

@@bettierusso5410 - Your comment is being censored by the algorithm. It came through my replies, but isn’t showing when I try to view it from comments. 🧐

[@susanmorgan8833]

Given that so many of the nobles had to be well acquainted with Henry's temper, you would have thought the relatives of Catherine Howard, who must have had some idea of her prior sexual history, would have thought better of positioning her to attract the king's attention. Obviously not too terribly aware of the court atmosphere, her liaison with Culpepper doomed them both. Henry may have broken down into tears on hearing of the betrayal, but it did not save her from the block.

[@ashscheesecakes2064]

I always assumed that the acquisition of the king's attention trumped all, Especially in this situation when you had a young and pretty yet immature girl at your disposal.

[@PeachysMom]

⁠@@ashscheesecakes2064this. Her welfare didn’t matter to any of them. Gaining ties to Henry was their priority.

[@susanstarling7543]

He was the King and his sexual appetite was notorious .By the time his third or fourth wife was deposed, I would have thought long and hard before crawling into his bed.His voracious sexual appetite could be fatal to young women blinded by the light of his grandeous life style and wandering eye.He was a misogynistic before it was popular!

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Yup...politics...some things have not changed!@@PeachysMom

[@jademoon5103]

Catherine Howard did not have very good people,around her guiding her. Her parents I believe died and she was being raised by a 70 year old woman who didn’t really know what was going on. Inadequate supervision and support.

[@brober]

Interesting that Queen Elizabeth I had 44 years to upgrade the graves of her parents yet chose not to. Says a lot. BTW She made sure her own tomb in Westminster Abbey was quite elaborate.

[@lovelyy._.lauren]

Like mother like daughter I'd say 😂 Or even her father lol

[@SubRosa123]

There was never a politically beneficial time for her to do so. She made sure everyone knew she was the daughter of a king, and she wore a ring with her mother's image in it until her death.

[@brober]

Damning with faint praise.@@SubRosa123

[@janesawyer1342]

I can understand the curiosity, but I kind of wish these women's bodies would just be allowed to lie. Didn't they go through enough with their husband?

[@walkabout16]

In Tudor halls where shadows lingered long, A king arose, his reign both fierce and strong. Henry VIII, a name etched in history's scroll, A tale of wives, of power, a gripping knoll. Six queens, their stories woven in the past, A web of love and strife, a die was cast. Within the Tower's cold and ancient keep, Lies secrets shrouded, where the spirits weep. The earth disturbed, a morbid curiosity, Seeking truth in coffins, a grim velocity. The restless souls of queens long laid to rest, Unveiling tales of love, and death's cruel jest. Katherine of Aragon, first to share his throne, In death, her silent sorrows now are known. Anne Boleyn, accused of treason's sting, Her fate entwined with a severed queenly string. Jane Seymour, gentle queen of tender grace, Mother of an heir, in death, a peaceful place. Anne of Cleves, divorced with fortune's smile, Her grave revisited, a curious trial. Catherine Howard, youth and folly's prey, In shadows deep, her innocence did sway. The final wife, Catherine Parr, a widow's grace, Her final rest disturbed, time cannot erase. Coffins opened, secrets laid bare, Whispers of the past, a haunting air. Bones that once held regal might, Now tell a tale of a tumultuous night. Henry's reign, a tempestuous tide, Love, betrayal, in history doth abide. As coffins close, the echoes slowly fade, Yet, the tales of six queens in the silence cascade. In the Tower's grip, where echoes linger, A chapter closed, yet their voices still whisper. Henry and his wives, entwined in fate's decree, A ghostly dance through time's dark tapestry.

[@Mary-AnnThorson]

Hello , what is the name of this poem , also who wrote it ? Thank-you !

[@dansparkes6628]

Really enjoyed this. My niece and nephew were christened in St Peters chapel (due to a family member being the Yeoman Gaoler at the time). The Tower is the one place that once it's closed to the public, it still feels full and alive.

[@mikefarley6206]

Thoroughly appreciated your research. I am related to Katherine Howard. My family maintains the authentic lineage documents that have been carefully maintained and cared for. The collection includes documents that would be of interest to researchers and offer proof of her lack of readiness and youthful innocence that led to her downfall.

