The Execution of George Boleyn - Henry VIII's Brother In Law

There is no evidence Smeaton was racked, he walked to his trial.

Perhaps his punishment was to be in the wax figures and to listen to people mock him.

Henry the 8th. Not Henry the 7th, he was Henry the 8th's Father.

The tudors were descended from a Lancastrian side who were only legitimised providing that they never claimed the throne

It would be replicas

Is that the actual executioner block and axe or replicas?

Heart wrenching

Did Anne's brother really do this tesd

Henry executed everyone that knew about his ed. He blamed Anne for it.

As lrecall,that ax and block were at the execution of Jacobite Fraser and Ballmerino
In 1746 after Culloden on Tower Hill. They were the last to be beheaded. Rebels like
McCracken were beheaded after hanging by
an anatomist , ie Emmett in 1803.

Vile man.

It must have been very hard for the men who were executed after George. They would have watched his execution knowing that the same fate awaited them. That must have been very scary for them

There's some evidence to show, Henry VIII suffered what could described as life changing injury, during one of his many jousting tournaments he was very fond of.
He was unseated from his horse by a keen opponent and when hitting the ground at speed, his helmet came off?
What would be regarded as concussion and or a personality changing brain injury was the result.
Apart from wood splinters embedded in his thigh, leading to painful ulcers for the rest of his life.
Going from a virile, fit and active man, to a semi invalid, gorging on food, was not a great lifestyle choice.

Who was the sicko who came up with the incest charge, anyway?

Your videos are fantastic, always so interesting and informative.

I really do think henry was a horrific individual, it often gets forgotten that he didn't just murder his wife, he also murdered two innocent men just to reinforce his argument for getting rid of his wife. I know medieval kings weren't the best but even so, there is no way his father would have done something so appalling.