Other Boleyn Girl

In his later years, Henry VIII was a stout, tyrannical, paranoid man who was probably afflicted with congenital syphilis and undeniably suffered from bad hygiene. (His legs had seeping ulcers.) Even though his portraits, especially by Hans Holbein, say otherwise, Hollywood has decided to “reimage” this Machiavellian ruler as a handsome, well-toned brooder. (He died with a 54-inch waist!) It all started with Showtime