Tudor Medicine with Historian Seamus O'Caellaigh

Tudors Dynasty

RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

History

4.4 • 794 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Henry VIII lived for 55 years and had many health issues, especially toward the end of his reign; But that doesn’t mean he was a healthy man prior to that.

Henry’s own interest in remedies and prescriptions were quite magnificent as well.

The health of the King was quite often public knowledge, and as you’ll discover in this episode, even his bowel movements were written about.

Royals, like today, were celebrities - to be associated with the King could bring one wealth and power, and we know that Henry VIII raised men who other monarchs may not have….because he was paranoid and had issues trusting people.

It is easy for us, living in the 21st century, to take for granted modern medicine.

My guest today is historian, Seamus O'Caellaigh. Seamus is the author of Pustules, Pestilence and Pain: Tudor Treatments and Ailments of Henry VIII.

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0:55.6	Henry VIII lived for 55 years and had many health issues, especially toward the end of his reign.
1:02.5	That doesn't mean he was a healthy man prior to that.
1:06.4	Henry's own interest in remedies and prescriptions were quite magnificent.
1:11.6	The health of the king was often public knowledge, and as you'll discover in this episode,
1:17.3	even his bowel movements were written about.
1:20.9	Royals, like today, were celebrities.
1:23.9	To be associated with the king could bring one wealth and power.
1:32.2	And we know Henry VIII raised men who other monarchs may not have,
1:35.7	because he was paranoid and he didn't trust people.
1:42.1	Today, it's easy for us to take for granted 21st century medicine.
1:48.8	In this episode, we look back at Tudor Medicine. My guest today is historian Seamus O'Kelly. Shamus is the author of Pustules, Pestilence, and Pain, Tudor
1:55.0	Treatments and Ailments of Henry VIII. I'm Rebecca Larson, host of the Tudors Dynasty podcast and owner of tutorsdynasty.com.
2:04.4	Telling the stories of those who lived centuries before us is what I enjoy doing most.
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