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The Tudors
The story of Henry VII and his wives.
I always thought Henry VII. The Welsh outsider backed by the French was the more interesting character.
Jonathon Rhys myers, plays the Tudor monarch. The first ruler of England, to make it a crime to say something. A man who changed the world. He broke with Rome, and the rest is History. This is not the first time Johnnie boy has played a world changing figure in Michael Collins, he plays the fool with the rifle who changed Irish history.
JRM's has some of the demonic energy of Henry. He gives a sense of danger My only problem, is that JRM is not quite smart enough. Henry had been trained to be a cardinal, and did have an interest in learning. I never quite believed that from JRM. There is also the accent. In Match Point. JRM, lets his accent slip. Or Allen does not correct a slip, made by JRM. Well there is that laager accent throughout the series. Sometimes its distracting. I wonder if they kept any Irish historical characters out of view. Such as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_FitzGerald,_10th_Earl_of_Kildare
On occasion I would pretend I was watching alternate history. On the gripping hand, the Irish accent, is probably closer to Henrican English than say Estuary.
I followed the show out of my interest in historical matters. It was quite fun, however following the series there were
Anita Briem, playing Jane Seymour, before the queen was re cast. At the time I was dating an Icelander.
I seem to be remember the show, being on in the background as me and `little girl '' broke up
I was surprised to learn a lot of you watched it.
Some of you may have noticed, that on occasion I have been using phrases such as ``our most beloved friend'' Our strongest and most beloved friend.
On and` Fantastical opinions''. Sorry but you never get to say that in life
JRM age was telescoped as the series went on.
The last episode featured unnecessary dream/vision imagery. Henry using the metaphor that life is like a Sparrow flying into a Great House feasting on Christmas. Comfort between two Cold and dark spaces. Should stand on its own.
Also the sky full of stars, reminded me of Ashes to Ashes
So, what did I like about
Joss Stone, playing Anne of Cleeves. Oh my, she was adorable.
Peter O Toole, as the Pope. Was just magnificent. Truly
Nice to Charles V. The Holy Roman emperor depicted on screen. He is shown in one of the early episodes as a potential Match for Mary 1 I wrote about him in my project for senior History. I wrote 30 pages about him. I got a F. He had the huge lip
I had a crush on Sarah Bolger playing Mary. There was a lot of eye candy in the series. Bodices were ripped.
The series has been accused of taking liberties with history. It paints with a broad brush. The opening titles have a cross falling over a roof. Thomas Culpepper smelling a handkerchief for goodness sake.
That said David O' Hara plays a late medieval/early Modern Aristocrat with the perfect amount of pride bordering on Insanity. People really did act like that. We see Downstairs, the servants eating with the ladies in waiting, in Katherine Parr's household.
It portrays England as the swing power, correctly. A lot of Henry's schemes, are thwarted when the Emperor and the King of the French come to terms with each other directly. Rather than him being used as the counterweight
There is a plot in the middle of the third series, which has English agents hunting Reginald Pole across Italy. Thats a bit of stretch
Its shows the Reformation as much bloodier than it is normally depicted. The torture of Anne Askew, the stripping of the monastaries by Breton mercenaries. The fact that everyone decided they like a piece of that action. Bishop Garner, and Thomas Cromwell are both brought down because of there larceny. The shock of the judicial murder of Cardinal Fisher. Henry was the first English Monarch close to having absolute power
One character says it well. No one knows will the king go further or will he rest
Catherine of Aragon, has a much stronger role than she normally gets given. Here they show her as the popular Queen consort she was. Also remind us that she was Isabella's daughter. In most Tudor drama's she is a passive figure. Here she is not.
Disease being something that kills people in their houses and farms, rather than in hospital. One of the plot points is that Edward is kept away from court, for fear of being swept away by illness. It is Dysentery that threatens Henry's invasion of France.
Its more religious age. People appoint chaplains, they spend a lot of money doing this. This is hard to show on television. The Tudors didn't do a bad job. Probably did it, relatively evenhanded
The past is a different country and the Tudors gave us a decent tour for the money
The story of Henry VII and his wives.
