The cause of the instability of the British king

Henry VIII's erratic acts, the king famous for marrying six wives and killing two of them, may be due to a traumatic brain injury.

A portrait of King Henry VIII.(Photo: Express).

According to historical records, King Henry VIII (1491-1547) of England was not less than three times injured in his head, twice when he was 30 years old and once at the age of 40 years old due to horse pressure during a spear battle .

After the third accident, he seemed to lose consciousness for about two hours. Historians agree that his behavior began to change after the accident in 1536, Arash Salardini, a neuroscience doctor at Yale University, USA.

Though often described as intelligent and calm when he was young, Henry VIII was cruel, selfish and tyrannical, according to the Washington Post. In 1546, he cursed the soldiers to arrest the sixth wife, Catherine Parr, but forgot that he was the one who ordered them to do so a few days earlier. This is an example of the erratic behavior of King Henry VIII.

"This indicates that traumatic brain injury may be involved. This type of injury has caused many people in history to lose their ability to behave , " Salardini concluded.