Henry VIII - Exploding the myth

As part of a report on the exhibition on Henry VIII the BBC reporter declaimed "Overweight womaniser or Action Hero?" later he stated that from a 21st Century perception Henry had an "image problem" and that they'd be exploding the myth about him.

What myth? Where have the BBC been for the last couple of decades? What is this either/or choice between overweight or not? Why this pathetic attempt to create controversy? I mean don't we all know by now that the young Henry was a fit young man who in later years grew overweight; hell the BBC itself screened two seasons of a sexed-up young Henry only recently.

I'm surprised they didn't try to drag out a couple of historians to duel it out as to the 'true' Henry; actually I'm willing to bet they tried but even with the dingbats out there couldn't find any that disagreed.

Stay tuned in 50 years time, with another anniversary, the BBC will still be talking about the 'myth' of Henry.