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A History Lesson That's Easy to Watch
If you want to skip the brief history lesson, you can watch the first episode of season 3 of The Tudors now. Otherwise, read on, and you'll get your reward at the end.
History teachers love Henry VIII. The Tudor King embodies many of their favorite lessons: the Renaissance (he was, after all, a Renaissance man); primogeniture and royal succession (his desire for a male heir led to his many marriages); and religion (had it not been for his desire to divorce Catharine of Aragon, the Church of England might never have been born). Students love him because it's fairly easy to remember simplify how he disposed of his six (my, how modern - SIX!) wives: divorce, beheading, natural death, divorce, beheading, and, well, the last one survived him, but died eventually.
Of course, as has happened with so many male figures of history, Henry VIII has been brought back to life for our entertainment. And much like Charlton Heston's Moses, Derek Jacobi's Emperor Claudius and Mel Gibson's William Wallace, Jonathan Rhys Meyers' Henry VIII does not disappoint. Plus, he knows how to wear a pair of tights.
Well, as was hinted earlier, we have good news for the history buffs and lovers of men wearing tights - we have a sneak peek at the full first episode of Season 3 of the Tudors available now. Watch - learn - and be entertained.
Posted by Kerry Vance on Mar 19, 09 | Permalink
