TV: The Tudors

I was fortunate enough to catch the 1st episode on BBC One as they decided to re show every single episode. I personally enjoy period drama, though I was always sceptical when it came to dealings in the 1500's. But as one episode followed another leaving a trail of deceit, murder, bribery and betrayal I had hardly realised I was hooked.

The show follows history and fills in blank spots as Henry VIII reigns over England and looks at how he meets and marries and moves on from one wife to the next, totalling his famousness for having six wives. Jonathan Ryhs Meyers puts on a good British accent as he portrays the King of England himself. A smooth talking ladies man who is poised at the edge of greatness dealing with threats of war from other countries as well as war within his own walls. Everyone has their own agenda and wants a minute in the kings ear to influence him towards their own beliefs. He has his own problems as he goes through wives on a hunt to sire a male heir and find a woman who truly understands him and the burden he carries.
That all sounds well and good but there's two sides to every story as we also get to see a childish, brutish, egotistical and power hungry man sit on the throne and call himself King. Regardless of which we grow with him and his problems and watch as people leave him and join him or in the case of Charles Brandon The 1st Duke of Suffolk (Henry Cavill) stay with him from start to finish as by then end they're able to look back on the good times as old friends.

The show is really well portrayed and they do their best to water down all the political and religious goings on of the times. Be warned however to not watch this one with parents no matter how educational you try to convince them it is, as it's filled with nudity and sex scenes some views may find offensive or crude. After all we all love a bit of drama.
Long Live The King.