For the time they lived, Anne of Cleaves was super fortunate. The fact that he was displeased with her appearance meant that she didn't have to deal with the worst of court, but had all the protections and wealth of court as the king's "sister".
@allreview7464 Жыл бұрын
But how bizarre it is to make your ex wife sister. Just don't get it.
@jgunther3398 Жыл бұрын
i might rather be pretty and get my head lopped off than just dismissed from the whole thing because i was so ugly
@allreview7464 Жыл бұрын
@@jgunther3398 this is a subjective thing. From her portraits I don't find her ugly. This is a heavy word. Nobody can be ugly. It was just king's ego which got crushed Infront of anne.
@malcolmabram2957 Жыл бұрын
There may be a lot of truth in the rumour that Henry was unable to consummate marriage by this time. Anne was by no means the Flanders Mare, just propaganda to protect his reputation. Saying that, yes I agree, she was lucky.
@allreview7464 Жыл бұрын
@@malcolmabram2957 but he consummated catherine howard.
@Gary-h6f2 жыл бұрын
I love this and had to laugh when Henry's real face showed up. My dog started growling at him. Didn't growl at any of the wives, just Henry. Smart dog. 😁
@tdsims19632 жыл бұрын
In real life, your dog would probably have liked the king. Henry Vlll has been judged very harshly by history but in his own time he was revered and admired. He was also quite the sportsman and had dogs, horses, etc. So, sorry...your dog probably would have found him to be quite agreeable.
@Gary-h6f2 жыл бұрын
@@tdsims1963 I am aware of Henry's love for dogs and you are right my dog would probably love him. I just thought it funny that he didn't like Henry's appearance in this video.
@katakauchi2 жыл бұрын
@@tdsims1963 he was such a nice sociopath . He only wiped out every Catholic in the North Of England in response to the Pilgrimage Of Grace . That was pretty much all of the North as it was a heavily Catholic area . For a nice man his list of victims is well in the 5/6 figure range .
@libelle81242 жыл бұрын
Your dog probably thought: "More than I can chew" :-)
@Gary-h6f2 жыл бұрын
@@libelle8124 Probably. 😀
@CharpyTheHedgehog2 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine being Catherine Parr when Henry proposed- you know it's extremely unsafe and unwise to refuse him but you also know that five wives have come before you and four of them are dead. His latest wife, a girl in her late teens/early twenties, has just been beheaded.
@marietgagliardi2 жыл бұрын
Run away!
@johnlynn93882 жыл бұрын
Not just that he was in awful physical condition from Anne Boleyn onwards and I don’t just mean him being overweight.
@Otacatapetl2 жыл бұрын
She wasn't keen, it must be said. But she was pressurised into it. Especially as the man she wanted to marry was sent abroad (Netherlands, I think).
@caroldavey12062 жыл бұрын
strange that therewere nopregancies with henry,but catherinefell pregnantwith her fourth husband
@SomewhataMystery2 жыл бұрын
The latest wife cheated tried to have a child with someone in the kingdom they were caught they called her old maid she should have listen to him just said she could have kids let him move on.
@ladyv56552 жыл бұрын
According to a courtier who knew all 6 of the wives, Catherine of Aragon, in her prime was the most beautiful. I have to agree. Jane was the plainest in my opinion.
@monmothma33582 жыл бұрын
She and Henry apparently had a really good relationship too, the first years. I feel so bad for what he ended up doing to her. If only they'd had a son, but then again, that would have changed world history. No Elizabeth I, a Catholic England for much longer...
@_c-yq4xo2 жыл бұрын
@@monmothma3358 if only their son didn't die ☹ or if only prince arthur didn't die, history would've been very different and less bloody
@lilacfantasy42 жыл бұрын
@@_c-yq4xo Naw, not less bloody. Just different. History is bloody by its nature.
@_c-yq4xo2 жыл бұрын
@@lilacfantasy4 it really would've been less bloody tho. if either prince arthur or henry and catherine's son, also named henry, had survived, things would've been extremely different. first off, henry wouldn't have had to remarry at all, that means no beheading anne boleyn nor catherine howard and their alleged lovers. henry wouldn't have asked for a divorce - meaning he wouldn't have had to create the church of england. (1) their son would've been king henry ix, and mary would've never sat on the throne - queen mary i ordered for the execution of hundreds of protestants in the name of catholicism; she also ordered the execution of her cousin, lady jane grey, as well as her husband, lord guildford dudley, because she was a protestant threat to her throne. (2) since anne boleyn wouldn't have been henry's queen, that means no elizabeth i - the same elizabeth whose rule saw the executions of hundreds of catholics, as well as the beheading of queen mary i of scotland, her cousin. (3) now, if prince arthur became king instead of henry, the lives of the thousands of people henry ordered to be killed would've been spared. 16th century england would've been more peaceful, and would've had less religious wars + no succession crisis that resulted in hundreds of deaths - royal, noble, and common blood combined. no henry viii, edward vi, lady jane grey, mary i, no elizabeth i. there would've been no need for the catholic, stuart rulers of scotland to come down to england, that means less lives taken as well. england's history would've still been bloody, but considerably a lot less.
@joaogarcia61702 жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn looks better, Catherine's proportions look a little weird, Jane was certainly the most plain though.
@auntkaz8152 жыл бұрын
Well, you gave Henry’s version of the Anne of Cleves story. The Anne of Cleves version goes like this: the man who painted her portrait was a renowned painter of the time and known to paint ACCURATE portraits. This is probably why he was tasked by Henry to paint this particular portrait. Also, he had to know that if he painted an inaccurate portrait, Henry would find out the moment he met Anne. Henry was likely to take his head in that case, so he would have no reason to produce an inaccurate portrait and every reason to produce an accurate one. It is said that Henry met Anne of Cleves for the first time dressed as a pauper and made a pass at her. She refused him rather strongly. He was used to being so dashing and charming that nobody refused him. At that point in time he had lost much of his looks… so he was offended that she was not attracted to him. He could not get past that. His pride was irrevocably damaged so he had to blame it on her and get rid of her somehow. She was not unattractive, but he could not be attracted to someone who had dared to reject him. I suppose she was lucky to get out of it with her life. She played it smart. Smart and beautiful. Too bad she had to deal with Henry.
@Laramaria22 жыл бұрын
It might be the hill I'll die on, but I agree with you. I'm going to defend Anne/Anna till my dying day!!! She was too good for Henry 💁🏻♀️
@itsjustme74872 жыл бұрын
I always questioned Henrys conclusion that Anne should have fallen in love with him as a beggar. If she had as much smiled at him as a beggar, he would have been angry and probably accused her of adultery.
@blauespony10132 жыл бұрын
And I don't think she ever regretted dodging that particular bullet.
@cassandramawbey91222 жыл бұрын
I think Anne was the cleverest of all his wives.
@tiac35892 жыл бұрын
Why she even agreed to marry him? Was it a forced marriage ?
