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Damian Lewis' King Henry VIII rules 'Wolf Hall' in historic manors: 'Tudor Elvis'

For Damian Lewis, just standing for two weddings of King Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" was a daylong royal marathon. The English monarch is remembered for having six wives, ...
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

‘SIX’ tells the tale of Henry VIII’s wives — without the little-known Jewish history

The story of Henry’s wives — albeit without Jewish content — will be retold Oct. 7-12 at the Benedum Center in “SIX,” recast as a musical competition in which each of the king’s six brides sings her ...
Artnet

The Tudor Treasure Hunt to Find Henry VIII’s Long-Lost Dagger

Even amid the pomp and splendor of King Henry VIII’s iconic portraits, one accessory stands out: a bejeweled dagger, clutched by the mighty monarch’s left hand. Though the weapon’s function was ...
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The Scandalous Sister Of King Henry VIII

No one can blame Margaret Tudor for being overshadowed by her famous brother, King Henry VIII. But in all honesty, Margaret—as a thrice-married, husband-deposing, serial divorcée and regent of ...

An Audience with Henry VIII

The year is 1544 and King Henry VIII is engaged upon 'Royal Progress' and he is halting in the good Parish of Rugeley, to afford his Loyal Subjects the opportunity to have an audience with their ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser

Based on Hilary Mantel’s novel “The Mirror & the Light,” the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles the last four years of the statesman’s life Based on a True Story Meilan ...

An Audience with Henry VIII comes to Rugeley

The year is 1544 and King Henry VIII is engaged upon 'Royal Progress' and he is halting in the good Parish of Rugeley, to afford his Loyal Subjects the opportunity to have an audience with their ...
Hartford Courant

Royal pop spectacular ‘Six’ back at The Bushnell as new cast turns Henry VIII’s wives into pop divas

Kelly Denice Taylor has ascended to the throne, portraying Jane Seymour in the national tour of “Six.” The musical, which tells the tragic tale of the six wives of the 16th century English King Henry ...
Hartford Courant

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art becomes the Haus of Holbein with Henry VIII portrait on display

The first thing you notice about the much-hyped Hans Holbein portrait of Henry VIII at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford is that it ain’t very big. The painting is emblazoned on highway ...

Black actor Turner-Smith to play English queen Anne Boleyn in new drama

Black British actor Jodie Turner-Smith is to play Anne Boleyn, wife of English King Henry VIII whom he had beheaded, in a three-part psychological thriller commissioned by TV station Channel 5.