[@thomashunt6123]

I am glad rhat your family is doubly maintaining and caring for these "documents,." What practical people they were to prepare readiness to marry documents. Too bad they weren't able to use them to save her life.

[@emstirling-is4nu]

I'm sure the Museum could be helpful.

[@Stphne1968]

What an honor to be related to such a beautiful queen. She was so young and naive and her carefree innocence was taken advantage of by Henry and other men who pursued her both before and after she was married. Of all the wives Henry victimized and failed, he failed Katherine Howard the most. She had no training and no understanding of what she was getting into when she married him. He showered a teenage girl who grew up without two parents or adequate education or supervision with lavish expensive gifts and pulled her into a life so drastically different than what she had known, yet expected her to know better and be better as the wife of a king than he ever was as a husband who had never been faithful to anyone. My heart breaks for her and the family and friends she left behind. Bless you and your family for so carefully preserving and maintaining those records, she was an important figure in history and should never be forgotten.

[@margodellicarpini3541]

What a treasure! Have you shared them with scholars to add to The record?

[@faniv7701]

Very good job is done on this video. The only thing that bothered me a bit was repeating the same things

[@dawnnichols7742]

Why is it ok to open any coffin except to use DNA for criminal evidence.

[@quietone748]

Well-documented, but by the time you got to Catherine Howard's section, it started to be confusing because you kept repeating the same information about the Victorian era restoration of the chapel at the Tower, and again repeated the findings on Anne Boleyn's remains, although this had to do with Catherine Howard. It would have been better to edit out the repetitions, in my mind.

[@leeboriack8054]

The irony of such a treacherous and selfish individual as head of the Church of England.

[@Stitchwitchstitch]

Isn’t that usually the case, for anyone at the center of a religious group?

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

It was all about him.

[@cattymajiv]

@@Stitchwitchstitch Always ! ! !

[@653j521]

@@Stitchwitchstitch Jesus?

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Yeah well if it wasn’t for him you wouldn’t have education for the masses and would still be under the control of the Catholic Church. Burning at the stake for freedom of speech. His actions freed us from that bs. The world moved on from the dark ages after this.

[@cleocatra9324]

He made HIMSELF the church head

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Indeed...he was R.C. but could not get divorced so he changed to Protestism, made himself the Head of the Church (albeit Anglin) to divorce the wives.

[@colleenrabbitts]

Anne Bolyn was my 15th Great aunt really Interesting hearing about her

[@maureenkidd6629]

Nobody can be sure of their ancestry. After all, many women have had affairs throughout the generations.

[@pattyrobinson1458]

Also because her brother died with her

[@mbaldwin8063]

I'm also related to her and Sir John Baldwin.

[@roywhitworth]

No. She. Wasn’t.

[@nickberryman4923]

Great Doco, thanks for posting ❤ absolutely fascinating. Love well researched English history x

[@mr.iforgot3062]

I have a feeling he was a stinky king. Odorous.

[@maryseflore7028]

He WAS. When he got his head injury while jousting, he also injured his leg as he fell off the horse - open fracture. That wound NEVER healed. It was infected and stank strongly enough the smell permeated the whole hallway to his chambers.

[@kylierobsoncollins6036]

What a disgrace for Katherine Of Aragon to have her body abused in such a way.

[@Sijo2]

Henry the Vlll was so evil and disrespectful to his wife when they were alive and dead.

[@user-wn3mt7hm3m]

Fascinating. Thank you.

[@fredmcclure1100]

Dydnt see one lid lifted

[@FelicityClack]

So interesting and I just watched the first minute!OMG I LOVED THE Katherine Howard BIT

[@conclavecabal.h0rriphic]

Fascinating topic...i found myself mildly annoyed by the amount of reiteration happening. If the contestant rephrasing of the same information in slightly different ways had been edited out- this upload would be about half as long. Regardless- i still enjoyed this video and adore this channel over all.

[@MichelleBruce-lo4oc]

Hi, awesome live history video I enjoyed it. Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2024 to you . See you next video 😊

[@the_internet_332]

I love your narrations!