@michelegraham11812 жыл бұрын
And King Henry’s “disappointment” of a daughter went on to become Queen Elizabeth I, one of the most revolutionary rulers in English history.
@laurelmalinowski16762 жыл бұрын
She was far more brilliant than he was.
@shirleyswaine47012 жыл бұрын
I never understood the obsession with everything passing through the male line when the only parent of absolute certainty, in those days (and indeed until and including when Charles married Diana) was the mother. There's at least one English king, way back, who it is believed was NOT the son of his royal father. If everything passed via the female line there would have been no need for the obsession with Royal brides (including Diana) being virgins and having to be inspected to make sure they were.
@randomnordmann40202 жыл бұрын
@@shirleyswaine4701 Considering male preference when it came to inheritance, this "obsession" made a lot of sense actually.
@randomnordmann40202 жыл бұрын
Henry knew his Tudor dynasty would die out if he didn't get a son, which is exactly what happened when Elizabeth died and the Stuarts got the throne.
@shirleyswaine47012 жыл бұрын
@@randomnordmann4020 No, it's that very obsession that makes no sense, whether it's in a royal family or a commoner.
@susangavaghan2 жыл бұрын
The portrait of Catherine Howard was probably a portrait of Jayne Seymour's sister. Lovely interpretation of Henry's wives brought back to life. If only they could talk and tell us their stories.
@a.munroe2 жыл бұрын
Even the other that people say could be her may be Anna of Kleave. Because it was a gift set on the playing card 4 of diamonds. And Anna was wife #4 and it resembles a side veiw of the Holbein portrait of her.
@KuwabaraAngel962 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've been seeing that a lot. But it was nice to see Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell's picture done.
@sanaxx76352 жыл бұрын
So isn’t the portrait of Catherine Howard the real Catherine Howard? I heard that people weren’t sure what she loonies like but they guessed that that painting was of her.
@peterkarpinski37692 жыл бұрын
The picture of a young Catherine of Aragon looked like her sister Juana.I thought Anne of Cleves had fair hair.
@wyowumin2 жыл бұрын
@@peterkarpinski3769 I agree. Catherine and Juana looked very much alike and not at all like the older portrait. From the portraits I've seen all the Castille-Aragon children had blue to blue-grey eyes and red to strawberry blonde hair and you're also correct that Anne of Cleves is described as having "yellow" hair.
@Leno3232 жыл бұрын
I love this so much. If history could’ve come to life like this when I was in school I’m almost certain I’d have been a History Major. You’re work is exquisite and breathtaking. I’d love to see what some of the French royal family who fell during the French Revolution looked like. Like the Princess de Lamballe, even Madame DuBerry etc. Cheers! 🙏🏽🍻
@carrnil2 жыл бұрын
Heck yes, make the French royal family one happen.
@gypsydonovan2 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you're in the states, but I'm an American historian who failed every history class. The method of teaching is just bad. We're taught basically to memorize a bunch of names & dates, and it's strictly American history, with bits of our allies & enemies over the years. Even "world" history was centered on western history, with mentions of a handful of other countries - the pyramids in Egypt, the great wall of China, but little about the context or the people. History is written accounts of human stories. It's rarely unbiased because we have to rely on whomever was writing and keeping it, but it's still exciting and fascinating. Humans don't change. 6,000 years ago people had the same set of emotions, the same desires. All the joy and scandal and pain and love that makes us who we are had existed for all people everywhere throughout time. There are so many stories for young minds to embrace. Lust & loss, sex, violence & laughter that they can identify with, IF they hear the stories behind the names & dates. I was the kid who got in trouble for asking how Columbus could discover a place if people already lived there. And for bringing up Vikings in Canada..My mom loved history & told me stories to encourage my interest, but when I brought up Sally Hemings in American history, I again got admonished. I loved human stories, so I went into Anthropology. The way history was taught, I just didn’t see the connections. It was boring. But, I studied it on my own. Academically I went from Anthropology to Archaeology, but then developed a disability & became unable to work as an Archaeologist. So, I went back to school & got a degree in history. I found college history courses to be amazing. I don't know if it's ego & ideas of exceptionalism. Maybe we weren't willing to own our mistakes and failures. I don't know if we think we're protecting kids from the sex & violence of the past (the stuff they often want to hear the most about). In the 80s & 90s, it was really bad. It just wasn't about the stories. It's gotten better. I have a he junior. It's a little less western exclusive & a little more inclusive. There are teachers trying, successfully, to get kids into it by giving them something to relate to. It's far from perfect & the standardization makes it difficult for teachers to focus on areas they feel passionate about (as college professors do). It's why I don't get into teaching. It's constricting. But still better than when I was a kid. I think most historians would say they weren't inspired by what they learned in school. I wish I could change that.
@daniuberfaf53742 жыл бұрын
Excuse me but you’re not white. It is not your hystory.
@laurelmalinowski16762 жыл бұрын
You are a handsome man and you love history? Uhhh can we link up?
@ve6753 Жыл бұрын
Have you read Austin Dobson's Four French Women? A really fine 40 or so page biographical paper on the Princess de Lamballe-- a lovely soul but what a fate!
@Cicelyize2 жыл бұрын
Hard times to be alive, especially as a woman exposed to childbirth and to the whims of men around you with little power to defend yourself. Anne of Cleves fared the best.
@tmahe282 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah the men had it easy in the 1500’s - sat down watching cable TV and having their wives serve them tea and biscuits. 😂
@Cicelyize2 жыл бұрын
@@tmahe28 very hard times for men too, especially the really dumb ones
@Lisa-df3iu2 жыл бұрын
@@tmahe28 they didn't have to worry about losing their head.
@tmahe282 жыл бұрын
@@Lisa-df3iu yeah it was only women got executed in the 1500’s. 😂 When ‘bloody’ Mary and that nice Queen Elizabeth took over, they showed the men what it was like to have compassionate and caring women in the throne 😉
@VilleGardian2 жыл бұрын
@@tmahe28 stop whining...women have always had it worse. Period!
@romeosantos72492 жыл бұрын
Catherine of Aragon was described as a beautiful, petite woman who had gray-blue eyes and russet-gold hair. According to Thomas More (way before the Anglican schism), she had everything a woman should have and few could compete with her beauty. She resembled her mother, Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Castile. Incidentally, Catherine was descended from two English princesses - Philippa of Lancaster and her half-sister, Catherine of Lancaster, after whom she was named.
@el_aleman2 жыл бұрын
Add yet when she has portrayed in movies and TV series, it is always as a black hair brown eyed caricature of someone who is Spanish
@NessaBear902 жыл бұрын
@@el_aleman Actually I've seen a recent documentary where they cast an actress with the right coloring. Henry: Mind of a Tyrant. Also, The Spanish Princess on Starz was accurate on the way she would’ve looked (unfortunately that's all it was accurate on, except that Arthur and she consummated their marriage because I believe they did. She was politically savvy. Her parents are my ancestors.)
