![]() ![]() If you don't like their characters or absolutely love someone else that gets absented, you're out of luck. ![]() However, it does have its drawbacks-the series stays true to the changing cast of characters surrounding Henry throughout his reign to the point that the only constant characters are Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk (Henry Cavill). Overall, the series is extremely interesting, even to the strictest of historians (like myself). If there is ever a choice between historical accuracy and soap opera-like drama, I'm sure you know where the decision fell. No one is going to claim this is historically accurate, not even the series creator, Michael Hirst. The show has run for four seasons, completing its fourth and final season this past spring. It has been marketed as Showtime's attempt to compete with HBO's home-grown programming, complete with that historic feel created so brilliantly by the BBC and Masterpiece Theater. ![]() Just in case you missed the endless hype over the last few years, The Tudors is a series, featured on the Showtime movie network, that is based (loosely) on the life of Henry VIII. ![]()
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