Owen Tudor was the second spouse of Henry V's wife Catherine de Valois. Their son Edmund Tudor married Margaret Beaufort, and the only issue from this latter union was Henry Tudor (later Henry VII).
In a series called "The Tudors" I would have thought all this family history would have been relevant and worth the telling, but what are we given... just another re-hash of Henry VIII and his six wives, and the Thomases, coupled with a smattering of soft porn. Or did I miss an episode?
So what happened to all that history, what happened to the reign of Henry VII? It seems that TV producers of historical dramas want nothing to do with him. In "The Tudors", if the first episode is anything to go by, we are doomed to yet another inaccurate, no-substance and disappointing historical series. For example, did anyone in the production team even bother to look at a portrait of Henry VIII? It would appear not. Strange...as they're so easy to find.
http://www.marileecody.com/henry8images.html
Even as a drama in its own right the production was flat and lifeless, but the miscast actors should be commended for at least trying to make the best out of a decidedly poor and empty script, together with muted applause for the wardrobe department. Apart from that, for me, "The Tudors" has very little going for it. It's all been done before...and much better. And I have to repeat the title question, where did Henry VII go?
In a series called "The Tudors" I would have thought all this family history would have been relevant and worth the telling, but what are we given... just another re-hash of Henry VIII and his six wives, and the Thomases, coupled with a smattering of soft porn. Or did I miss an episode?
So what happened to all that history, what happened to the reign of Henry VII? It seems that TV producers of historical dramas want nothing to do with him. In "The Tudors", if the first episode is anything to go by, we are doomed to yet another inaccurate, no-substance and disappointing historical series. For example, did anyone in the production team even bother to look at a portrait of Henry VIII? It would appear not. Strange...as they're so easy to find.
http://www.marileecody.com/henry8images.html
Even as a drama in its own right the production was flat and lifeless, but the miscast actors should be commended for at least trying to make the best out of a decidedly poor and empty script, together with muted applause for the wardrobe department. Apart from that, for me, "The Tudors" has very little going for it. It's all been done before...and much better. And I have to repeat the title question, where did Henry VII go?