@marystrope13452 жыл бұрын
@@NessaBear90 What were your ancestors names (surnames I mean) my great great great grandmother was said to be a Spanish princess, she was said to be an Anna, and I can't be sure of Carlos or Gonzalez . anyway I had the family ring but it was lost in a move years ago. I can't be sure if it was lost..or stolen. the loss makes me cry to this day.
@el_aleman2 жыл бұрын
@@NessaBear90 Thank you for that, I looked it up and 👍 yes they got it right. She was truly a warrior queen like her mother. I am of Spanish decent too, if you look at the picture attached to my name you can guess my family’s name. I don’t have any relatives from Mexico, Southern America or the Caribbean, we are European imports. That doesn’t make me any lesser or better, it just gets old in the states when all people of Spanish descent are thought to be dark featured with brown eyes. Looking forward to my retirement in Europe 🥂🍾
@user-gc3ug2tl3d2 жыл бұрын
Достойная дочь достойных родителей!
@jesusbuiltmyhotrod2 жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn was beautiful. No wonder Henry practically moved heaven and earth and waited so long to be with her.
@gypsydonovan2 жыл бұрын
Remember we don't know what she looked like. I hate to be the nay sayer, but we just don't have any portraits from her lifetime. Henry had them all destroyed. We have a coin, that imo doesn't look like the portrait used here (it's the standard & a beautiful painting but she didn't sit for it). the famous B necklace painting was created somewhere in the 16th century, by an unknown artist, probably after the scandal had settled, possibly even after the reigns of Henry, Edward Vi, Lady Jane & Mary I, when Anne's daughter took the throne. It may have been commissioned by Elizabeth, who was a toddler when her mom died. The painter probably never laid eyes on Anne. But, it's the resonating interpretation of her that we have. I'm sure there's similarity. It doesn't really matter what she looked like, this gives us a chance to imagine & connect with the woman in a way that doesn't happen without the visual. It's nice to have, I just feel like people need to know it's not a contemporary portrait. It sucks to live with the unknown but Anne deserves the blank truth over a probably fictional image.
@TheFellowshipoftheCats2 жыл бұрын
@@gypsydonovan Queen Elizabeth I also had a miniature painting of her in a ring that she kept. I believe that painting was made after she was killed, though, as well. I think The Moost Happi medallion is the only contemporary image made of Queen Anne during her lifetime that we have at this time.
@anglonema Жыл бұрын
Anne boleyn authentic face and beautiful eyes
@derryg9035 ай бұрын
It had been noted by people in her time that she was not of great beauty but did have wit and charm.
@eldonas28155 ай бұрын
@@gypsydonovanElizabeth never showed any interest in Anne and was not very fond of her during the short time she knew her and it is unlikely that she would commission it, but it would be interesting, there is also a dress-style painting of Mary I of England from the late 16th century , maybe she could have ordered them.
@Jossianne191302 жыл бұрын
Poor women should be called "martyrs" instead of wives,for being married to that lunatic!!!
@glorymosbyfloyd38782 жыл бұрын
Most definitely
@joebombero12 жыл бұрын
Really horrifying thinking of those teenage girls marrying the beast. He had a stinking open sore on his leg that never healed. God knows what he smelled like, plus violent temper. Horrifying.
@randomnordmann40202 жыл бұрын
Christianity was a really impractical religion when it came to securing heirs for a king, Henry was desperate and did whatever it took in an attempt to get an heir. Islam was certainly more practical for rulers back then, being able to take several wives.
@user-gc3ug2tl3d2 жыл бұрын
@@randomnordmann4020 , а вам известно, что наложницам гаремов часто делали аборты (без наркоза!), а всех братьев ждала смерть, - после воцарения старшего из них. И какой смысл наделывать много наследников, - чтоб принести обильную кровавую жертву власти?
@randomnordmann40202 жыл бұрын
@@user-gc3ug2tl3d Securing male heirs was very important in Medieval and early modern times because if you did not your country was at risk of becoming a lesser partner in a personal union. A few dead wives/sons vs a whole country subjugated by another for centuries. It's a matter of perspective, I would expect a Russian to understand this.
@mudfacegirlhistoryhuntings68662 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful . Very much enjoyed that. I was in Anne Boleyn bedroom at Hever Castle last week. I took with me a silver coin of her daughter , Elizabeth 1st... mum and daughter temporarily reunited for a photo 📸
@claudiap.68382 жыл бұрын
If only Henry could have known back then that he, as a male, therefore having both X and Y chromosomes, was the one responsible for giving the baby the sex, not the woman.
@maryellencook95282 жыл бұрын
He would not have cared or taken responsibility. Henry was always the kid who yells,"It's not my fault!". Take a look at the current Prince Henry's behavior as a point of reference.
@gailcurl86632 жыл бұрын
In "Reality," Ann Boleyn Should of had King Henry "Beheaded"!! HE Wasn't Capable of Producing a Son. Everything was the Fault of the Women!!
@CarolinaPine2 жыл бұрын
True. It was Henry's failure, not Catherine's nor Anne's. He failed all of his wives as a husband, and failed his children as a father.
@@Perl_Kolesnikova1943 it's funny because that's what I was taught to remember the wives when I was in grade school!
@joycegreer93912 жыл бұрын
This is so fascinating! Love seeing these faces come to life. Makes historical people so much more real.
@grahaminvalencia2 жыл бұрын
They all look the same!
@joycegreer93912 жыл бұрын
@@grahaminvalencia man
@johnevitts9433 Жыл бұрын
@@grahaminvalencia io
@johnevitts9433 Жыл бұрын
I,
@bikinibabes66610 ай бұрын
Too true.....I, too, still enjoy seeing their faces come to life,@@grahaminvalencia
@MissHabana782 жыл бұрын
You know? I find your work extraordinary. I am a teacher in Language and Literature in Chile and I like to approach literature from a historical perspective. I used some of your videos to show historical characters because, by giving them a contemporary appearance, you humanizes them and they were closer to adolescents. My students have been delighted. Thank you very much for this contribution.
@peterjeffreybaines66602 жыл бұрын
This was brilliant work. The sum total of all these poor womens' lives was 212 years. With the average age on death being 35 years. Although Catherine Parr and Anne of Cleves seemingly escaped the most severe punishments, the stress of living with the horrendous monster, Catherine at one time was hours away from the stake and Anne of Cleves ( who was an oil painting compared to the repulsive and morbidly obese deranged old tyrant ) suffered unimaginable humiliations alone in a foreign country and this must have taken a very heavy toll on her health.
@mnstmnst9102 жыл бұрын
Catherine of Aragon was not only the smartest of all his wives, but also a very courageous and beloved queen. She was fair skin, blond hair and blue eyed (like all the family of her mother Isabelle of Castile). On movies not only her personality is misrepresented, but also physically (dark hair, dark eyes).
