Tudor eye-candy

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.

Henry VIII 1491-1547

Henry VIII - Jonathon Rhys Meyers

Catherine of Aragon, 1485-1536 (divorced for not giving birth to a son)

Catherine of Aragon - Maria Doyle Kennedy

Anne Boleyn, 1500(?)-1536 (beheaded)

Anne Boleyn - Natalie Dormer

Jane Seymour, 1509-1537 (died following birth of the future Edward VI)

Jane Seymour - Annabelle Wallis

Anne of Cleves, 1515-1547 (divorced on account of her looks)

Anne of Cleves - Joss Stone

Kathryn Howard, 1521-1542 (beheaded)

Kathryn Howard - Tamzin Merchant

Katherine Parr, 1512-1548 (survived to marry Thomas Seymour)

Katherine Parr - Joely Richardson