Spain under the Habsburgs (Volume 1: Empire and Absolutism, 1516-1598; Volume 2: Spain and America, 1598-1700) Cover
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Spain under the Habsburgs (Volume 1 Empire and Absolutism, 1516-1598; Volume 2: Spain and America, 1598-1700)

John Lynch

Spain under the Habsburgs (Volume 1: Empire and Absolutism, 1516-1598; Volume 2: Spain and America, 1598-1700)

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It was mentioned as a source providing a description of Charles II's jaw and his inability to chew due to its unusual protrusion, also mentioning his habit of swallowing food whole.

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He has a ravenous stomach and swallows all he eats whole for his nether jaw stands so much out that his two rows of teeth cannot meet to compensate which he has a prodigious wide throat so that a gizz...

— Episode: Short Stuff: Habsburg Jaw

Episode: Short Stuff: Habsburg Jaw

It was mentioned as a source providing a description of Charles II's jaw and his inability to chew due to its unusual protrusion, also mentioning his habit of swallowing food whole.

"

He has a ravenous stomach and swallows all he eats whole for his nether jaw stands so much out that his two rows of teeth cannot meet to compensate which he has a prodigious wide throat so that a gizzard or liver of a hen passes down whole in his weak stomach not being able to digest it, he voids in the same manner.

Episode: Short Stuff: Habsburg Jaw

It was mentioned as a source that discussed Charles II's jaw, explaining how his teeth were so misaligned due to his Habsburg jaw that he couldn't chew his food and had to swallow it whole.

"

He has a ravenous stomach and swallows all he eats whole for his nether jaw stands so much out that his two rows of teeth cannot meet to compensate which he has a prodigious wide throat so that a gizzard or liver of a hen passes down whole in his weak stomach not being able to digest it, he voids in the same manner.

Episode: Short Stuff: Habsburg Jaw

It was mentioned as a source detailing Charles II's inability to chew due to his prominent lower jaw, and that he swallowed his food whole, even chicken gizzards.

"

He has a ravenous stomach and swallows all he eats whole for his nether jaw stands so much out that his two rows of teeth cannot meet to compensate which he has a prodigious wide throat so that a gizzard or liver of a hen passes down whole in his weak stomach not being able to digest it, he voids in the same manner.

Episode: Short Stuff: Habsburg Jaw

It was mentioned as a source detailing the struggles of Charles II of Spain due to his pronounced Habsburg jaw, including his inability to chew and needing to swallow food whole.

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He has a ravenous stomach and swallows all he eats whole for his nether jaw stands so much out that his two rows of teeth cannot meet to compensate which he has a prodigious wide throat so that a gizzard or liver of a hen passes down whole in his weak stomach not being able to digest it, he voids in the same manner.

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