Tag: King Henry VIII
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Will Damian Be Reprising His Role as Henry VIII? – May 22, 2019
Hilary Mantel’s Conclusion to Wolf Hall Trilogy Set to be Released in 2020 by Arts & Entertainment Staff | BBC | May 22, 2019 Hilary Mantel’s next novel will be published on 5 March 2020, her publishers have announced. The long-awaited book, the title of which was already known to be The Mirror and the…
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Royals on TV: A Ranking of the Best On-Screen Kings and Queens – March 23, 2019
Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall by Katie Rosseinsky | The Evening Standard | Whatever your thoughts on the royals, there’s no denying that Britain’s most famous family make good TV. From Wolf Hall to Victoria to Netflix’s The Crown, many of the most talked-about (and most critically acclaimed) series of recent…
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In the Realm of TV Entertainment, Royal Dramas Reign – Feb 28, 2019
Fans of Royal TV by Matthew Gilbert | Boston Globe | February 28, 2019 I’m a sucker for the royal dramas. They marry history to warped family dynamics, and they’re generally quite pretty and transporting. They’re like “Succession,†HBO’s Murdoch family send-up, except with a majestic makeover, more servants, and at least one crown. There’s…
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Seven Historical TV Shows That Have Tourists Flocking to Britain – Aug 14, 2018
Wolf Hall by Emma Mason | BBC History Magazine | August 14, 2018 Here, we look at seven historical TV dramas that are attracting tourists from Britain and beyond. #5 Wolf Hall The six-part BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies was a huge hit both on…
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Red Hot Interview – April 11, 2015
Acting: A Leap of Faith by Bryan Appleyard | The Sunday Times | April 11, 2015 There’s no easy way of saying this, but the man who has just walked into the rather funereal sitting room in the West End’s Noël Coward Theatre has red hair. It’s not carroty red, but it is indisputably red.…