Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
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Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#2Yikes, he was the son of a bull baiter.
How have I not heard of bull baiting until now, ugly though it is.
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#3Yikes, he was the son of a bull baiter. How have I not heard of bull baiting until now, ugly though it is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting
Guess what bulldogs were bred for 8(
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#4I love the movie "Time Bandits", they did a great job casting the dwarves there.
I'm still thrilled Sean Connery joined the cast and that George Harrison wrote part of the score (Dream away).
RIP, Randall, Fidgit, Strutter, Wally and Vermin!
Many happy returns, Og!
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#5The Oakham brewery has a rather fine beer named after him:
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#6Yikes, he was the son of a bull baiter. How have I not heard of bull baiting until now, ugly though it is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting
For some reason, humans stopped pitting dogs against bulls but are still to this day doing it ourselves in stadiums filled with people cheering while a bull is slowly bled to death. Very crazy it's still legal today in parts of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#7> Various theories existed for his size, including that his mother choked on a gherkin while pregnant, but he probably had a growth hormone deficiency caused by a pituitary gland disorder.
> No details of his captivity were recorded except that he claimed to have grown to 45 inches (110 centimetres) during this time, doubling his height after 30 years of age,[9] which he attributed to the hardships he had suffered.
Hormones are amazing, I wonder if there's any literature on what triggered his later growth
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#8I love the movie "Time Bandits", they did a great job casting the dwarves there. I'm still thrilled Sean Connery joined the cast and that George Harrison wrote part of the score (Dream away). RIP, Randall, Fidgit, Strutter, Wally and Vermin! Many happy returns, Og!
One of my favourite films of all time.
Robin Hood: And you're a robber too. How long have you been a robber?
Strutter: Four foot one.
Robin Hood: Good lord! Jolly good. Four foot one? Well that-that-that is-is- a long time, isn't it?
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#9Yikes, he was the son of a bull baiter. How have I not heard of bull baiting until now, ugly though it is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting
For some reason, humans stopped pitting dogs against bulls but are still to this day doing it ourselves in stadiums filled with people cheering while a bull is slowly bled to death. Very crazy it's still legal today in parts of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting
Happily, Mexico finally made it illegal!
Re: Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
For some reason, humans stopped pitting dogs against bulls but are still to this day doing it ourselves in stadiums filled with people cheering while a bull is slowly bled to death. Very crazy it's still legal today in parts of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting
Happily, Mexico finally made it illegal!
Kind of, right? It seems it was banned in some states, "but resumed on 29 January 2024 after a series of legal challenges" according to Wikipedia. Unless I'm getting the order of events incorrect.