[@Jennyoda1]

Great video. Love to hear the history of king Henry and his wives.

[@Xfloridaman]

Great job ! On this video . Excellent research .

[@sarahfraser6242]

Why would the organs be buried in places separate from the bodies? That’s the significance there? Egyptians would put the organs in their own urns and stuff but they would be with the body still

[@hmldjr]

barbarous custom - the church canons forbade the embalming ang desecration of the dead

[@jbsimmons54]

Egyptians used canopic jars.

[@653j521]

@@hmldjr How was that barbarous? It's like scattering ashes.

[@shary5165]

I have the same question. Does anyone read & answer it?

[@jbsimmons54]

@@shary5165 Canopic jars are containers that were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process, to store and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife.

[@dianasaur2131]

Well put together video, simple to follow, although that always means nuance is lost, this is a sound basis to orientate further study.

[@craigramage5022]

It is sad that people are so disrespectful.Rest in peace my 15th.great aunt Catherine of Aragon.

[@stevemorris6855]

Just think what a tourist attraction a grand tomb containing the remains of Henry and his wives would be. 🇬🇧

[@karinkesel5577]

I'd b there in a heartbeat😂

[@uhhidktbh5656]

Not here to judge but Henry didn’t put Anne in a coffin. He put her her a chest and buried her somewhere

[@NorthernLights2375]

Anne is buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London. She is buried in front of the alter beneath the slabbed floor. She was buried in a chest after her execution by her ladies in waiting who cared for her. Every year upon the Anniversary of her execution (19th May, 1536) a poesy of flowers is laid upon her resting place in remembrance of her.

[@AngieBaby666]

Why is Henry's head so small in relation to his body in some of his portraits? It is really out of proportion.

[@alanaadams7440]

He weighed 400 lbs

[@pattyrobinson1458]

He had a peanut head

[@darioreyes6124]

@@pattyrobinson1458🤣🤣

[@elenalatici9568]

Because he became so horribly obese. This caused Small Head Syndrome. One of my Jack Russell 's had it. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@RoseMarieLeo1Boca]

I don't know how I feel about grave robbing.

[@stardustgirl2904]

It's a sick and dishonorable thing to do! A person who has passed away has a right to be left undesturbed! Thieves should not be allowed to live, if they disturb the dead! I'm sick 🤢 and tired of people that can't behave themselves ❗

[@tonizumpano6301]

Excellent !

[@TheRapnep]

Everybody was so ghoulish in those days! How terrible to not let the dead rest in peace. I would not want to have fallen under the eye of Henry VIII. What an incredibly cruel tyrant he was! All those poor women and to die so horrifically, even the Queens who died after childbirth. They must have suffered greatly before dying. All of them. What a very different time it was, but it's history. Edit to add THANK YOU for the very informative and interesting video. You're a wonderful narrator!

[@uliparedes]

Description of Henry’s body exploding while having breakfast. 🤮

[@gailmcgilvray5277]

My husband is related to Mary Queen of Scotland who is the most Colourful person in history that I’ve ever known about and I’m actually related to the Kings and Queens of Germany 🇩🇪 and Ireland 🇮🇪 making me actually related to most of the Royals of England Ireland Germany even though Henry the v111 Tried to put a stop to that so their is no love lost in my family for him

[@maryvalentine9090]

I’m sorry… What the heck is wrong with people? To dig up open and take stuff from Catherine Parr’s coffin is just seriously messed up! Absolutely disgusting. 🤮

[@view1st]

Egypt's museums wouldn't exist without it.

[@kasie680]

If I could get into these vaults I’d be opening all the coffins! It would be so interesting 🧐

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Too creepy for me.

[@ritaenoel9884]

Too creepy and way too disrespectful.

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived - in desperate search for an heir and a spare.

[@TheEliseRodgers]

So, interestingly, even Henry didn’t/couldn’t “divorce” his wives. Despite our well known saying, it should actually be “Annulled” - because even as Head of the Church, that’s what he could do - they weren’t actually divorced, but “never married under the eyes of the church due to extenuating circumstances” which is… maybe worse? But anyway, “annulled, beheaded, died, annulled, beheaded, survived” isn’t nearly as catchy - and definitely not as easy for modern people to remember/understand!

