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The Tudors: Created by Michael Hirst. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain. Epic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.
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- 2007-04-01
- Drama, History, Romance
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- The Last Kingdom, BBC Two/Netflix
- The Pillars of The Earth, Starz/The Movie Network/Channel 4
- World Without End, Reelzchannel/Channel 4
- The Hollow Crown, BBC Two/Pbs
- The White Queen, BBC One
- The White Princess, Starz
- The Spanish Princess, Starz
- Henry Viii, ITV
- The Six Wives of Henry Viii, BBC Two
- The Tudors, Showtime
The historical drama The Last Kingdomis based on The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell. It takes us back to 866, right before the start of Alfred the Great’s reign as king of the West Saxons. We follow the story of Uhtred, a Saxon who is raised by Danish warlord Earl Ragnar after Ragnar’s army killed his family. Through each conflict, Uhtred...
Disputes over lineage and rightful heirs seem to be a common theme throughout a lot of shows that involve royalty. The Pillars of the Earthis an eight-episode miniseries based on a novel of the same name written by Ken Follett and is set up with both fictional and non-fictional elements. While the storyline revolves around the construction of a bea...
Soon after The Pillars of the Earthended, its sequel – also based on Ken Follett’s sequel novel of the same name – was announced. World Without Endpremiered in 2012 with another eight episodes and, as the sequel, takes place 150 years after the events in its predecessor series. Still in the fictional Kingsbridge, we follow the lives of the town’s o...
The Hollow Crownis a bit of a different format, as each of its 7 episodes is a feature-length TV film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henriad plays and spanned over the history of several of England’s kings. It starts with Richard II, the son of the previously mentioned Edward III. Season 1 covers until the reign of Henry V, where France weighs...
In tandem with the story of the War of the Roses in The Hollow Crown’ssecond season, BBC One brings a different perspective to the same series of events. The White Queen, a ten-episode series based on the historical novels in The Cousins’ War series by Philippa Gregory, tells the story of the women involved in the conflict over the throne, beginnin...
The White Princess is the sequel to The White Queen, and is also based on the second novel in series by Gregory (and, in small part, on the third novel as well). Of course, The White Princesscontinues to tell history through the female perspective but focuses more on Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville. In fact, the central plotline involves ...
The third and final installment to the chronological installments of Gregory’s novels in Starz’ The Spanish Princess, which is based on both The King’s Curse (the third novel) and another historical fiction novel, The Constant Princess. While much of the details are highly fictionalized, The Spanish Princesstells the story of Catherine of Aragon, t...
Henry VIII is probably one of the more well-known British monarchs in history, though it’s not often for any political contribution to the country. The aforementioned Catherine of Aragon does indeed become his wife and queen… until their annulment 24 years later. Indeed, Henry VIII is known as having been married six times. ITV’s two-part serial He...
Speaking of Henry VIII’s six marriages, we also have the BBC Two drama aptly titled The Six Wives of Henry VIII. This captivating historical drama delves into the tumultuous and intriguing marital relationships of King Henry VIII of England. Set against the backdrop of the Tudor court, the series explores the lives and fates of Henry’s six wives: C...
The title of this four-season series may be a reference to the entire House of Tudor family, but it really centers on King Henry VIII. If you watched ITV’s two-parter mentioned above but just can’t get enough of the drama and intrigue, The Tudorsis definitely the show for you. The series, which is set in the 16th century, goes deeper into Henry’s m...
32 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Henry VIII. 2003 3h 13m TV-14. 7.1 (2.5K) Rate. TV Movie. Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII. Director Pete Travis Stars Ray Winstone Joss Ackland Sid Mitchell. 2. The Virgin Queen. 2005–2006 4 eps. 7.4 (3.3K) Rate. TV Mini Series.
Jun 29, 2022 · The Tudors (2007-2010) Watch on Showtime. Watch on Roku. While not completely true to its title, this series goes through most of Henry VIII’s tenure pretty quickly. In its ambitiousness...
Look at England's most infamous kings in a new way, courtesy of historian Tracy Borman, who follows Henry VIII's royal journey from birth to the very end. 2020 | series | TV-PG Join host Dr. Tracy Borman as she examines Henry VIII's life from birth to death and those of the men around him.
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Apr 16, 2004 · Henry VIII: Directed by Pete Travis. With Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance. Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII.
Apr 1, 2007 · Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars on this SHOWTIME® Original, history-based drama series as the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
