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Thread #59423 Message #946956
Posted By: Dave Bryant
06-May-03 - 10:06 AM
Thread Name: Quiz - Henry VIII
Subject: RE: Quiz - Henry VIII
4a. I think MMario's figure is a bit on the high side - I'd say nearer 6' 2".
5a. 23 years
5b. Needlework ?
18. The marriage to Anne of Cleeves was a political alliance arranged by Cromwell. In reality she turned out to be nowhere as attractive as the portrait of her which Henry had been shown. He found her such a turn-off that he divorced her.
19. He had badly ulcerated legs which may have turned gangrenous, syphilis has often been speculated - no-one really knows.