[@653j521]

@@TheEliseRodgers Why aren't modern people able to remember that? Eating too much fast food affects the memory??

[@CynthiaDavidsen]

4:53

[@automnejoy5308]

He had an heir and a spare from the first two wives. Too bad society was too stupid at the time to realize that there would be far less political conflict and less ruin of families if only 50% of the population were not disqualified for lack of a wiener. What beautiful karma that the precious son died quickly and the two rejected girls became the rulers of England... the second one, the daughter of a beheaded mother, becoming the greatest monarch in English history while her fat moron father got to rot in a damaged coffin in a subpar tomb. And oh yes, she ended his line with her and let the Stuarts have the crown, and the most disgraced of them all (and beheaded) eventually joins old Henry in his tomb. 💯Such poetry. Who could write it better??

[@elenalatici9568]

He could easily have bought a couple with no one the wiser, but ego, ego, ego. A true malignant narcissist.

[@nymsmacgregor7232]

Proof readers, Henry the Vlll is not written Henry the Vll, that is the number seven.

[@herculydia]

Yikes! Humans were brutal in medieval times. Jay walking they took off your toes.

[@barbaraferron7994]

Anne Bolyn was said to have a sixth finger. I wonder why that was not mentioned in the identification of the body.

[@AJ-ny1ly]

Because it was a lie

[@davidcubero2137]

That's very cool! I'm a Jewish Israeli Citizen, & one side of my family said that it was descended from The Ancient Israeli Tribe Of Judah & further Descendants of The Ancient Israeli/Judean King David & King Solomon, (Hebrew: "Shlomo",) which, If This Is True, it's impossible to say who My Great GrandMOTHER was, since, in his later life is remembered for having 1,000 Wives & Concubines! I had a Reliable DNA Test done for Geneological Purposes. It came back that My Geneology is of Arab, Northern African & African, which is accurate according to Biblical History Of Jewish People. (It was also noted in My DNA Test, that my Lineage is common among Ethnic Jewish People.) Abraham, (The First Hebrew Patriarch,) was born & raised in Present-Day Iraq, & before we were freed from Egyptian Slavery & Given The Law, Our People Took For Wives, Women from Around Them, whether they were born of Abraham, Isaac or Jacob/Israel's Lineage or not, let alone couples from the same Tribe. After we were given The Promised Land, most people were obedient to The Law, but not everyone. Though my Ancestors on that side of my family kept very good Family Records, transcribed many times to replace worn & rotting paper & fading ink, it was kept from Generation to Generation, even in Our Exile. It's presently Volumes & Volumes of Notebooks, in Plastic Waterproof Boxes, some are very old & some not so old. My Eldest Daughter has them & keeps them up to date. (I gave them to my Daughter because her Hebrew Penmanship is so much better than mine! In fact, Her Penmanship in all Languages is better than mine!) But, if all of this is correct, I have a couple of Royal Erythrocytes & Leukocytes roaming around in My Veins too. There are other interesting things in my lineage though. Of my Ancient Israeli Ancestors, a great deal of them didn't go North when we were exiled from The Promised Land, They initially went South, back into Egypt, then They moved around The Middle East for a number of Centuries, then eventually they ended up in Spain until King Ferdinando & Queen Isabella exiled all Jews & Arabs from Spain. Then We basically lived much like Gypsies until We Ended up on Spanish Territorial Islands in The Caribbean, & My Parents & I were born in Puerto Rico. No one in my family were ever in Northern Europe. My (now) Late-Wife's Parents were Holocaust Survivors. Now I have Two Kids, a Daughter & a Son, fighting in The Present Israeli Hamas War. I just thought that since we are discussing Royal Heritages, I'd include mine. 🙂

[@deborl7278]

Thankyou for sharing What a beautiful heritage ! Blessings

[@davidcubero2137]

@@deborl7278 Thank you, I feel Blessed to have my ancestry. Not many Jewish People People are told very much about their past. I was fortunate that My Parents were willing to tell me what they knew about mine. My Late-Wife's Parents survived The Holocaust, so my kids have a very strong heritage! I have a Daughter & Son presently Fighting in Gaza. Thanks for your comment. May G-d Bless You!

