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Welcome to Royalty Now, where we bring you face to face with figures from the past, and talk about their history. Our goal is to bring history back to life and make it more relatable, with commentary on historical figures and facial reconstructions.
The creation of videos and running the channel is just the two of us - a husband and wife team. Becca (Artist and Narrator) and Andre (Writer, Narrator and Video Editor) You can learn more about us at RoyaltyNowStudios.com.
Integrations: Working with In The Black Media, Adhesive Media & and BOSS MGMT Group.
The creation of videos and running the channel is just the two of us - a husband and wife team. Becca (Artist and Narrator) and Andre (Writer, Narrator and Video Editor) You can learn more about us at RoyaltyNowStudios.com.
Integrations: Working with In The Black Media, Adhesive Media & and BOSS MGMT Group.
From Young and Handsome to Old and Tyrannical: History & Facial Reconstructions | Royalty Now
Welcome to Royalty Now, where we bring you face to face with figures from the past. King Henry VIII is one of the most well-known figures in English history, famous for his six wives. But he’s also known for his illustrious portraiture. Today, we’ll dive into Henry’s appearance and reveal some lifelike re-creations.
0:00 Portraits & Appearance Throughout Life
6:48 Re-creations Revealed
7:07 Young Henry
7:58 Old Henry
9:10 Comparison
9:31 Modern Henry VIII
We have one early glimpse at the face of a young Henry: this one, by Mynnart Wewyck, painted the same year as his wedding. It looks distinctly different from images of Henry later in life.
Notably, he has a weaker chin, larger eyes, and darker, curlier hair than versions painted later. Whether this is due to the absence of propaganda - Henry was not yet King and may not have had as much control over his image - or just early Tudor artists not being very skilled, is up for debate.
Six years later, in 1515, Henry assumed the throne after the death of his father, and his reign - and image - began in their full glory.
Venetian Ambassador Giustinian wrote in 1515 that Henry was “most excellent in his personal endowments, and likewise gifted with mental accomplishments," Henry could speak multiple languages, play numerous instruments, even writing his own music.
Keeping him in good shape was his love of everything sport - hunting, jousting, archery and even t ennis, with one ambassador stating that King Henry, "was the prettiest thing in the world to see play" and another stating that he was much handsomer than any other sovereign.
For much of his life, Henry wore his bright auburn hair “combed straight and short, in the French fashion”, and wore a short beard that one observer described as “looking like gold.”
His wardrobe was sumptuous, adding to his overall splendor. Henry loved clothes and hardly ever wore the same garment twice. The fabrics, dyes and jewels used to make them were internationally sourced and imported just for him. A venetian ambassador called him the “Best dressed sovereign in the world”
It’s around the 1530s that we get the most lifelike portraits of Henry, showing his small blue eyes, long, slightly hooked nose, small mouth, and round face. This portrait by Joos van Cleve is one of my favorites. Henry would be about 40 years old here.
And then, the master of portraits, Hans Holbein stepped into the picture. In 1533, he began his royal service as the court painter for the Tudors. His artwork greatly elevated portraiture from the time.
One of the most accurate, and renowned, portraits of King Henry by Holbein has been lost to history. We only know of its existence through preparatory sketches and copies made by other artists.
The massive, life size portrait, which was a family image depicting Henry, his parents, and his wife at the time, Jane Seymour, burned down with Whitehall Palace in 1698.
It’s thought that this image was the genesis of the classic, propaganda portrait of Henry VIII, where he stands tall and imposing, facing the viewer square on, in his huge cloak and obvious codpiece. In fact, Henry was never quite this tall - measurements from his suits of armor indicate that his legs were lengthened quite a bit in the portrait.
A portrait confirmed to be made directly by the hand of Hans Holbein is this version, from 1536.
This Henry - in his early 40s - is our last glimpse of England’s Renaissance Prince.
Around the time this portrait was made, Henry suffered severe injuries in a jousting accident. The King was left unconscious for multiple hours, many fearing that he wouldn’t survive.
His leg wound ulcerated and would never fully heal, for the rest of his life. Still continuing to eat and drink like he used to, with little to no activity, Henry soon gained a massive amount of weight.
By his 50s, he was almost 400 pounds. He was also nearly bald - carefully hiding his head under hats in every portrait.
