Henry VIII Had A 2 1/2 Pound Codpiece (Special Guest Simon Whistler)
9,630When we think about it now, codpieces are hilarious, but they had a very important purpose for Henry VIII and his nether regions.
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Original Article:
http://www.factfiend.com/henry-viii-2-1-2-pound-codpiece/
Sources:
https://www.lucyworsley.com/a-little-article-on-the-history-of-the-codpiece/
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2009/apr/02/monarchy-henry-viii
https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/how-big-king-henry-viiis-codpiece/
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/10/surprisingly-recent-invention-t-shirt/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeans
https://www.levistrauss.com/2019/07/04/the-history-of-denim/#:~:text=May%2020%2C%201873%20marked%20an,for%20the%20very%20first%20time.
https://www.saveur.com/crazy-paintings-livestock-1800s-britain/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64629/9-bizarre-objects-owned-henry-viii#:~:text=5.,ENOUGH%20TO%20CONCEAL%20A%20WEAPON&text=The%20king%2C%20of%20course%2C%20had,valuables%2C%20and%20even%20small%20weapons.
https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/henry-viiis-children/#gs.7ug0p6
Images:
Henry VIII,
After Hans Holbein / Public domain, Joos van Cleve / Public domain
Catherine of Aragon,
Attributed to Joannes Corvus / Public domain
Anne Boleyn,
National Portrait Gallery / Public domain
Jane Seymour,
Hans Holbein / Public domain
Anne of Cleves,
Hans Holbein / Public domain
Catherine Howard,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HowardCatherine02.jpeg
Catherine Parr,
Unidentified painter / Public domain
Codpieces,
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/47kml2/king_henry_the_8ths_armor_famously_has_an/, https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Codpiece
Codpiece with dog,
Titian / Public domain
Fat cattle,
https://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_274506/James-Gillray/Fat-Cattle-2, https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3414303
Tuna,
Credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection / Public domain
Swordfish,
Werner / Public domain
T Shirt,
Camisetas / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Jeans,
uploaded by Juanmak / Public domain
Atlas Stone,
Zaldibiako Udala / CC0
Simon Whistler,
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Videos:
Henry VIII's Armour - Field of Cloth of Gold (2010),
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Music:
"Two Finger Johnny" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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