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February 10, 2009
Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill
Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill - it's a show of Henry's armor - sounds great!
Analysis of suits of armour made for Henry and reunited for the first time since the Tudor era proves that the king was 6ft 1in -- well above average even today. As a young man he had a sportsman's physique, with a waist measuring about 32in and a 39in chest. By his late forties, his waist had drifted to nearer 48in and in his final years he appears to have been carrying a 52in waist and 53in chest.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at February 10, 2009 5:30 PM