@beomhwaaaa2 жыл бұрын
Although Catherine was brave, Anne Boleyn was still the most witty and smarter then all the wives.
@michellekinder3051 Жыл бұрын
@@beomhwaaaa not so. Catherine Parr was extremely smart. You name it, she did it. And she survived. She knew she could not say no to Henry's temperament and she she knew what to say and how to say it to soothe her husband's intentions. Besides being a queen and mother to his children, she was an author. With her wisdom she could have been anything if she was alive today. Anything from a politician, a professor of theology, a psychiatrist. You name it. The sad thing is that she was limited to what women were pushed into. Remember men considered them inferior. Or the weaker sex.
@beomhwaaaa Жыл бұрын
@@michellekinder3051 yes she was smart but anne was also too
@kelseyhancher7237 Жыл бұрын
She was probably redhaired, not blonde, but yeah
@ninak1976 Жыл бұрын
And she was supposednto be very pretty, and this reconstruction is 😵
@miladyblue50772 жыл бұрын
Good to see all of Henry's wives, as well as Henry himself. I love this channel, I get to see such great work on historic figures that really brings them to "life".
@cmags05202 жыл бұрын
Love seeing these important historical figures come to life! Really humanizes them and makes you realize they too once walked this Earth. Would love to see a episode on the US founding fathers!
@sanatani2864 Жыл бұрын
important????
@samanthawest21622 жыл бұрын
Such short lives for all of them. But the last this wife had an approval of King Henry the VIII. She did have a sad ending though, dying during child birth.
@michaelsnider24842 жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn and Henry had a daughter : the great Queen Elizabeth the 1st. Wonderful video!
@eldonas28155 ай бұрын
Elizabeth left her country bankrupt after 1589, she made England lose all its value as a power, and she was more bloodthirsty than Mary, she really was a "normal" queen, not great.
@BBK832 жыл бұрын
I truly believe that if Henry didn't die first, he most certainly would have tired of Catherine Parr and gotten rid of her in some way too. Anne of Cleves is my favorite of all his wives bc she got away, and maintained a great relationship with Henry too.
@a.munroe2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, apparently court factions wanted it to be Katherine Willoughby because she was old blood from Spain and in England. They thought she'd be easier to say back to the Catholic church than Catherine Parr.
@gypsydonovan2 жыл бұрын
I doubt it. She was good with him & knew when to back down and how to behave publicly. He had a legitimate heir. Both wives were killed for supposed infidelity & I don’t see Catherine doing that, even with her feelings for Seymour. He didn’t just randomly murder women. He fought with Katherine for YEARS trying to end his marriage & be with Anne. He seemed to have nothing but resentment for her, but execution never even came up. He was convinced of the betrayal of the 2 wives he had executed. A betrayal that in addition to being personally humiliating, could have led to another man’s child on the English throne. That’s what made it treason. If Jane had survived, she probably would have been queen for the rest of his life. Had he & Anna clicked, the same. I really don’t believe Anne was guilty of anything, but Henry could be manipulated pretty easily & I’m sure he believed it. Katherine Howard never should have been more than a well treated mistress & I genuinely don’t understand why he married her. She could have made him feel young & been his rose without a thorn without the marriage. I think she was just very light after he’d been through a very difficult period. I wish someone had stepped in, maybe her aunt Elizabeth (Anne Boleyn’s mom) & relegated her to mistress so any flings wouldn’t be a threat to the English dynasty. As long as Parr kept some distance from Seymour, I think she’d have been fine. Seymour probably would have married Elizabeth, and he was Henry’s friend & the heir’s uncle, so they’d have been around each other often but both were experienced courtiers who knew how to play the game.
@annastinehammersdottir12902 жыл бұрын
He was too old, ill and feeble by the time he married Parr: she was his nursemaid and not expected to produce an heir.
@TheFellowshipoftheCats2 жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly, he actually signed a warrant for her arrest after she had voiced opinions that differed from his regarding religion. One of her servants found the warrant and she was able to convince him that she had said what she said to learn from him and encourage discussion and he dropped the issue.
@jsemplefelton53482 жыл бұрын
@@TheFellowshipoftheCats - I am not sure if their was a warrant but the courtiers reported to him that she was studying the New Religion emerging from Europe (Lutherism & Calvinism) and could very well have come to a bad end. She was also friends with the martyr Anne Askew I think her name was, who was executed for promoting the new religion. However, her nursing abilities impressed Henry as she was the only one who could dress his ulcerated leg painlessly and this probably saved her.
@gelbsucht9472 жыл бұрын
We don’t know for certain that the portraits have been accurately ascribed, with the possible exception of Anne of Cleeves, who was painted by Holbein. Extant portraits of Boleyn were destroyed and the portraits that remain were painted after her death. Hardly very accurate therefore. She looks fair-skinned in her portraits whereas contemporary accounts describe her as swarthy, olive-skinned, with very dark hair and black eyes. Cromwell called her ‚the night crow’. The portrait of Catherine Howard shows her looking like a woman in her thirties, whereas she was barely out of her teens when Henry had her butchered. It was fashionable to have a small mouth, so all the portraits showed the subjects with mouths far too small for their faces. This tells us something and nothing.
@CarrieHartshorn7 ай бұрын
I was waiting for someone else to comment on the ridiculously small mouths the women in the portraits were always given.
@Stand6632 жыл бұрын
Henry was big, because he ate very well. The royals chefs according to records produced lavish and sumptuous dishes for him. The term ‘eat like a king’ came in the reign of Henry VIII … Keep up the good work. I enjoy looking at the amazing work .
@miaomiaochan2 жыл бұрын
In addition, his injuries from jousting probably made it difficult for him to get much physical exercise.
@sabrinakreiselmaier20672 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. Very well done. Give all of them ( especially the poor women) a real face, embracing their beauty is wonderful! Thank you!
@jodeeps22872 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your channel. I had taken a long break from KZbin, I am so delighted I found you again. You are truly gifted at this. I have seen other channels do recreations, none come close to you, thank you for sharing your talent ❤️👏
@panagiotisconstantinou2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words 🙂
@deborahmiller85032 жыл бұрын
Love your work! It's like seeing the past via a time machine.
@CrisSelene2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Henry VIII seems to have had psychopathic tendencies and these women suffered just because he laid eyes on them. And regarding Jane Saymour never saying something worth preserving for posterity, there should be an addendum: she never said anything the men who wrote the chronicles of the time considered worthy to put down. She wasn't controversial, like Henry's other wives, and he seemed to love her, so she was overlooked
@ChalcedonXXX2 жыл бұрын
He had brain damage from a very bad fall at a joust. Unconscious for 2 hours. Never the same man again after that. He became very bad tempered for example.
