Introducing Ferdinand VII and his reputation

As long as a walking stick. A billiards cue. Thin as a nub of wax at the base, thick as a man’s fist at the tip.

These are just some of the eye-watering descriptions of what King Ferdinand VII – Spain’s worst ever king – was allegedly hiding beneath his britches...

This week, H&S are lifting the sheets of the royal bedroom to meet a king who wrecked an empire, traumatised his young brides, and left the Spanish court buzzing with scandal – all because of his deeply unfortunate anatomical affliction. 

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