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1h 32m. IMDb RATING. 6.3 /10. 995. YOUR RATING. Rate. Adventure Drama Family. During the reign of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor seeks to flee a forced marriage with the French king by escaping to America with her true love, but her plans are not so easily executed. Director. Ken Annakin. Writers. Lawrence Edward Watkin. Charles Major. Stars. Richard Todd.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Ken Annakin
- 1953-07-23
- Henry Cavill (Charles Brandon) Long before he was Superman or Geralt of Rivia, the star of The Witcher appeared in every season of The Tudors as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Henry VIII’s brother-in-law.
- Natalie Dormer (Anne Boleyn) The Game of Thrones and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels star played Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and Henry’s ill-fated second wife, for the first two seasons.
- Sam Neill (Cardinal Thomas Wolsey) Neill, who plays Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park franchise (including the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion), portrayed Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry’s almoner, in Season 1.
- Peter O’Toole (Pope Paul III) The late star of Lawrence of Arabia—who, coincidentally, played Henry VIII’s predecessor Henry II in Becket and The Lion in Winter—appeared in seven episodes, playing Pope Paul III, excommunicator of the king.
Jan 23, 2024 · But in the season finale, we also see a snippet of a side story with a romance between Henry’s daughter, Mary Tudor, and Anne of Cleves’ cousin, Philip of Bavaria. It’s actually an incredibly sweet story and unlike a lot of The Tudors is actually based on historical events!
- Diplomatic Tool
- The Wedding Arrives
- An Absent Husband
- Mary I's 'Other Philip' – Anne of Cleves' Cousin
Born in February 1516, Mary Tudor was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. As a result, she was launched upon the marriage market early, being engaged first to the infant son of Francis I of France at the age of two and then to her cousin Charles, Holy Roman Emperor, at six. 1. Read more | What sort of relationship did Ma...
The next day, 24 July, was the day before the wedding. Mary sent her tailor to Philip with two suits in the French style, one of crimson brocade, another in rich brocade adorned with gold thread, pearls and diamond buttons. French fashions were prominent at the English court, but they differed substantially from Spanish costume. Philip did not obje...
After becoming King of Spain in 1556, Philip spent long periods of their brief marriage abroad, during which time Mary experienced a second phantom pregnancy. Increasingly, the queen retreated into her faith as her only comfort. Philip was pursuing his military campaign in the Netherlands when Mary fell ill and died, in November 1558. She was only ...
The closest Mary came to marriage before Philip of Spain was with his namesake, Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg. Thirteen years her senior, he was a member of the Wittelsbach family, a cousin of Anne of Cleves and had distinguished himself against the Turks, earning the name of “the Warrior.” In the late 1530s, when Henry VIII was seeking Protes...
Mary dances with Duke Philip of Bavaria, with whom she fell in love despite his Protestantism. At the start of season 3, Mary hopes for reconciliation with her father thanks to the influence of his new wife Jane Seymour, who like her is a Catholic.
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Duke Philip of Bavaria is a character in The Tudors. A German prince and a member of the Protestant League, he appears in " The Undoing of Cromwell " as a potential suitor for Princess Mary Tudor , having been encouraged to pursue her by his cousin (and Mary's new stepmother) Anne of Cleves .
On 8 December 1539, Philip visited the court of King Henry VIII of England, with the hope of obtaining the hand of the King's daughter Lady Mary Tudor. This potential match was part of King Henry's plans of an alliance with the Protestant German Princes against the Emperor.