@gypsydonovan2 жыл бұрын
@@ChalcedonXXX true. 24 years with Katherine, then the other 5 all within 10 years. I do believe when Katherine hit menopause he panicked about having a legitimate heir & turned to Anne. Then, the jousting accidents which definitely caused permanent chronic pain in a leg injury that never healed. The leg injury effected his mobility & the man famous for his athletic body (especially calves) started putting on weight which led to other health issues. He would have been in constant pain & have lost his confidence in his appearance, a combination which could make anyone bitterc& angry. But he was knocked out hard, accounts differ as to how long but it was enough to worry everyone he wouldn't make it and when he came through his personality was certainly different. He became a tyrant. He probably did have a tbi, but we can't be sure. But there's no question Henry was a different man after 1536.
@peterbayne72272 жыл бұрын
He was a bright, charming, and handsome man when he was young. But injuries from jousting accidents crippled his leg and gave him ulcers that left him in pain for the rest of his life. It's possible that he also got brain damage from his jousting accidents, too. (This is heavily debated) His leg injury also prevented him exercising and contributed to his weight gain, as well as him also likely eating food for comfort as he got increasing sick and desperate. Of course, this doesn't excuse his behaviour. But it least it makes it more understandable.
@ChalcedonXXX2 жыл бұрын
@@gypsydonovan His physicians opted to keep his leg ulcers open which in my opinion was a serious mistake as they were infected. I'm sure the pain and the bacterial toxins would have affected his mood continuously.
@lorismith-anderson70102 жыл бұрын
I would find it an honor NOT to be loved by him.He is incapable or was. Even his dead rotting corpse farted for all to hear. Disgusting human being.
@Henrodful2 жыл бұрын
Please do one on 1066. Enlighten us, on what William the Conqueror, Harold Godwinson and Harald Hadrada would look like (in real life)!
@wicklunda2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job as always!
@panagiotisconstantinou2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
@rtam70972 жыл бұрын
@@panagiotisconstantinou plz if possible make on Siddhartha Gautama(Buddha). He had blue eyes,curly hairs,protruding nose and many people have a misconception that he was purely East Asian looking like Chinese,Tibetan,Japanese. You can get idea of Buddha's looks from Lakkhana Sutta,Narasiha Gatha Plz
@moonshadow39462 жыл бұрын
@@panagiotisconstantinou Thank you so much for doing this video and bringing these historical figures to life for us. It is truly appreciated.
@musingsongbird2 жыл бұрын
I watched your video of Henry's family brought to life and it hit me that Jane looks a lot like Henry's mother! Fascinating. Great work with all these videos.
@OWOT-re5jf2 жыл бұрын
I hope you're feeling better, buddy. Don't apologize, as your health is most important.
@janeysgala2 жыл бұрын
YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS !! 🤍🤍
@princesssmileyface912 жыл бұрын
Henry looks like, he use to play high school football, and loves to drink Miller beer. 😂
@leticiagarcia90252 жыл бұрын
Great job Panagiotis! May they all Rest In Peace💐 Hope you’re feeling better. I would love seeing Henry’s children.
@carrelw4755 Жыл бұрын
The faces coming alive is amazing. Try this; silence the commentary and when each new wife is introduced, play their associated track from Rick Wakeman's The Six Wives Of Henry VIII. Mr. Wakeman nailed it, and now there is a face to his music.
@omomo2022 жыл бұрын
Great work!! This is so fun to watch! Have you thought about doing the Hapsburgs at all?? That would be interesting to see!
@Muji448 Жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn she was very beautiful 😭
@rosselladinapoli78174 ай бұрын
Poor Anne...she died 19 May ( today ) 1536...
@a.munroe2 жыл бұрын
You can really see what the standards for beauty were, all 3 Catherines were considered great beauties of court life. While Anne, Jane and Anna where considered for other merits. Which too me is great but at the time a smart pretty and obedient wife was a necessity.
@cassandraralph59062 жыл бұрын
Excellent quality, and realistic renditions of the awful King Henry Tudor, and also his six wives, who all had different tragic endings to their lives. Thank you again for your excellent work 👏
@davidflitcroft71012 жыл бұрын
Not so, Cassandra! Catherine Parr had 4 [!!] husbands and a "good" life, as did Anne of Cleaves and (maybe) Catherine of Aragorn. Two (too many) were executed, and one died in child-birth, or shortly thereafter.
@sarastone47702 жыл бұрын
If only Ann B knew how much she is adored now! How sad.
@Paolach7772 жыл бұрын
Wonderful work!!! This is the best video I’ve ever seen of portraits and reconstruction. Congrats!!
@kathrynjordan87822 жыл бұрын
How I wish history could have come alive like this when I was in school. I am certain that I would have been a History Major. I enjoy the work that has been put into this. It is breath-taking.
@femmina63 Жыл бұрын
The live photos made them look much prettier than the paintings. How did they ever sleep at night?!?!
@miriam76102 жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn, what a smart, clever and beautiful woman.
@corinneeisenman1268 Жыл бұрын
👍💯
@lucyhayek30022 жыл бұрын
Pěkné video,konečně vidíme,jak vypadali reálné.Jindrich,nic moc..Nejhezčí byla Kateřina Aragonská😊A je mi líto Anny Boleynove..Vsechno byli lži..ona byla nevinná.Dekuji 🍀
@kathleenstoin6712 жыл бұрын
I like what you've done, but I do not believe the portrait supposed to be Katherine Howard is actually of her. Notice the background of the painting, on the right side, which identifies this woman as being 21 years old. Katherine Howard didn't live that long.
@a.munroe2 жыл бұрын
Or at least that would be around the time she died. That portrait may be Jane Seymours younger sister.
@kathleenstoin6712 жыл бұрын
@@a.munroe That's entirely possible. Jane's sister Elizabeth Seymour married Thomas Cromwell's son, Gregory Cromwell. Some sources identify that portrait as Elizabeth Cromwell. Hans Holbein, and other artists as well, sometimes included the age of the subject of their portraits.
@gypsydonovan2 жыл бұрын
@@a.munroe she was born between 1521 & 1525, meaning she could have been 16-22, depending on month. Jan or early February 1521 would make her 22 at execution.
@a.munroe2 жыл бұрын
@@gypsydonovan yeah. I said she'd be in her 20s when she died.
@annastinehammersdottir12902 жыл бұрын
I thought Katherine Howard was a teenager when she married and died.
@johnmortison57632 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at how the recreations are so much softer and really attractive, whereas the portraits are flat, cold, and formal. Well done!
@kathleenpell75752 жыл бұрын
Katherine of Aragon, had the fairest complexion of all the wives. Even more so than Jane Seymore. Most dramatic representations of Katherine depict her with dark hair and eyes. But if you do the research you will find that she had strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes and very fair skin.
@jsemplefelton53482 жыл бұрын
Jane was described a s being whey-faced.
@rlrieth Жыл бұрын
This was fun to watch. I’ve read several books on King Henry the VIII. What a creep he was and I can imagine none of the women married him voluntarily. I can’t imagine being married to that narcissistic creep.
