Henry VIII Blamed His Impotence on His Wife Anne Private Lives of Monarchs | Smithsonian Channel

Henry VIII had a problem – he was married to Anne of Cleves and struggling with impotence. To help protect the king’s manly status, his royal courtiers started spreading the story that the Queen was ugly. #HenryVIII #PrivateLivesOfMonarchs #SmithsonianChannel From the Series: Private Lives of Monarchs: Henry VIII http://bit.ly/2HwDVGv Subscribe to The Smithsonian Channel: https://bit.ly/2FE6OSh Twitter: https://bit.ly/33lH712 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3iw9Iay Facebook: https://bit.ly/3kkVOZp