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Jul 4, 2022 · In the series, which follows the dangerous scramble for power after the death of King Henry VIII in 1547, Cullen portrays Thomas Seymour, a devilishly charming noble who marries his last lover,...
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To find the voices of Elizabeth (played by Alicia von Rittberg) and the other royals, Reiss read lots of letters and speeches from the era. She recalls that one note from Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset who served as his nephew King Edward VI’s head of state, to the Royal Army in Scotland really unlocked these characters for her. “He kept sayi...
Becoming Elizabethfocuses on exploring the young future queen’s relationship with the older Sir Thomas Seymour, brother of her dad’s third wife, Jane Seymour, and the uncle of King Edward VI, who went on to marry Henry’s fourth and final wife, Catherine Parr. Elizabeth and Seymour were said to have had a romantic affair while the future queen lived...
Catherine Parr (played by Jessica Raine) was the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII, and the Queen Consort of England and Ireland. Over the course of her four-year marriage to Henry VIII, she became very close to Elizabeth, and was personally involved in her education. Considering their close relationship, Reiss wanted to portray Catherine wit...
Elizabeth lost her mother, Anne Boleyn, when she was just two years old, when her father had his second wife beheaded for crimes of incest and adultery. “She was known as the great whore,” Reiss says, noting she was shocked that the English public was allowed to refer to the the former Queen this way. “Anne is kind of ground zero for that kind of h...
Jun 22, 2022 · The show is told from Elizabeth’s POV, therefore the show at first allows you fall in love with Thomas just as the young Elizabeth has. But let’s not beat around the bush. Thomas is a 40 year old man exerting his power over a 14 year old Elizabeth. It is heinous and wrong.
Jun 8, 2022 · "Let's not beat around the bush — I'm not defending him. He is a powerful man who is using Elizabeth, arguably," Cullen admitted. "But I also think that he did love her, so that's where the complexity comes in." "Becoming Elizabeth" will debut on Sunday, June 12 at 9:00 pm ET/PT on STARZ.
Jun 6, 2022 · Cullen brings to life the tortured Thomas Seymour, who is central to Elizabeth's romantic development, and the dynamic between the two actors was lovely, respectful, and left us craving more answers. Alicia and Tom reveal what initially attracted them to Becoming Elizabeth. John Phillips/Getty Images.
Jun 11, 2022 · Things became more complicated when Catherine married Thomas Seymour, Elizabeth’s half-brother’s uncle and who is depicted here by Downton Abbey ’s Tom Cullen. He took a special...
Jun 10, 2022 · As Catherine and Thomas, Raine and Cullen are immediately charismatic as a pair. Imbuing both characters with breathlessly reckless streaks, they make it easy to understand their characters’...