@janicem92252 жыл бұрын
Please do Henry II Of England, and Eleanor Of Aquitaine. I've always wondered what they really looked like, and their tomb effigies were supposed to have actually been taken from their own death masks, but it's hard to imagine them in flesh and blood from the effigies, and as young rulers And the only thing that's wrong with your recreation of the wives, is that Katharine Parr's hair was a golden blonde, not red. It was remarked about many times, and when she was exhumed after burial, locks of her golden blonde hair were taken from her skull, and there is a lock of it at this time, that is in a museum.
@ladyv56552 жыл бұрын
The pigments that were used in the paint tended to darken over time. So in her portrait it makes sense that her hair would appear darker than it really was.
@TheFellowshipoftheCats2 жыл бұрын
He does have a video of Eleanor of Aquitane, Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, and John! :)
@brittneyricozzi70712 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful work! IMO that can't be a portrait of Katherine Howard. She looks old! The young woman like 19 or something right? Katherine Parr's portrait actually looks younger than Howard's ! Lol just my opinion....anyone else have the same thoughts ?
@unknownuser_992 жыл бұрын
You are right. The portrait says it is a lady of 21 years and Katherine likely did not live for that long. It is not a portrait of Howard but of one of the Seymours, Elizabeth, Lady Cromwell.
@jsemplefelton53482 жыл бұрын
I also thought that Anne of Cleves wasn't as ugly as history tells us. Didn't Henry say she had a face like a horse.
@ifeomaokonkwo95242 жыл бұрын
I saw it too 👀👀 I was wondering why she looked so mature instead of 17/18 years. But maybe that’s how she looked.all the same I really enjoyed watching them come to life😍
@lisapeace15872 жыл бұрын
The way Catherine Parr smiled reminded me of Duchess Catherine.
@Sam1jere2 жыл бұрын
Anne of Cleves had an intelligent face. Mischievous looking too. I like her.
@frostbittenkiss93162 жыл бұрын
It’s uncanny how similar Jane Seymour looked like Elizabeth of York… I’ve always thought that could have been one of the many reasons she was Henry’s favorite besides birthing a son and passing before he would grow tired of her.
@astardustparade Жыл бұрын
No, Elizabeth of York was said to be beautiful. Jane was not considered a beauty.
@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living Жыл бұрын
@@astardustparadeI agree. From all accounts, Jane Seymour was plain-looking and somewhat dull (compared to the others).
@SwedeProof2 жыл бұрын
So glad I subscribed! Your work is simply stunning! One can barely imagine the time, toil and effort applied with your incredible talent. You've tickled our imaginations by placing these six unfortunate women into a beautiful new light. (I really enjoy the comments, too!)
@marbelistovar26472 жыл бұрын
Las demás eran muy bellas, pero la más inteligente y más querida por el pueblo inglés Catalina de Aragón. Por favor sugiero subtítulos en español. Gracias, saludos desde Venezuela 🇻🇪
@aarons20042 жыл бұрын
Claro, se dice que nadie podía competir con la reina Catalina, era muy preparada y virtuosa. Incluso no se dejo manipular por nadie, y dio un particular discurso cuando la calumniaban. Hasta el final, siempre decía que ella era la verdadera reina de Inglaterra, y la legitima esposa de Enrique VIII. Y como usted dice, era la más querida por el pueblo. Lastima que alguien tan admirable haya caído en las manos del rey Enrique, no valoró todo lo que ella hizo por el. Para mi, es uno de los personajes históricos mas geniales de los que he leído. Saludos desde Ecuador.
@VilleGardian2 жыл бұрын
@@aarons2004 the coolest murderer.....yea
@jsemplefelton53482 жыл бұрын
She was known as Bloody Mary. Research the Fires of Smithfield.
@patscott63652 жыл бұрын
@@aarons2004 I think you meant "cruellist", not "coolest"? Henry was cruel, more so after the leg injury when he was in great pain.
@aarons20042 жыл бұрын
@@patscott6365 Hello :D. When I said "coolest" I meant Catherine. She is the coolest character. Apologies for that syntax error. Greets!
@marysepradet6162 Жыл бұрын
I think Catherine Parr was the prettiest and most clever one ... and this is why she survived !
@friedbones82272 жыл бұрын
As an artist myself, I can see a similarity in all their features, which is probably based upon Henri's preferences.
@user-mf5wk3zq7m2 жыл бұрын
There's no similarities mister artist. Jane Seymour looks like a potato with rat chubby face while Anne had a skinny face with massive eyes black shiny hair and ugh none loook alike in the slightest.
@orcharddweller1109 Жыл бұрын
All except Catherine Parr seem to have had tiny rosebud mouths. King Henry himself had a small mouth, so perhaps that feature in women was appealing to him.
@ec8335 Жыл бұрын
@@orcharddweller1109 - beauty standards are different in different eras. Tiny rosebud mouths were considered very attractive in women back then (which is basically opposite to today, where bigger mouths and lushers lips are considered attractive). If Henry VIII preferred women with tiny mouths, then he just had the typical tastes of most people of his time.
@maryellencook95282 жыл бұрын
I think that your CGI work is the best and most life like of this genre of videos. Thank you and keep up the excellent work.
@TheTigerQuoll2 жыл бұрын
You see men like Henry throwing up in the gutter wearing England jerseys outside the stadium after World Cup football matches.
@alisonridout2 жыл бұрын
Great but the video you show of Catherine Howard being beheaded is actually from a film of Mary Queen of Scots
@markstedman90992 жыл бұрын
Yes I don't think that's Catherine Howard anyway as there are no surviving portraits of her.The one that has been mistaken for her is of Mary Boleyn I believe
@carolthomson47052 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I thought I had lost the plot.
@mhenson392 жыл бұрын
Just before the pandemic, my husband and I went thru the Met Museum in NYC. They were having a special exhibit of mediaeval armor. One was Henry VIII’s ceremonial coat of arms. WOW!!! He wasn’t as tall as the Germans, but he was portly or stout. He was short by today’s standards with a bit of girth. It was so weird staring at armor that had been worn by this well-known historical figure!!
@smittenbesotted99182 жыл бұрын
Funny you shoud say that, because Henry was described as standing head and shoulders above the members of his court and his height was estimated at 1.88 m or 6'2. The field armour made for Henry towards the end of his life measures 1.84 m in height or 72 1/2 in. That's pretty tall even by today's standards.
@_c-yq4xo2 жыл бұрын
henry was NOT short lol. he was extremely tall by the 16th century standard, and would still be considered tall today
@greneellen88 ай бұрын
He was 6'2". Not short.
@mhenson398 ай бұрын
REALLY?! I would never have imagined that Henry VIII was so tall!! His armor did not appear to be for a man who was 6’2”. It was clearly wider than the other English nobleman’s armor. What struck me also was the display of armor from Italian noblemen. They seemed very small compared to the others while the Germans seemed to be made for tall men. I need to go look up info on Henry’s stature. Of course, there was no info on his age when this armor worn. But it was made to accommodate a large mid-section.🤔 Anyway, it was a great exhibit!
