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Many people who acquired syphilis were treated and recovered; some died from it. Many famous historical figures, including Charles VIII of France , Christopher Columbus , [ 2 ] Hernán Cortés of Spain, Benito Mussolini , and Ivan the Terrible , [ 2 ] were often alleged to have had syphilis or other sexually transmitted infections.
The jousting accident is also believed to have caused Henry's mood swings, which may have had a dramatic effect on his personality and temperament. [154] [155] [156] This suit of armour was commissioned about 1544 when Henry's midsection had a girth of 51 inches. The theory that Henry had syphilis has been dismissed by most historians.
Henry VIII: House of Tudor (England) 28 June 1491 1509–1547 28 January 1547 Suffered from gout and obesity. Obesity dates from a jousting accident in 1536 in which he suffered a leg wound. This prevented him from exercising and gradually became ulcerated. Also possibly suffered from syphilis and/or diabetes: Edward VI: 12 October 1537 1547–1553
Thomas Wolsey was born in about 1473, the son of Robert Wolsey of Ipswich and his wife, Joan Daundy. [3] Widespread traditions identify his father as a butcher; his modest origin became a topic of criticism later, when he amassed wealth and power that critics thought more befitting a member of the high nobility.
Member of the Henry VIII's Privy Council and descendant of the Plantagenet Dynasty. Executed for alleged treason at Tower Hill. Rhys ap Gruffydd: 4 December 1531 Arrested after threatening Lord Ferrers at knifepoint and accused of plotting to overthrow the English administration in Wales. Executed for treason at Tower Hill. Elizabeth Barton
In 1525, the Spanish priest Francisco Delicado, who himself suffered from syphilis, wrote El modo de adoperare el legno de India occidentale (How to Use the Wood from the West Indies [70]) discussing the use of guaiacum for treatment of syphilis. [71] Although it did not have the unpleasant side effects of mercury, guaiacum was not particularly ...
Henry VIII of England had one acknowledged illegitimate child, and is suspected to have fathered several others by his various mistresses.. Henry acknowledged his paternity of Henry FitzRoy (15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536), the son of his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and granted him a dukedom; FitzRoy married Lady Mary Howard, but had no issue.
Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.