Decipher the strange disease of King Henry

The history of the British Royal Family witnessed many ups and downs through the ages, but what made the public not only care about the lives of the members of the Royal Family but also paid close attention to every movement about their health.

King Henry VIII was among the kings who had health problems. In his life, the Emperor had suffered from two extremely rare diseases that could explain that the illness affected the king from the end of his life after both his wives were miscarried. and did not give birth to him, the male princes he always wished for.

Henry VIII's middle-aged portrait was painted by artist Hans Holbein.

Abnormal temperament and childbirth constantly fail

In a long list of unpredictable personal habits and emotion, King Henry VIII is also known for forming the obsession of health that English literature at the time was like. until the beginning of the 21st century, we still did not find the cause of the problem. The bad health effects happened to King Henry VIII in the middle of his middle age and then a series of miscarriages for his two beloved wives.

A recent study suggests that King Henry suffered from an X-related disease and a strange blood group on his body could explain why the temperament of he was very ancient and also had strange health effects that could not predict the source. By studying the biological causes of important historical events, the study brought new directions to think about the infamous life of this most famous 16th-century English king.

Catarina Whitley, a biological archaeologist, who completed a very elaborate scientific research project at Southern Methodist University (SMU - Dallas, Taxes, USA) said: ' What makes them Am I headed to King Henry? It was we knew that he had more than one wife and that the woman had had fertility problems and a very bad obstetric history. We are thinking of another outcome: Is it the wife's birth issue that comes from King Henry VIII itself? '. Catarina Whitley is currently working at the New Mexico Museum.

A strange, rare blood group . leads to miscarriage for wives?

Many historians have written quite a few details about health issues related to King Henry VIII. Because as a young man, Henry was a very strong and energetic boy. But at the time before his death, King Henry VIII became an oversized king with a body weight of nearly 150kg ! It was because his body was so fat that he had skin ulcers on his legs, weakened muscles, and according to some literature in the Royal Palace, the king's personality had a significant change. In middle age, it is shown that symptoms are more paranoid, uneasy anxiety, depression and mental collapse.

Among the above hypotheses, experts also said that King Henry was suffering from type II diabetes, syphilis and endocrine problems . But the impossible thing in life of this king is a series of failures born from his wives. Two of the six wives and concubines of King Henry, Ann Boleyn and Katherine of Aragon - are believed to have miscarried the most. To explain his views on Henry VIII's pathology, Catarina Whitley and his colleague Kyra Kramer have come up with a new hypothesis that seems to be feasible, that King Henry may have once existed in a group. Strange blood called 'Active Kell Blood '. Only 9% of the white population has this blood type in their bodies.

King Henry VIIIand 6 wives

When a Kell blood man is actively fertilizing a woman with a negative Kell blood type, about 50% of cases cause an immune reaction in the woman's body and directly attack to the developing fetus in the womb of the woman. The first baby of the father with positive Kell blood type and the negative Kell mother is usually good. But in the next pregnancy, babies often have excess water in their tissues, they will suffer from anemia, jaundice, enlarged spleen or heart failure, often leading to a bad situation of falling. pregnancy between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy.

According to Catherine Whitley, Queen Anne Boleyn is a typical example in this case. According to some documents, Princess Elizabeth - Queen Anne's first daughter with King Henry VIII - was born very healthy and without any complications. But Anne Boleyn's second and third births were all miscarriages between the ages of 6 or 7 months. Katherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII, this grandmother from the time she entered the palace, the queen was constantly obsessed with disgusting illnesses, one of the diseases that bothered the royal palace doctors. It is her strange anorexia disease. Because of anorexia and arbitrary eating, 6 times pregnant, all 6 times failed. Only to the 7th time, Queen Katherine was lucky enough to have a healthy princess named Mary.

McLeod disease syndrome and erratic temperament of the king

In addition to the strange blood group that caused problems for King Henry VIII's health, the researchers also said that the king had a rare genetic disease called ' McLeod Syndrome' . Wearing the X chromosome, the disease usually affects men only and is usually diagnosed from the age of 40 with symptoms including cardiovascular disease, travel diseases and major psychological symptoms including rabies. thought and mental breakdown. Perhaps ' McLeod Syndrome ' is the gateway to explain the mental forms of King Henry VIII. It also explains why Henry VIII became more authoritarian as he grew older and why he acted to decapitate Anne Boleyn, the cheek-wife of the king's neighbor.

Catarina Whitley said: ' This has given us another explanation of King Henry and his living capital. It gives us a new solution in understanding the reasons why the King is acting more and more wrong . ' However, without genetic evidence, there is no way to make sure that the new hypotheses are correct, quoted Retha Warnicke, an historian at the University of Arizona (USA) and is the author of the history book ' The rise and fall of Anne Boleyn: The political family trend at Henry VIII's court '.

Retha Warnicke added that there are other conditions that could cause women to miscarry. In the late 19th century, midwives often did not have the habit of washing their hands and hands when they practiced. And in Henry VIII's reign, about half of the children in the kingdom died before age 15. For the calamities that King Henry VIII suffered, eating dementia caused him to change his personality dizzyly. It is the lack of exercise, especially after the end of youth and entering middle age, combined with the appetite for hearty dishes, the oyster oyster made King Henry VIII obese. and strange diseases also come from here.