Incorrect Information in the History Extra Article by Alison Weir

Alison Weir, who is a very famous popular historian, just had an article published in History Extra about Henry VIII’s reproductive problems. In it she wrote:



“One theory is that Henry suffered from McLeod Syndrome [a neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in boys and men and affects movement in many parts of the body], but the pattern of Katherine’s pregnancies doesn’t fit with that”



This is so blatantly incorrect that I had to send the following letter to the editor:


I need t...

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Published on October 12, 2020 03:34
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