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Was Henry VIII knocked out in a jousting accident?
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On 24 January 1536, at Greenwich, the 44-year-old king was thrown from his armoured horse, which fell with him. The imperial ambassador Chapuys wrote that everyone thought it a miracle he survived. A report sent from Rome by Dr Pedro Ortiz, at second hand, said he lay two hours without speaking. He never jousted again, and Anne Boleyn miscarried five days later.
The receipts
- Why did Henry VIII become a tyrant?, Old Royal Naval College
- 24 January 1536: Henry VIII and his horse fall heavily, The Anne Boleyn Files
The comedy version
The untold story of Henry VIII’s six wives, and the secret society he never knew he’d started.
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