The King who's "guts exploded" as Jo put it, was actually William the Conqueror. He was measured for his coffin a few years before he died and later gained a lot of weight so he didn't fit in the coffin when he died. A bunch of Monks tried to force his body in to the coffin and his stomach burst open.
Comedian Josh Widdicombe found out he's a descendant of Mary Boleyn (Anne's sister) and could therefore be related to Henry VIII. He took part in the genealogy series 'Who do you think you are?'. There is some debate about whether Anne of Cleves was actually not as attractive as her portrait. The portrait was changed, she also couldn't speak English only a form of German and hadn't been warned about Henry's love of plays where he'd dress as someone else and test his court, she didn't play along and basically upset him and he hit back so to speak. They ended up having a fairly good relationship he gave her an income, a house and allowed her to stay in England and referred to her as his sister.
@@tg689 because she was Henry's mistress, Mary had I think 2 children during the time she was with Henry and Josh is descended from Mary's daughter who it is thought is Henry's daughter.
That alarm noise when Allen says Six, that's a recurring mechanic meaning, "You fell for the trap, we all think that's the answer, but it's not." And the contestants get -10 points or something, It's to be avoided.
For Jodi, Henry VIII was also carefree in his youth because he wasn’t the heir to Henry VII. His elder brother Arthur was the heir, Henry was the ‘spare’ like Prince Harry today. You might know all this.
Katherine and Anne of Cleaves kept their heads because they were foreign royalty. Henry could do what he liked to his English wives. Who knows what would have become of Jane if she’d survived. But it was all for nothing in the end. Hahaha
Catherine of Aragon helped secure lands in France and Spain , the castle at Aragon is at the confluence of two major rivers . The Ebro and the Segre which is El cid country , and the scene of some of europes bloodiest battles . In the rivers swim the largest wells catfish in the world over 10ft long . Here endeth my QI for today .
The first I saw of QI, years ago, was these two clips. One was very interesting and the second is still among the top 5 funniest moments in QI for me. I was hooked after those two and just started watching every episode from the unaired pilot and forward, waiting impatiently between seasons. The Chinese, the teacup and glass - (2m54s) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N0OhXxx7cQg.html How The Giant Tortoise Got Its Name - (7m12s) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zPggB4MfPnk.html
Henry in his early years wasn't going to be king.Older brother Arthur was.So Henry enjoyed the good life .When Arthur died,Henry wasn't ready for the Royal life of King.He hadn't been trained up for it.Which is why his behaviour was the way it was.
I'm Henry the 8th I am. Henry the 8th I am, I am. I got married to the widow next door. She'd been married 7 times before. Every one was a Henry. Not a Willy or a Sam. I'm her 8th old man called Henry. Henry the 8th I am. (Old silly song!)
Henry VIII was a nutcase. The only good thing to come from him is that (it's said) he invented Tennis, he had an indoor Tennis court at Hampton Court Palace.
dazza It was known as royal tennis, (a different game) and Henry VIII definitely did not invent It. He started playing in 1530 but Henry V was playing in the early 1400’s, and he didn’t invent it either.
@@dazza9326 So having knowledge, as opposed to you having very little, makes someone a know it all does it? You would obviously prefer that when you sprout ignorant nonsense, no one responds. You may say you like a know it all, but I thoroughly dislike stupid, ignorant people with no self awareness.
You think that was pedantic. wait till you see theone where they put up a photo of a tomato and ask what color it is. That is why this show is such a long running one. You just pay attention to Jodi, Nick,so you avoid detention LOL
