Tudor Dynasty.

The accident that changed everything:

Henry VIII became the tyrannical monster remembered by history because of a personality change following a serious jousting accident.

The incident took place at a tournament at Greenwich Palace on January 24, 1536, when Henry, 44, dressed in full armor, was thrown from his horse, which was also armored, and then landed on top of him. He was unconscious for two hours and was thought at first to have been fatally injured.

Although he fully recovered, the incident that brought an end to his jousting career, led to serious leg issues that remained with him for the rest of his life, and it's possible that a concealed brain injury may have profoundly impacted his personality.

His obsession towards sports such as: archery, wrestling, and real tennis, was intense, and when he played the latter game, he hurt his foot badly.

But the jousting incident may have been considered the biggest reason behind his true fall towards descent, with which produced a king that caused England to further deteriorate into sheer madness.

Jane Seymour:

Considered to be the 3rd wife of Henry the VIII, and the lady in waiting for the former 2nd queen of England and wife of Henry the VIII, Jane Seymour was considered sweet and charming that instantly attracted Henry's heart the first time he ever laid his eyes on her. She married the king just days after the execution of Anne Boleyn, and produced the title of becoming Henry's favorite wife. Jane Seymour would be considered the only wife responsible out of Henry’s 5 wives to produce something what he truly desired, a male heir to the British throne. She died giving birth to the future king of England with which caused Henry to be fully depressed about, her sacrifice towards giving a healthy baby might’ve also been one of the main contributing factors behind King Henry VIII’s further descent to madness.

Henry Fitzroy:

The half illegitimate brother of Edward IV, and the illegitimate son of Henry VIII, Henry Fitzroy was the son of Elizabeth Blount or “Bessie” for short, Mistress of the Tudor King, and Henry VIII. Henry VIII openly acknowledged the young Henry as his son, not only was he named after his father he was even given the surname Fitzroy. Fitzroy is derived from the Norman-French term meaning son of the King. It is believed that Henry openly acknowledged Henry Fitzroy as his child to prove to the world that he could father healthy male children. This must have caused Catherine of Aragon significant sadness, having two male step children being completely smothered with love and attention from his father, who, by no chance was having a healthy relationship with his daughter, Queen Mary I. There are several other illegitimate children that could have been Henry’s, but he only ever acknowledged the one.

The death of history’s well known English Leader:

It was the early hours of Friday, the 28th January 1547, Henry VIII, the once powerful, and blood thirsty king died at the hands of Thomas Cranmer, who confirmed that he died squeezing his hand just before taking his last breath. Doctors speculate that the death of Henry VIII was no mystery, and died from natural causes inside Whitehall Palace in London. But later scientists and doctors would conclude that due to the king’s poor health along with him being very obese would be the result of him dying in his early 50’s. The throne would be handed to his favorite child, and the only legitimate male heir of the Tudor dynasty, Prince Edward IV.