Katherine would have been 35 years old, Henry 29, and their daughter Mary 4. The show doesn’t officially state in what year it begins, but because they begin planning for the Field of Cloth of Gold in episode one, it’s safe to assume 1520. Katherine was six years older than Henry VIII and repeated failed pregnancies might have made her look even older than that. She would have had attractive curves in youth that would become plumpness with age and pregnancies. In addition to being fair, Katherine was quite short – but this did not make her petite. Antonia Frasier suspects this might be a reason for why the English people took to her so quickly. With blonde hair and fair features she would have looked more English (perhaps even moreso than the actually English Anne Boleyn) than Spanish. She may have been Spanish, but Katherine of Aragon didn’t look it. There is no picture of this guy that doesn't show him fat. Not to say that I don’t like Rhys Meyers, but he looks nothing like he’s supposed to. Why then would they cast a guy who doesn’t reach six feet, has dark hair, and – while he’s not scrawny by any means – isn’t an impressive muscular force? This is exactly the wrong type of casting. When he was younger, he was considered the “golden prince.” Athletic, tall (more than six feet), golden haired (with tinge of red), Henry was attractive and intelligent. We’ll start with the guy who is the focus of attention: Henry VIII.
#The tudors season 1 episode 1 sex series
In these first three episodes of the series we already get a look at some absolutely ridiculous storytelling that falsely portrays a good deal of things that we know happened. WHY NOT MAKE HIM FAT? It’s so inane it infuriates me. Who thought this an acceptable decision? Aside from all his marriages the thing people know about Henry VIII is that he was hugely fat. Why change what Henry VIII looks like when we clearly know what he looked like? I’ve heard a rumor that Jonathan Rhys Meyers refused to wear a fat suit for the show and that is why he doesn’t gain any weight in the later seasons. Some facts in this show are wrong on so basic a level I have to question what the writers and producers could have been thinking. It’s really a pretty show, and some effort was taken to determine characterization and drama, but it seems the writers took no efforts to make those characterizations accurate to what we know about the historical figures. With that said, let’s move onto the show!įor anybody who has seen The Tudors but doesn’t know anything about the time, I’m sure you still managed to discern that most of what happens in the show is fantasy. Hopefully I will continue being able to put out a post a week, but this might change depending on how much I have to do. But! Now that I’ve settled in and started working things out, I can say that there shouldn’t be another delay so long.
#The tudors season 1 episode 1 sex movie
I shouldn’t have tried to promise a post over a four hour movie that required a bunch of research at the same time I started a new job. Period of history in focus: Tudor England (specifically reign of Henry VIII)įirst, I’d like to apologize for the ridiculous delay in posts. Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Natalie Dormer
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