After this accident, we have no more life portraits of Henry VIII. Just copies of the lost originals, churned out to the people of England as propaganda reminders of their once-beloved King.
So, let’s take a look at some re-creations of Henry, from his handsome youth, to his later years, now. For the young version, I’m using the features of the lifelike 1530s images and aging them down slightly, so we can get an image of Henry in his prime.
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0:00 Portraits & Appearance Throughout Life
6:48 Re-creations Revealed
7:07 Young Henry
7:58 Old Henry
9:10 Comparison
9:31 Modern Henry VIII
We have one early glimpse at the face of a young Henry: this one, by Mynnart Wewyck, painted the same year as his wedding. It looks distinctly different from images of Henry later in life.
Notably, he has a weaker chin, larger eyes, and darker, curlier hair than versions painted later. Whether this is due to the absence of propaganda - Henry was not yet King and may not have had as much control over his image - or just early Tudor artists not being very skilled, is up for debate.
Six years later, in 1515, Henry assumed the throne after the death of his father, and his reign - and image - began in their full glory.
Venetian Ambassador Giustinian wrote in 1515 that Henry was “most excellent in his personal endowments, and likewise gifted with mental accomplishments," Henry could speak multiple languages, play numerous instruments, even writing his own music.
Keeping him in good shape was his love of everything sport - hunting, jousting, archery and even t ennis, with one ambassador stating that King Henry, "was the prettiest thing in the world to see play" and another stating that he was much handsomer than any other sovereign.
For much of his life, Henry wore his bright auburn hair “combed straight and short, in the French fashion”, and wore a short beard that one observer described as “looking like gold.”
His wardrobe was sumptuous, adding to his overall splendor. Henry loved clothes and hardly ever wore the same garment twice. The fabrics, dyes and jewels used to make them were internationally sourced and imported just for him. A venetian ambassador called him the “Best dressed sovereign in the world”
It’s around the 1530s that we get the most lifelike portraits of Henry, showing his small blue eyes, long, slightly hooked nose, small mouth, and round face. This portrait by Joos van Cleve is one of my favorites. Henry would be about 40 years old here.
And then, the master of portraits, Hans Holbein stepped into the picture. In 1533, he began his royal service as the court painter for the Tudors. His artwork greatly elevated portraiture from the time.
One of the most accurate, and renowned, portraits of King Henry by Holbein has been lost to history. We only know of its existence through preparatory sketches and copies made by other artists.
The massive, life size portrait, which was a family image depicting Henry, his parents, and his wife at the time, Jane Seymour, burned down with Whitehall Palace in 1698.
It’s thought that this image was the genesis of the classic, propaganda portrait of Henry VIII, where he stands tall and imposing, facing the viewer square on, in his huge cloak and obvious codpiece. In fact, Henry was never quite this tall - measurements from his suits of armor indicate that his legs were lengthened quite a bit in the portrait.
A portrait confirmed to be made directly by the hand of Hans Holbein is this version, from 1536.
This Henry - in his early 40s - is our last glimpse of England’s Renaissance Prince.
Around the time this portrait was made, Henry suffered severe injuries in a jousting accident. The King was left unconscious for multiple hours, many fearing that he wouldn’t survive.
His leg wound ulcerated and would never fully heal, for the rest of his life. Still continuing to eat and drink like he used to, with little to no activity, Henry soon gained a massive amount of weight.
By his 50s, he was almost 400 pounds. He was also nearly bald - carefully hiding his head under hats in every portrait.
After this accident, we have no more life portraits of Henry VIII. Just copies of the lost originals, churned out to the people of England as propaganda reminders of their once-beloved King.
So, let’s take a look at some re-creations of Henry, from his handsome youth, to his later years, now. For the young version, I’m using the features of the lifelike 1530s images and aging them down slightly, so we can get an image of Henry in his prime.
Find us here:
Instagram: @Royalty_Now_
X: @Royalty_Now
Tik Tok: @RoyaltyNow
Patreon: Patreon.com/RoyaltyNow
RoyaltyNowStudios.com
This video creation and final image are ©Royalty Now.
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Nicely done!
WOW HE WAS HANDSOME!
The older version kind of looks like a young king Theoden
Do you have one done of George, the middle brother, of Edward and Richard.
Beautiful
You should do Montezuma episode.
