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Originally Posted by blazey
I always thought muslim women should be a bit bigger as it was a status of wealth, you know, being able to eat richly and all that. I bit like the Tudor period? I am terrible with history but I'm sure kings used to like to be bigger for the same reason!?
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Mostly right on the Tudor thing ... and throughout the Middle Ages too .... being hefty was a sign of wealth of the individual porker. Now you can work out, be slim and trim, and show off your wealth by driving a Ferrari. Admittedly, Henry Vlll was a big guy ... but he might have come by this through his mother, the Duchess of York. Edward lV, his ancestor, was also a big man. Though it is possible that his size, compared to that of his brother, Richard lll, was a result of his mother's screwing around.