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History's Medical Mysteries: Henry VIII: Did history lose a true prince of the Renaissance to traumatic brain injury?
![Leg pain, not brain damage, to blame for Henry VIII's anger problems' claims Tudor historian - HistoryExtra Leg pain, not brain damage, to blame for Henry VIII's anger problems' claims Tudor historian - HistoryExtra](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/Henry-VIII-Hans-2-8122b6e.jpg?quality=90&resize=768,574)
Leg pain, not brain damage, to blame for Henry VIII's anger problems' claims Tudor historian - HistoryExtra
![How Many Wives Did Henry the VIII Kill, and How Many Venous Leg Ulcers Did it Take to Kill Henry the VIII? How Many Wives Did Henry the VIII Kill, and How Many Venous Leg Ulcers Did it Take to Kill Henry the VIII?](https://www.centerforvein.com/assets/images/_800x418_crop_center-center_82_none/iStock-1159220020.jpg?mtime=1597770124)
How Many Wives Did Henry the VIII Kill, and How Many Venous Leg Ulcers Did it Take to Kill Henry the VIII?
Henry VIII suffered a leg injury from a Jousting accident that never healed. It is written that it was always red, festered, infected and incredibly painful. Why wouldn't they have cauterized it
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