I definitely believe that’s Anne
I only do believe Anastasia was found with Alexei as the guards thought they had burned Alexandra and Alexei together. Anastasia looked more like her mother compared to Maria, also Maria's body (IF You believe the Americans) had alleged signs of hemophilia, in 1914, Maria almost died from a hemorrhage. BUT apparently too, both Maria and Anastasia sat up and screamed at the end outside, and were killed/slowly dying while being loaded to their first grave, which is actually terrifying when you remember they threw grenades down after that
There are a lot of misconceptions in this, which is really bad.
This one made me ball like a baby. So beautiful. She wasnt treated right yet was so strong through it all.
She was no beauty
Fantasy
What's interesting is her as a really young girl looks a bit like the actress who played her daughter in The Tudors tv show! Also it is possible it's Katherine but also possible it is Henry's sister Mary. All of his six wives share ancestors with him so it's possible the looks can be in the family from a common ancestor of the Tudors and the royal family of Spain.
Doesn't look like the girls at all
Ιδια η kate blanchet
Such a life like portrait, very sad to hear the history though😢
Do you have a playlist? I love the music as well as the content.
Prince Arthur Tudor was born in 1486 and died 1502 - he was 15/16 when he died and not 10
Catalina de Aragon was born a century earlier, in 1485.
This channel is the next best thing for me. I love history it's so interesting and to find this channel which pretty much shows a whole other side to what we think we know is pretty awesome
Your recreation of Elizabeth I literally looks like JK Rowling
last action hero !
Hello I just wanted to say God loves you. He died for our sins and rose again on the third day. His sacrifice is our victory over any difficult situation.
Knowing the backstory makes Marie Antoinette’s life tragic. I do think she did have an influence over her husband, the King. I do wonder had France not have intervened in the American Revolution could they save face? Or was it too late at that point? I do think if Marie would have made more shelters because some were have said to have froze to their demise; and had introduced Lè FoodStamp or Briochè Stamp she would have actually been quite popular for her time. The people were cold, hungry, and starving. Allocate the funds for the American Revolution to help the starving and hungry and homeless. Lower the Tax for the poor and Middle Class. The Aristocracy must pay taxes, and focus on infrastructure instead of Terraforming land to play pretend in. She had a whole garden to herself. She could have convinced her husband to let up on the rules of the palace to take the stress off her from court etiquette. She had year(s) to make a chance or influence some type of change and it was squandered.
Great video, thank you! I just want to say that God loves you very much and everyone else as well that He died on the cross and rose victorious on the third day . John 3:16
i had heard she was a taller and bigger woman and that was why he didn’t like her. his other wives were shorter and a lot slimmer.
You can see them in Henry VIII
Thankyou for these wonderful and fascinating videos. Mitch Horowitz on the Gaia channel stated Napoleon had quite an interest in the metaphysical. Do you have any confirmation of this?
Communists suck
As always, but in particular, this is true excellence. 💫
Stay in the G-rated section, little girl because rated R is for real adults!
The music is too loud.
This would be the painter's choice,, not Elizabeth.
WHY DIDN’T YOU DO A MODERN DAY OF THE OLDER HENRY!? ABSOLUTELY CHEATED!!!!
Lovely. Very sexy, though not necessarily "Classically" beautiful the way Sabina was universally described as beautiful. There are many naturalistic sculptures of Sabina, all of them capture her magnificence from a different angle. Please do Sabina!
She looks just like her mom
Just lovely, thank you.
The third recreation looks somewhat like Anne Hathaway. Very pretty.
En pidä noista missä ei ole mitään minkä pohjalta kasvot on tehty. Silkkaa mielikuvitusta koko kasvot.
Anne was a beautiful woman, and the king missed out.
My guilty secret: I’ve always thought that Anne of Cleves was rather cute and she was known to be intelligent and kind.
Well done... and... they would have made an attractive couple!
It never existed....just like santa !
So their answer to famine in Ireland is to through a fair?
If the older version is what she would have really looked like, she’d still have been pretty.
He actually wasn’t bad looking when he was older, either. Just bigger. But young Henry…no wonder he got the ladies.
looks like a young Meryl Streep.
Wow! Please do King Richard II and his wife Anne of Bohemia. Please use their coffins for references.
I think this is my favorite one, yet! GREAT JOB!
Tilda Swinton...