Didn Henry VIII die of syphilis?
This is one of the most common questions about Henry — and the answer is that there is really no definite way to know what his final disease was. The legend has always been that he contracted syphilis in his youth, and then showed the symptoms of tertiary (end stage or terminal) syphilis as an older man. Though this is possible, many of Henry’s symptoms don’t necessarily point to syphilis. For more about Henry and syphilis, click here.