[@ritaw9479]

Very interesting

[@Rahel8811]

Wow that’s amazing God bless you and protect you and your family.

[@vociferateforme]

I vaguely remember hearing she WASN'T allowed back to her country.

[@PaulC-ss5uo]

I just want to sit with Anne to see what she was really like and how beautiful she was, with her head attached obviously.

[@craigfazekas3923]

Poor Catherine of Aragon....we should all have those reserves of strength & determination !! 🚬😎👍

[@susanbrand7503]

Katherine Howard was a victim of her uncle's greed and same with Anne Boylen too...both the Boylen and Howard families were social climbers and two of both families paid the ultimate price ...and both victims of Henry VIII

[@ecm84ee]

Why did they remove the organs and put them in a lead box and placed elsewhere?

[@IknowwhoyouareG]

Amazing how many people in these comments who claim to be related to people who had no descendants lol 😂

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Sry,,,I find it hard to believe that the wives graves would be opened.

[@maryseflore7028]

Why? For years and years, some loonies (under the guise of history/science) looted Egyptian pyramids, which were basically royal tombs. Some of those mummies are lying in museums today. There's sick F's everywhere, unfortunately.

[@BOARDMAN16456]

Very interesting 😮😮

[@kimporter1744]

Henry must have had a few screws loose!

[@jackieprasek179]

I believe it's due to inbreeding.

[@maryseflore7028]

Brain damage will do that. He suffered a severe head injury at some point, cause he had forgotten to bring down his visor before a jousting past. The pole went into the helm, entering and crushing in Henry the VIII's forehead.

[@jackieprasek179]

@@maryseflore7028 that's true. His abhorrent behavior started before his brain damage though. I believe it did make it worse.

[@shenanigans-20__20]

Very nice video. It makes me think how life was back then. The history in this doccumentary is a tribute to 6 incredible women who were chosen to be Queen and then sentenced to death for the privilege. *How old were these women when they were married?

[@maryseflore7028]

Catherine of Aragon: 24 (Henry VIII was 19) Anne Boleyn: either 19 or 26 Jane Seymour: 28 Anne of Cleves: 25 Catherine Howard: probably 17 (she was between 15 and 21) Catherine Parr: 31

[@shenanigans-20__20]

@@maryseflore7028 thank you very much 👍

[@dianehebel1834]

What a time to live, Henry was something else…I have been to England and seen most of these tombs and it is good to see where they were put to rest at it conforms a time in history that was very different and historic…blessings to all of these tombs ❤

[@ladymeghenderson9337]

Yes dianehebel he was something else, not quite sure what though

[@annabecker9230]

Some historians say that Queen Anna of Cleves as part of her divorce agreement was NOT allowed to return to Germany per King Henry’s wishes and that she was homesick for Germany

[@ritaw9479]

This is the first I’ve heard of a Jane Boylein.

[@elenalatici9568]

So Disgusting Henry threw his wives away even in death. A true full blown narcissist. How awful for all of those poor woman.😢

[@bru1015]

How terrible 😢

[@RoelofColyn]

Great video, but very repetitive.

[@RobertHunt-tn4jz]

One of his wives was supposed to be related to me and I was told she lost her head because of it the great Commander was sitting on his Golden Throne and did nothing

[@kathycortez232]

Why did they open the coffin of HenryVlll and the wife’s it’s wrong to disturb the dead you should leave them alone and let them rest until it’s time for Jesus to come back that is wrong no matter what you say

[@melinda5777]

That's terrible to open them Graves!

[@rhondahall4908]

According to many articles and such Anne Boleyn’s behaving was not swift and clean.

[@deborahraven-lindley3309]

The narration of this is in places repetitive and I felt could have been better edited for clarity and flow. That being said I did not know many of these details and overall the content is quite a footnote to the lives of these women so unfortunate as to have crossed the path of this nefarious man whose power ran unchecked and put one of the worst stains on the word 'monarchy' anyone could manage. Thank you.

