If you go to the Showtime website, you can watch (for free, password is king) the first two episodes of The Tudors. It is fabulous and, I think, pretty realistic to what life was like at the court of the young Henry VIII.
Being a bit of an amateur historian of the time (my favorite historical time period being 1500 - 1560), I have a pretty large personal library of books about England, France, and The Holy Roman Empire at this time. Henry VIII was reputed to be a very young, handsome, smart, athletic monarch. He was also volatile and had great hubris, which led him to his own personal demons...playing out in his choice of his five wives and their eventual sad lives.
This is definitely television worth watching. And given my own personal interests in the material, lots of fun for me.
I had seen ads for this, and wished we had Showtime - thanks for letting us know. I've always had a fascination with that time period myself (I think I was the only 6th grader I knew, who read the "Six Wives of Henry the Eighth," lol).
Posted by: tinker | Monday, April 30, 2007 at 12:51 PM
At times, it doesn't pay to live outside the US...this is one of them, as Showtime won't let me access their site.
But I will send the info on to my sisters in Monroe...they would love to see this, I know. ^-^
Posted by: Leslie | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 10:24 PM
I've also had a fascination with the Tudors since I was a kid. Sounds interesting.
Posted by: Barbara W. Klaser | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 01:08 PM
I love that period too. It sounds like a fascinating show, unlike most of the television out there.
Posted by: Margaret | Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 06:00 PM
isn't it funny? when I think of Henry VIII I always think of him at the end of his life-- very fat and wearing tights-- never young and studly
I will check this show out if I can--
Posted by: Elizabeth | Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 02:06 PM