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The Six Wives Of Henry VIII [DVD]
 
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The Six Wives Of Henry VIII [DVD]


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  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 4dvd
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jul 2007
  • Run Time: 192 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B000RWDXZ0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,111 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Video Description
The women who married Henry VIII have become defined
not by the way they lived but by the way their lives ended.

They are seen as victims of a bloated tyrant, deserving pity, but not
respect. However, have we under-estimated them and are historians right to
have merely portrayed them as bit-part players in Henry's story?

Using dramatic reconstruction and passionate narration,
eminent historian and presenter Dr David Starkey focuses
on the stories of the women themselves, revealing in
intimate detail their experiences of sex, childbirth and the glamorous,
dangerous life at court, including the deadly intrigues that dethroned
them.

Synopsis
A fascinating documentary about serial polygamist Henry VIII and his six wives. Presented by eminent historian David Starkey.


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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic and unique documentary on a well known story., 20 Aug 2007
By little_miss_sunnydale (South Gloucestershire, England) - See all my reviews
David Starkey's documentary on the six wives of Henry VIII is a perfect companion to his written biography on the same subject.

The documentary is made up of four episodes; the first dedicated to Catherine of Aragon, the second to Anne Boleyn, the third to Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves and the last to Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr. The first two wives are covered well and Starkey is great at examining Henry's prolonged divorce to Catherine of Aragon and the arguments and political events that dominated it. He attempts to presents Anne Boleyn in a fair light and to show her remarkable nature. He also raises the plausible theory that Anne and Henry were married in Nov 1532 at Dover which is something he argues in his written work and has supported rather well.

Starkey also covers Katherine Howard very well and refers to her behaviour during and particularly before marriage which contemporaries deemed as scandalous. Yet while he often criticises her for her lack of queenly behaviour he retains sympathy over her demise.
Katherine Parr is presented in a brilliant way; Starkey dispels the idea that she was merely a nurse to Henry, but that she was a woman of convictions and a mission. She is also presented as an intelligent woman who survived the conservative faction's conspiracy to remove her, and of course survived Henry.

Anne of Cleves and Jane Seymour's individual faiths are examined and as is their individual importance to different factions at court. Although their episode is perhaps not as good as the others, its still interesting as it looks at the role of factions at court and in the case of Anne of Cleves, England's decisions in foreign policy.

Overall this is a great series. You don't have to read Starkey's biography on these women to follow the programme but it helps as due to time constraints he can't completely discuss all his theories. The actors are fantastic, especially the actress playing Anne. The special features are poor, but this is compensated by the episodes.
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