[@joanholg15]

Evidently Henry was in great pain after his jousting injury which may have had something to do with his bad temper in his later years. Just my opinion. It seems none of his children could be bothered to give him a great memorial. Not surprising.

[@thelegion3682]

Such was the weight of Henry you mean. Not "such was the weight of Henrys coffin ⚰️" lol

[@mbaldwin8063]

I'm related to Henry's wife Anne and his chief justice Sir John Baldwin

[@Johndbelcher]

I just hate when you place a very misleading title. Your history was interesting but your misleading title put your words wanting in truth.

[@user-bf2cv9xo7x]

Oh, yeah. My old jousting injury never quite healed properly. He was still hot for Jane Seymour. I didn't know she was even that old.

[@kr4559]

How the hell has Henry not been re interred yet 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@elenalatici9568]

His body exploded in his coffin and liquid leaked out prior to burial. Dogs are said to have lapped up the liquid. Couldn't ask for a more fitting end for that monster

[@Stephan-bj3lh]

Henry 8th has always fascinated me. I have to say tho I couldn't give my own wife the death penalty.!!!!!!

[@Nevesdeath]

Why would they not bury Edward VI in the Tudor vault and then place Charles in the space that Edward occupied???

[@patricktracey7424]

what about bad king john who reneged on the magna carta months after signing it, he then murdered anyone he didn't like and used foreign mercenaries in a civil war.

[@meredith5196]

Good information but quite a lot of it is repeated, adjectives used together that mean the same thing make it appear the narrator doesn't know exactly what they mean; "quickly and swiftly"?!? Plus all the stopping and gulping in the middle of reading is kind of distracting and gross

[@jennifermclean5313]

Queen Elizabeth 1st & I share a grandmother. Ann bolyns mother.

[@cyntae6325]

I’m just wondering will the Real Royal body of the VIII be in there

[@dianasaur2131]

Why would it not be? Even Charles, considered a traitor to the realm, has a royal burial. Respect is still given to the anointed crown bearer, to do otherwise is to disrespect the crown, oaths of office, the constitution, realm and wisdom of God. Henry secured independence and the realms sovereignty, separation from rule of political heretical Rome and their popeworship. Today we have a similar problem of being beholdant to WHO WEF and UN as ruler over our realm and sovereignty of our people lost.

[@herculydia]

Can I get on the list for my coffin to be opened in 2124? I'll be having a special surprise buried with me. No peeking!

[@kaylenturner2235]

My Mother did our family genealogy. She always said that we were descendants of Henry the 8th.

[@kathleensmith1958]

Don't understand why you would want to disturb their coffins.

[@alanmasters6666]

Desecration of a grave. Criminal

[@AubreyJordan-lt5wp]

Pitiful to reflect upon the heinous and cruel treatment Of fellow human beings. Father, do look upon those Who were so wrongly treated with grace and mercy, forgiveness.Amen.

[@tiffanyramos6821]

Anne should be buried with her daughter. She gave birth to an entire era.

[@guyrivera3100]

Vd made him mad

[@em6577]

Syphilis?

[@winniedhaouadi1973]

His face express bad character

[@darrellharlow9059]

IM HERE AND IM COMING FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS MINE!

[@kingdomsoapery]

why would they separate certain body parts. It almost sounds like they are mumifying the body with the removal of them Just minus setting the bodies in salt for a period of days

[@amandapanda7878]

I do pity catherine howard, she did not know what she was getting too, into

[@carolerodgers2710]

Why?

[@lynette3151]

Some dogs did what!? How does that help tell the story exactly? (It doesn't!)

[@karinkesel5577]

But quite a mental picture 😢

[@lynette3151]

@@karinkesel5577 Given the times, that probably happened often. I can't imagine the discussion of the "2-5" people that were trying to decide whether to leave that in or not. It's so wildly immaterial it just boggles my mind why anybody would include it. Why don't the go ahead and tell us that toilet paper had not yet been invented so people used.... various leaves from certain plants that were deemed "safe." And ya, thanks folks, thanks for that mental image. 🤬