Having recently finished watching the Hiberno-Canadian series of The Tudors (2007-2010), I thought I'd post a few pictures of Henry VIII and his wives as a bit of light relief. For all that the four seasons of the show treated history as a malleable, plastic art form, it can't be denied that it was visually stunning and vibrant; it certainly attracted (and held) the viewer's attention.
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Henry VIII 1491-1547 |
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Henry VIII - Jonathon Rhys Meyers |
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Catherine of Aragon, 1485-1536 (divorced for not giving birth to a son) |
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Catherine of Aragon - Maria Doyle Kennedy |