@gooseware49372 жыл бұрын
I would say Jane Seymore knew to keep her mouth shut, and was so unlike the vivacious Ann Boleyn, thank you so much and hope you are feeling much better, love these videos.
@gypsydonovan2 жыл бұрын
I don't know. I think fear was part of that. She'd known Katherine and Anne. We don't really know what was going through her mind, and she died so soon into the marriage. Henry sad great at 2-3 year relationships. It probably would have turned if given time. I do believe her death & the birth of Edward made him permanentl idolize her but I hate when people say she was his true love. All relationships are great early on. He would have been dealing with chronic pain, a probable personality changing tbi, massive weight gain & other health issues with her if she'd lived, and I don't think he would have been pleasant in the long term.
@rocketmom602 жыл бұрын
This was very enjoyable. Giving modern hair styles to some of the wives made them much more relatable to how they might have looked in real life.
@williamkennedy54922 жыл бұрын
I didnt like Henrys smile thinking what was going on behind those eyes he was such a dreadful man , Our history is a treasure, thank you for bringing these people back to life for us,
@anamariaclaragrama-asztalo55622 жыл бұрын
I find Catherine Parr was the most attractive. And Ane of Cleves has a clever look about her, but that is just hindsight on my part.
@jacquiepittet17572 жыл бұрын
Disagree on Kate Parr being the most attractive. Other recreations of Anna of Kleves shows her up as the queenly beauty pageant winner. She also walked off with all the money and estates so she was not a slouch in the brains department either.
@onecoolcat24782 жыл бұрын
Love that the theme song is a baroque version of "She once was a true love of mine"
@jsemplefelton53482 жыл бұрын
Scarborough Fair and the other is Greensleeves reportedly written by Henry himself.
@onecoolcat24782 жыл бұрын
@@jsemplefelton5348 I could definitely see that!!
@brandonnicholls80732 жыл бұрын
To see Anne Boleyn actually blinking her eyes..So Surreal..They were all so Beautiful..But my Heart is with Anne Boleyn.Always 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧♥️♥️♥️
@anglonema Жыл бұрын
Anne boleyn authentic face
@eldonas28155 ай бұрын
@@anglonema probablemente no era así y la del cuadro no es ella
@thefridakahlo14 күн бұрын
Your heart is with an adulteress homewrecker? Instead of his true wife Katherine of Aragon who he mistreated?
@mizzboomorris3276 Жыл бұрын
'Anne Boleyn', Was described as having 'dark Eyes like hooks for the soul'. Magnetising and mesmeric. this has Absolutely caught this in all details!
@rubenhernandez43942 жыл бұрын
Not Going to lie but Henry looks like that boss on a construction site that parks his ford any where on the job and makes sure he takes a unhealthy lunch.
@micheleaccettulli1183 Жыл бұрын
Just tripped a cross your work. Simply extraordinary! This is such a gift and your work is priceless. Thank you for sharing your gift. Magical.❤
@christinechung81982 жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn ! The face i've been waiting for!!
@gypsydonovan2 жыл бұрын
Remember we don't know what she looked like. I hate to be the nay sayer, but we just don't have any portraits from her lifetime. Henry had them all destroyed. We have a coin, that imo doesn't look like the portrait used here (it's the standard & a beautiful painting but she didn't sit for it). the famous B necklace painting was created somewhere in the 16th century, by an unknown artist, probably after the scandal had settled, possibly even after the reigns of Henry, Edward Vi, Lady Jane & Mary I, when Anne's daughter took the throne. It may have been commissioned by Elizabeth, who was a toddler when her mom died. The painter probably never laid eyes on Anne. But, it's the resonating interpretation of her that we have. I'm sure there's similarity. It doesn't really matter what she looked like, this gives us a chance to imagine & connect with the woman in a way that doesn't happen without the visual. It's nice to have, I just feel like people need to know it's not a contemporary portrait. It sucks to live with the unknown but Anne deserves the blank truth over a probably fictional image.
@bre1408 Жыл бұрын
@@gypsydonovan there are two surviving sketches of Anne by Holbein. And the famous portrait we use today have three versions from different times but most likely are copies from an actual sketch that is lost today.
@annapiotrowska4806 Жыл бұрын
Król Henryk VIII : Na krótko przed śmiercią ważył ponad 160 kilogramów, a jego łóżko musiało być wzmocnione drewnianymi belkami, aby utrzymać ciężar. Jego rana nogi pogorszyła się i spowodowała u niego chroniczny ból. Miał również bolesny wrzód na lewej nodze i ledwo mógł stać. Można przypuszczać, że jego nadwaga nie przyczyniła się do poprawy tego stanu. [1][157] Jeśli rana się zagoiła, musiała zostać ponownie otwarta, oczyszczona i zabandażowana przez jego osobistego lekarza, tak że Heinrich czasami cierpiał z powodu silnego bólu przez wiele dni. W 1538 roku poinformowano, że wrzody zostały zamknięte. "Soki, które nie miały odpływu, prawie go udusiły, tak że przez jakiś czas był oniemiały, czarny na twarzy i w śmiertelnym niebezpieczeństwie". Na podstawie tego opisu przyjmuje się, że Heinrich cierpiał na zakrzepicę[1] i w tym czasie miał zakrzep krwi w mózgu, który przeżył tylko dzięki szczęściu. [158] Zwłaszcza w ostatnich latach życia król musiał uciekać się do pomocy, takich jak laski i przenośne krzesła. [159] Wzrok Henryka również pogorszył się tak bardzo, że od 1544 roku zamówił dziesięć par okularów z Niemiec. [160] Na podstawie tradycyjnych objawów można tylko spekulować, na jaką chorobę cierpiał król. Według jego biografa Johna Guya, cukrzyca typu 2 jest możliwa,[1] która powoduje neuropatię, niewydolność mięśni i trudności w chodzeniu, jeśli nie jest leczona, a także zaburzenia erekcji. Odpowiada temu intensywne picie Heinricha, głównie czerwonego wina i piwa, jego problemy z oddawaniem moczu i zły sen. [156] Robert Hutchinson wymienia jako kolejną możliwość zespół Cushinga, którego objawy obejmują otyłość, słabe gojenie się ran, silne bóle głowy i paranoję. [161] Ponieważ prawie nie jadł owoców i warzyw, czasami podejrzewa się szkorbut. [162] Ponadto Sabine Appel uważa zapalenie szpiku kostnego za kolejny możliwy obraz kliniczny[163], ponieważ w przypadkach przewlekłych rana pęka od czasu do czasu i opróżnia ropę.
@libelle81242 жыл бұрын
They all look so similar. Where they all painted by Holbein? I remember a painting of Henry VIII and Anne of Boleyn on a hunt. Anne held a gun, I think. The painting looked more like a photo than a painting. Astonishing, but nothing like the Anne in here. Still.. I love your videos.
