The timeline then goes on to the children of the first Tudor King Prince Arthur, Princess Margaret and Prince Henry who became King Henry VIII and the father of. Linda Porter looks at Henry VIIIs often misunderstood relationship with his last wife, Katherine Parr, and questions whether it was, indeed, a case of true love. Official Website Hotel Henry VIII, a 4 star Hotel located in London,London,United Kingdom. Book online now for the lowest rates Guaranteed in the Hotel Henry VIII. Painting of Henry VIII Holding a Turkey Leg Debunking Mandela Effects. Henry VIII of England June 2. January 2. 8th, 1. King of England from April 2. He is commonly depicted as fairly tall and heavyset. Possibly, the most famous image of him is a Renaissance painting, painted by Hans Holbein the Younger. He is depicted standing tall and boisterous, dressed in a kings attire, holding a pair of leather gloves in one hand and clutching at the string of a scabbard in the other. It is a painting similar to this that many people seem to have a memory of. The key difference is that Henry VIII is holding a turkey leg or drumstick in one hand. Others seem to recall him sitting at a table at a feast or dinner showing just his upper torso. The memory is a usually foggy for most, but the common memory is that it is definitely a Renaissance style painting, and he is definitely holding a turkey leg. The problem is neither painting exists. King Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger. The Children Of Henry Viii' title='The Children Of Henry Viii' />It has largely been debated online that this painting could have never existed anyway due to the turkey being brought over after Henry VIIIs death 1. This date has also been debated since another source claims that Henry VIII was the first King of England to eat turkey. This blog even says Henry VIII was a fan of turkey Its possible that this painting could have depicted the leg of another bird, such as a chicken, swan, or peafowl, the latter two making the most sense as they were normally domesticated and reserved for the social elite. However, the leg in most peoples memory was large, like, medieval turkey leg style large, neither of which fit the swan or peafowl. Some have suggested a guineafowl may also be possible as it was referred to as a turkey as well but may be a bit too small for most memories. For the sake of argument, lets change this to Painting of Henry VIII Holding a Chicken Leg. Unfortunately even then, there is no precedence for a commissioned painting to show a noble person eating or holding food, especially one with a giant drumstick in their hand. It just wouldnt happen, and as evidence shows, it never did. The first time I was made aware of this one was on The Mandela Effect website, although it has been talked about in many places as its easily one of the most popular Mandela Effects. The concept shows itself quite a fair number of times in popular media as well. My Experience. After hearing about this one, my mind raced as I too recalled such a painting. The memory was foggy and seemed conflicted between several other memories of similar imagery. I think that is probably the root of this strange case as well explore in the explanations. Possible Explanations. Numero De Telefono De Microsoft Colombia Bogota. The depiction of Henry VIII eating a turkey leg is quite common upon research. The main issue is none of the media appears to match the memory, at least not exactly. Is it possible that we are all creating false memories by combining several together in an odd Henry VIII turkey memory amalgamation Here are some examples in media Museum of Monster Art Sesame Street 1. Cookie Monster as Henry VII with bitten turkey leg. Horrible Histories Terrifying Tudors, a 1. Henry VII holding a bitten turkey leg. The Simpsons shows Homer as Henry VIII biting in to two turkey legs in a 2. The Private Life of Henry VIII 1. Charles Laughton as Henry VIII plays out a scene where he eats almost an entire chicken. Cartoon image with unknown source showing Henry VIII eating a turkey leg. Henry VIII And Anne Boleyn Observed By Queen Katherine, a 1. Henry VIII holding a mirror which almost looks to be a turkey leg. Mad Magazine depiction of Henry VIII eating what appears to be a turkey leg. Another subconscious thing we may be doing is implanting thoughts based on our biases towards larger men and kings. Kings are often depicted as particularly gluttonous, always eating food in large quantities. Henry VIII was a big man and definitely did also eat a lot of food, especially later in his life. Because we may perceive him to be a king set in the medieval or shortly thereafter times, we just expect him to be a gluttonous king as well, maybe even stereotypically holding a big greasy turkey leg while being painted This is possibly why it become so prevalent in media. The painting by Hans Holbein the Younger itself can almost appear as though Henry VIII is holding some food on a quick glance if its a small enough picture. Especially if you dont already know he is holding gloves. This could further the false connection for some. Additional Links. Additional Sources.