Charles II vs Tut: Who Was MORE Deformed? | Inbred Monarchs

In this episode, we put two of history's most notoriously inbred monarchs on trial. Who suffered worse genetic damage: the Habsburg-jawed Charles II whose family tree resembled a pretzel, or the club-footed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun born from generations of brother-sister marriages?
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Welcome to Historical Versus, the channel that puts history on trial. Each video is a head-to-head showdown where we analyze the evidence, build the case, and deliver a final verdict on history's darkest chapters.
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IN THIS EPISODE:
► Charles II of Spain: The last Habsburg ruler of Spain with an inbreeding coefficient higher than a brother-sister union, whose grotesque deformities and mental disabilities brought down a dynasty
► King Tutankhamun: Egypt's famous boy pharaoh, product of sibling incest, who ruled briefly while suffering from clubfoot, scoliosis, and genetic disorders that led to his early death
► The final scientific analysis of which royal bloodline was more genetically damaged and which monarch's inbreeding had greater historical consequences

TIMESTAMPS:
[00:00] The Setup
[05:16] The Case Against Charles II
[13:11] The Case Against King Tut
[23:16] The Showdown
[30:57] The Verdict

SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
► Gonzalo Alvarez, et al. "The Role of Inbreeding in the Extinction of a European Royal Dynasty." PLOS ONE, 2009
► Hawass, Z. et al. "Ancestry and Pathology in King Tutankhamun's Family." JAMA, 2010
► "The Royal Disease: Hemophilia and the Downfall of the Royal Houses of Europe" by Alan R. Rushton
► "The Mummy's Curse: The True History of a Dark Fantasy" by Roger Luckhurst
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The verdict is in, but the debate begins with you. Who gets your vote: the last Habsburg with a jaw that couldn't chew or the pharaoh whose family tree had no branches? Cast your judgment in the comments below, and subscribe for more historical showdowns.

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