@amandatranculov8695 Жыл бұрын
Hello Panagioti my name is Adiamandia and I'm from Australia. I would like to congratulate you on a job very well done of this video. I've subscribed to you as well because the Tudor history has interested me very much for the last decade or so, I've viewed and also purchased DVD'S, Books, and any information on the Tudor history as possible and so far this video of yours that I've just viewed is one of the very best that I've seen up to this date. Keep up your work because it's so very well done. With Kind Regards Adiamandia T. From Melbourne Australia.
@panagiotisconstantinou Жыл бұрын
Thanks Adamandia! Is there any other topic about Tudor history you would like to see in this channel?
@onecoolcat24782 жыл бұрын
Anne of Cleves got the best of all the "deals"
@myths982 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this. I have always been had an interest in English history.
@JamesBray-qm8gr-q3w2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! So sad what these women went through! You brought them back to life and I am certain if they could they would thank you! As I do, what you are doing is so amazing in bringing History almost back to life! Great Job! I would like to see one done of William the Conqueror of Normandy.
@AjaxandOreos2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this! Not sure if it’s the way they’ve been recreated or not, but it seems ol’ Henry had a definite ‘type’.. there’s similarity in all of them! ( all quite attractive, too)
@-.SpaceNoah.- Жыл бұрын
It's wonderful to see the faces of these women with life on their eyes. I loved the detail of "Scarborough Fair" as a music background, once you know the lyrics it kind of fits the story of them. They never got any prove of the "love" Henry "felt" for them, he destroyed these womens and the public did it as well, to imagine how young they were in such a wild time with one of the wildest of men owning their lifes like toys to trow away. "He was once a true love of mine"... hits different with this video.
@simonettapolenghi14042 жыл бұрын
Great video! Henry was handsome when young, then he put too much weight on. There are many videos on line on him and his wives, but as usual your is the best. A very careful facial reconstruction. Lovely music, too.
@lorismith-anderson70102 жыл бұрын
Yeah outside looks dont matter if you are rotting on the inside.
@richardneedham4965 Жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn was definitely the hottest.. just saying! But in all seriousness, creating a moving 'photo' of these ladies is truly impressive and makes this history seem not as long ago as it really was. Well done! I also envy the skill of the artists involved in bringing the portraits to life hundreds of years later!
@DEX_GUEST Жыл бұрын
You don’t have to simp on her a lot
@DEX_GUEST Жыл бұрын
It fake camera don’t exist at 1500’s
@MahnonLaVoie2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely '' fantastic''...'' Aragon>'❤'Boleyn>🖤'Seymour>💛Cleves>💚Howard>🖤and ''Parr>💜thank you very much!
@Nooziterp12 жыл бұрын
So Catherine Howard was just 19 when she was executed. Anne Boleyn was 35, so she at least had a half-decent life.
@daigriffiths399 Жыл бұрын
5:40 Does anyone know the name of the music? I know it but not remembering the name has been frustrating me for months now! I keep thinking I've heard it in a piece by Vaughan-Williams.
@dennisedawson97042 жыл бұрын
I absolutely luv history and found this so unique . Fantastic. Only prob I hve is that some of the wives look very alike.
@freeasabird46592 жыл бұрын
The only way to ensure your genes survive is to have a daughter. Any male can father a child but only a woman can give you a true heir.
@TheZinmo2 жыл бұрын
Just one thing is missing. Henry VIII as a young man. He was considered one of the most handsome men in europe, and a great sportsman and warrior.
@lorismith-anderson70102 жыл бұрын
Who cares. He was a pig inside and out.
@catwoman12122 жыл бұрын
I find c.parrs face the most attractive..and she was probably the smartest of his wifes..very interesting reconstructions-Thanks!
@josiebeaudoin84402 жыл бұрын
The only times I've seen that sixth portrait, it was always given out as being of Elizabeth, not Catherine Parr.... but the video is great! I've been loving this whole series!
@keithbennett10562 жыл бұрын
All these are just brilliant, thanks for the time and effort.
@terrybardy28482 жыл бұрын
Wonderful job! One thing though. Catherine of Aragon had strawberry blonde hair. I have family from Spain that have a very fair complexions. But bravo with the video!!👏👏👏👍 P.S., I hope you're feeling better!
@julielarry35512 жыл бұрын
You think Jane Seymour said nothing to record, but Henry speaks volumes of her by being buried next to her for eons to come.
@apostolia21242 жыл бұрын
Brilliant job as always......i never liked this man and he finally found his match in Catherine Parr, thanks to her experience in men i presume - he was her 3rd husband if i'm not mistaking - and at the end the luckiest of all was the "unattractive wife" Anne of Cleves.....beauty becomes lethal sometimes!
@nenisguevaragomez81222 жыл бұрын
But in real Anne of Cleaves was not exactly 'unattractive' she was just unattractive to King Henry. And yes she was the luckiest of all of the six wives!
@b.30492 жыл бұрын
I think I threw up in my mouth a bit when I read ‘thanks to her experience in men’. Sure. A lack of that caused anne and Catherine to lose their heads 🙄
@ifykyk6792 жыл бұрын
@@b.3049 Yuh
@Nightbird19142 жыл бұрын
@@b.3049 I think A meant experience in dealing with older, ill husbands plus she was a courtier and would have learned from the mistakes of her predecessors. She came very close to being one of Henry’s victims herself. Her wit and intelligence saved her.
@apostolia21242 жыл бұрын
@@Nightbird1914 you got my point and my name is Apostolia, thank you very much and have a happy new year!!!
@johnswoboda9809 Жыл бұрын
What really strikes me about this, and I understand part of it is simply the popular style of portraiture at the time, but when envisioned "in real life", how strikingly similar most of them are. I suppose you could say that Henry VIII definitely had a "type"
@corinneeisenman1268 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree! They do look quite similar.
@piedadgarciaparla35652 жыл бұрын
Hermoso video. Aunque creo que no es justo que hayas usado un retrato de Catalina, o Katherine cómo ella firmaba, cuando ya tenía 40 años de edad, además de múltiples abortos, hijos muertos y más penurias. Podrías haber utilizado el retrato de Míchel Sittow donde se la ve más joven, aunque muy triste, seguramente por su viudez y su futuro incierto en Inglaterra con sólo 16 años. Era muy hermosa, Enrique y otros ya proclamaban su belleza, rubia rojiza y de ojos azules como su madre Isabel. No todos los españoles son morenos, la influencia genética de los árabes no es tan fuerte. Un saludo.
@monmothma33582 жыл бұрын
I agree (also, I can't get over the fact that Henry, Catherine, and Elizabeth are Enrique, Catalina, and Isabella in Spanish 😅)
@jellyfish03112 жыл бұрын
@@monmothma3358 *Isabel, without the A
@BughunterX2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful music for a wonderful video. Where can if find those Scarborough fair interpretations?