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Henry VIII’s health report – obesity and impotence

Tony McMahon1 year ago1 year ago09 mins

Henry VIII began his reign as a picture of athletic health and ended it as a health disaster as Tony McMahon discovers

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When the public loved not hated journalists

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

There was a time when the public loved journalists – viewing them as champions of free speech while today the profession is hated by many on social media

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  • London history

Walking through Lockdown London with a visor!

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

In early June 2020, I broke the Coronavirus lockdown and walked through the centre of London wearing a face visor to see how the city had changed

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Murder of Jewish exiles in London – 700 years ago

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

King Edward I of England expelled Jewish people from his kingdom which resulted in a terrible mass murder in London as historian Tony McMahon discovers

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  • history TV

Maddest rulers in history

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago28 mins

Tony McMahon investigates some of the maddest rulers in history from Charles VI who thought he was made of glass to George III who lost America.

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  • history TV

Napoleon and Hitler – Private Lives

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago03 mins

Napoleon and Hitler were subjects of episodes in the UKTV series Private Lives presented by Tracy Borman with Tony McMahon as contributor

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  • history TV

Henry VIII on The Big Audition – my appearance on a new show on ITV

Tony McMahon4 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Tony McMahon appeared as Henry VIII on episode one of The Big Audition – a new show on ITV on Friday nights

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  • history TV

Me as Henry VIII on ITV!

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago21 mins

Tony McMahon appears as Henry VIII on The Big Audition – a casting show broadcast by ITV on Friday nights

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  • history TV

Royal Weddings – tragic and comic events

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago23 mins

With Harry and Meaghan getting married – a look back at royal weddings that have gone horribly wrong

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  • Henry VIII

How Anne of Cleves kept her head!

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago13 mins

Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of Henry VIII often overlooked because she wasn’t beheaded but how did this resourceful and clever woman survive?

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