Is anyone else obsessed with Henry VIII?
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I cannot get enough of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, and the Tudors in general.
I have watched "The Tudors," "The White Queen," "The White Princess" and every movie about Henry VIII I could find. I've seen all the Shakespeare plays related in some way to the Tudors, like "Richard III." I've read all the Philippa Gregory novels, and all the Tudor fiction I can get my hands on--Robin Maxwell, Margaret George, etc. It's just such a fascinating era, populated by these fascinating people. Just idly wondering if there are any other Henry VIII obsessives out there! |
Anonymous
| Have ou tried fan fiction? I have read a few things about the Tudors and watched some documentaries, though I am definitely not as into it as you are- but fanficiton is a great tool once you've run out of the professional stuff! |
Anonymous
| OP don't know if you're a Rowan Atkinson fan, or if you appreciate biting English humor, but Blackadder series II is set in Elizabethan times. (The other three series are not.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder |
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Nope
Each era has its have and have nots. |
Anonymous
| I am some what curious. Some people think that he had a daughter who had kids. If true, he has a lot of off-spring in the US, including me. |
Anonymous
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My kids middle names are Anne, Henry and Jane...so yes.
Try reading the Alison Weir nonfiction. I loved The Six Wives of Henry's VIII. The era was so crazy it doesn't need fiction to be interesting. |
Anonymous
| Have you read The Boleyn King series? It's an alternate history series imagining what if Anne Boleyn had had a son. |
Anonymous
I agree with this, however there are some enjoyable fictionalized historical reads. OP, since you're steeped in this era, thought you'd enjoy Supersizers Go Elizabethan: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzUrtJAZcc |
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071746-the-boleyn-king |
Anonymous
| I had zero interest until I went to England and Scotland a few years ago. I'm not by any means obsessed but I am definitely interested and it was that trip that sparked the interest. I'm also fascinated by Mary Queen of Scots. I have a degree in American history and before that trip had little to no interest in medieval history but now I love it. I read a biography on Henry VIII after the trip and also The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England. That's a light read but still interesting. Another one that might be somewhat interesting (or not) is Bill Bryson's At Home. |
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| Yes I am! Can't get enough of it. |
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I too am fascinated by that era and especially with Henry VIII and his marriages. I actually have a degree of sympathy for him because in those days the idea of a woman as monarch was inconceivable in relation to palace intrigue and other challenges that a monarch faced. So it is such an irony that one of the daughters who succeeded him - Elizabeth - ended up being one of the great monarchs in English history.
Two movies that are really worth seeing: "Anne of the Thousand Days" in which Richard Burton acts as Henry and Genevieve Bujold is Anne Boleyn - hers is one of the finest renditions of Anne that I have seen. The entire movie is on Youtube you don't get the full grandeur of it through that medium: The other one that is superb is "A Man for all Seasons" which focuses on Thomas More and his relationship with Henry and how Anne Boleyn played a key role in destroying him. Paul Schofield - a great British actor - plays Thomas More and Robert Shaw plays Henry. I think this one is available on Netflix. If you like that era, you will really enjoy those two movies because they are incredibly well done and you have some brilliant acting in both cases. They are admittedly older movies - which sort of dates me - but I would rate them as amongst the best I have seen representing the major figures of that era. |
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Then why are you here? I didn't go into the boat-owner discussion today, on account of I don't own or want a boat. |
Anonymous
| Yes - been there done that. LOVE the great series Tudor on Netflix and the Philippa Gregory books. Moved from that into the Medici and italian renaissance - also lots of fun with great costume dramas to watch and books to read.... |
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Do you like documentaries? I can't get enough of good documentaries about history. I recommend anything featuring the historian Lucy Worsley, who has done docs on the Tudors (her job is as chief curator of the organization Historic Royal Palaces, among which are Hampton Court Palace, one of Henry VIII's). This stuff is all on YouTube and it's free. Loads and loads of docs on the Tudors. Just watched one on Edward and Mary and of course there are plenty on Henry, his wives and Elizabeth's reign. I like movies, TV series and fiction as well but really love a good doc....
OP, you need to get to England for a fantastic vacation! (If you haven't been already!) |