I always thought Henry VII. The Welsh outsider backed by the French was the more interesting character.
Jonathon Rhys myers, plays the Tudor monarch. The first ruler of England, to make it a crime to say something. A man who changed the world. He broke with Rome, and the rest is History. This is not the first time Johnnie boy has played a world changing figure in Michael Collins, he plays the fool with the rifle who changed Irish history.
JRM's has some of the demonic energy of Henry. He gives a sense of danger My only problem, is that JRM is not quite smart enough. Henry had been trained to be a cardinal, and did have an interest in learning. I never quite believed that from JRM. There is also the accent. In Match Point. JRM, lets his accent slip. Or Allen does not correct a slip, made by JRM. Well there is that laager accent throughout the series. Sometimes its distracting. I wonder if they kept any Irish historical characters out of view. Such as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_FitzGerald,_10th_Earl_of_Kildare
On occasion I would pretend I was watching alternate history. On the gripping hand, the Irish accent, is probably closer to Henrican English than say Estuary.
I followed the show out of my interest in historical matters. It was quite fun, however following the series there were
Anita Briem, playing Jane Seymour, before the queen was re cast. At the time I was dating an Icelander.
I seem to be remember the show, being on in the background as me and `little girl '' broke up
I was surprised to learn a lot of you watched it.
Some of you may have noticed, that on occasion I have been using phrases such as ``our most beloved friend'' Our strongest and most beloved friend.
On and` Fantastical opinions''. Sorry but you never get to say that in life
JRM age was telescoped as the series went on.
The last episode featured unnecessary dream/vision imagery. Henry using the metaphor that life is like a Sparrow flying into a Great House feasting on Christmas. Comfort between two Cold and dark spaces. Should stand on its own.
Also the sky full of stars, reminded me of Ashes to Ashes
So, what did I like about
Joss Stone, playing Anne of Cleeves. Oh my, she was adorable.
Peter O Toole, as the Pope. Was just magnificent. Truly
Nice to Charles V. The Holy Roman emperor depicted on screen. He is shown in one of the early episodes as a potential Match for Mary 1 I wrote about him in my project for senior History. I wrote 30 pages about him. I got a F. He had the huge lip
I had a crush on Sarah Bolger playing Mary. There was a lot of eye candy in the series. Bodices were ripped.
The series has been accused of taking liberties with history. It paints with a broad brush. The opening titles have a cross falling over a roof. Thomas Culpepper smelling a handkerchief for goodness sake.
That said David O' Hara plays a late medieval/early Modern Aristocrat with the perfect amount of pride bordering on Insanity. People really did act like that. We see Downstairs, the servants eating with the ladies in waiting, in Katherine Parr's household.
It portrays England as the swing power, correctly. A lot of Henry's schemes, are thwarted when the Emperor and the King of the French come to terms with each other directly. Rather than him being used as the counterweight
There is a plot in the middle of the third series, which has English agents hunting Reginald Pole across Italy. Thats a bit of stretch
Its shows the Reformation as much bloodier than it is normally depicted. The torture of Anne Askew, the stripping of the monastaries by Breton mercenaries. The fact that everyone decided they like a piece of that action. Bishop Garner, and Thomas Cromwell are both brought down because of there larceny. The shock of the judicial murder of Cardinal Fisher. Henry was the first English Monarch close to having absolute power
One character says it well. No one knows will the king go further or will he rest
Catherine of Aragon, has a much stronger role than she normally gets given. Here they show her as the popular Queen consort she was. Also remind us that she was Isabella's daughter. In most Tudor drama's she is a passive figure. Here she is not.
Disease being something that kills people in their houses and farms, rather than in hospital. One of the plot points is that Edward is kept away from court, for fear of being swept away by illness. It is Dysentery that threatens Henry's invasion of France.
Its more religious age. People appoint chaplains, they spend a lot of money doing this. This is hard to show on television. The Tudors didn't do a bad job. Probably did it, relatively evenhanded
The past is a different country and the Tudors gave us a decent tour for the money
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