RD&D - Decadence - Part 1

Extravagance, gluttony and infidelity have been the weaknesses of many British rulers, with medical consequences ranging from gout to syphilis and obesity to drug addiction - at times turning the monarchy into a national joke. This film examines examples, including Henry VIII's vast overeating, Charles II's death at the hands of his own court physicians and George IV's opium-fuelled reign - and reveals how public ridicule eventually forced the royal family to conduct themselves with rather more decorum.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• royal
• deaths
• and
• disease
• decadence
• henry
• VIII
• Charles
• II
• george
• IV

[MrDryose]

how much weight is 20 stones? for those of bus who use "pounds" instead?

[docnarchy]

@MrDryose 280 pounds.

[Jazzu791]

Good God!!! He was just fat. No man needs that much food.

[AikokoXD]

@docnarchy good lord!

[avallonmist]

Thank you sooo much for posting all of these; I really appreciate it!

)O(

[keishamania]

Great documentary but enough with the white gloves already......no wonder us Americans think some and I said SOME of the British ppl are prudish. A good handwashing would do....LOL thanks 4 the upload donarchy!

[MrDryose]

@docnarchy thanks for the reply:)

[MrDryose]

love the documentaries also, thanks for uploading!

[xane1990]

thnx :)