The Real Beauty and the Beast
Documentary
Overview
It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform one man into a national sensation and iconic fairy-tale character. His name: Petrus Gonsalvus, more commonly known today as the hairy hero of Beauty and the Beast.
Keywords
italy
fairy tale
dna
arranged marriage
art
circus freak
noblewoman
nobleman
hypertrichosis
16th century
catherine de' medici
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