Ok, the picture is of him from when he’s older
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Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Henry the 8th was hot as hell as a young, fit adult. There are libraries of vague, contemporaneous homoeroticism preserved to verify it. The pic on the right significantly decreases his attractiveness in a way that feels almost antagonistic.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago PugJesus@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
De gustibus non disputandem est!
undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Tbf, if I lived around someone as psychotic as Henry VII, I’d flatter him too.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Apparently, Henry loved to joust.
He probably took a lot of concussions.
Might explain a lot.
https://www.webmd.com/brain/ss/slideshow-concussions-brain-injuries
Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago True, but I’mean, people age.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Into having larger, more expressive features? It’s fairly uncommon for tiny mouthed Clint Eastwood to shift into tiny mouthed Gabriel Iglesias
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Wasn’t being chubby seen as an attractive trait back then because it implied wealth?
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
No, this is some apocryphal nonsense that became a “fun fact” spread by everyone.
ooo, aporcyphal nonsense is my favorite kind of nonsense
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s fun, usually.
ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t think his most attractive period was considered to be once he became obese