For the most part, the series is remarkably good for a television-based mini-series on a famous historical period. Sure there is some 'dramatic' license here and there, but overall, the series is rather well done from a purely historical perspective (no surprise given the production credits).
I'm glad to hear that.
That's what I was really curious about.
The thing I don't like is how randomly they move through time. I mean, litorally, in the span of 5 or 6 episodes he divorced Catherine, married Ann, had 3 kids (2 miscariages) and met Ms. Seymour.
You'd think it was a matter of
days.
I just wish they put the year up every so often.
My only complaint is that they make Henry look a lot more decent, upstanding and clever than he perhaps really was. He was a very typical medieval king, mostly concerned only for himself and his patrimony. Personally, Henry VIII would not make my list of the top five best British monarchs. He was way too self-centered and emotively reactive to be a good king. He was a spendthrift, a mediocre administrator and didn't actually achieve much during his long reign.
Oh, I think the series does a good job of making him out to be an arrogant, self-rightous (litorally) and capricious individual.
Btw, Henry was indeed touted as an uncommonly handsome prince in his younger years.
I just wanna confess my love for the actress who plays Ann Boelin. I mean... WOW!
She's so...
seductive. She was great.
