Henry VIII’s erratic behavior was likely caused by an NFL-style injury, argue Yale researchers

Phys ^ | February 3, 2016 | Bill Hathaway

[Slyfox]

Henry VIII’s problem was not a brain injury. It was his need to ply his will no matter what it cost others.

[ZOOKER]

Thanks a lot!

Now that stupid song's going through my head, won't go away.

I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before

[Darksheare]

Rugby!

[beaversmom]

I saw a very good program on NeT Flix a few weeks back about Henry VIII. At the end of it, a historian said without Henry VIII, there would probably be no United States...at least not as we know it. Of course, Henry was doing things for his own personal ends, but he got the ball rolling for great change.

I found it on You Tube...

The summation of his life and legacy starts about here...just a few minutes long:

Inside The Court Of Henry VIII Documentary 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zn9wZI-KjY&t=53m0s

[MDLION]

“explosive anger, inability to control impulses, headaches, insomnia - and maybe even impotence”

Maybe he had traumatic gluttony and traumatic lust resulting in traumatic health problems when he was no longer a young man. A gluttonous lusthound is incredibly selfish, and is capable of murderous violence when his WILL is crossed.

[Tennessee Nana]

I’m Henery the Eighth I am
Henery the Eighth I am I am
Henery the Eighth I am

Herman’s Hermits

we used to do the Stomp to that song

:)

[berdie]

That is my summation as well.

I don’t think his behavior was the result of injury...just ego and selfishness. Of course that would probably be true of most royalty at the time.

[LibWhacker]

So all we need now is an ex-pro-football player to run for and get elected president. I’m trying to figure out which one would be most likely to start lopping off the heads of liberals...

[ichabod1]

hey hey ho ho western civ has got to go.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Agenda-driven fabrication.

[MarvinStinson]

Yale researchers erratic behavior likely caused by drugs, hatred of the US and leftwing insanity.

[PGR88]

I thought it was syphillis??

[dp0622]

I can attest to the memory issues and insomnia, and some other issues, but have not had the rage or unstable behavior (anymore than before lol).

but i do get a little nasty when the sensory overload of light, tv and talking gets to me. then i need a dark quiet room

[x]

Their findings confirm conjecture by some historians that jousting injuries caused later health and behavioral problems.

This certainly throws a monkey wrench in our plan to replace football as our national sport with jousting.

It is still the official sport of Maryland, though.

Sadly, The Wire was cancelled before it could expose the seedy underbelly of the state's official pastime.

[dfwgator]

So all we need now is an ex-pro-football player to run for and get elected president. I’m trying to figure out which one would be most likely to start lopping off the heads of liberals...

There can be only one!

[Slyfox]

Henry VIII was well-educated and knew better. But his libido got the best of him. That is an act of the will.

For Yale to do this is really irresponsible.

They are essentially saying that if you have a brain injury you will be given an excuse for bad behavior.

[Cicero]

Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, lived.

[Raycpa]

He wasn’t gay?

[mellow velo]

Apparently, research assistants Muhammad Qaiser Ikram and Fazle Hakim Saijad did. /s

Instead of trying a different angle to try & take down an American pastime such as the NFL, perhaps these 2 could've done a study to see if a head injury to the "prophet" Muhammed contributed to his starting the death cult better known as Islam.

I wonder if Yale would've provided the research funding for that?!

[beaversmom]

My daughter learned that one in school a few weeks back and shared it with me:

Horrible Histories Prom 2011 | Henry VIII: Divorced, Beheaded, Died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NRUWUPvSyA

https://vimeo.com/90738933