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NEWS ABOUT: The Tudors

The Tudors stories: 2 news summaries

 Tudor Sailor 
 Bones Set 
 for Exhibit 

400 went down on Mary Rose as dismayed king watched

Oct 12, 09 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bones of King Henry VIII's faithful fighters will soon go on display in a Portsmouth museum, nearly 500 years after they were defeated at sea by the French. The sailors of the flagship Mary Rose went down to defeat in a battle among 80 other Tudor vessels against 225... More »

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France • England • warfare • navy • The Tudors • King Henry VIII

'Tudors': Flashy Fiction Is Far From Fact

Historians balk at steamy soap, but fans aren't deterred

Mar 30, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the battle of fact versus flair, it’s pretty obvious which side “The Tudors” comes down on. Showtime’s steamy period soap opera, which premiers its second season tonight, trades a chubby, tight-wearing Henry VIII for slim, sexy Jonathan Rhys Meyers. “It’s sloppy filmmaking,” one... More »

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Showtime • soap operas • history • sexy costumes • Jonathan Rhys Meyers • Anne Boleyn • Henry VIII • The Tudors • period drama

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