As there seems to be some reluctance to call a spade a spade, a short thread on #HenryVIII being disabled...
It is true that he was vigorous and athletic in his youth. But - STOP PRESS - we change over time. 20-odd years later, his jousting accident of 1536 changed that.
@HPShistory Were the ‘witches’ in Macbeth really engaged in occultic practice? Did Lady Macbeth really engage with spirits or was she just desperate to grasp any strength that she could to persuade her husband? Did six-pack celeb Macbeth listen to the wrong voices & make the wrong choices?