I loved this movie! I watched it Monday night while Chris was in Vegas and just before I went to girl's camp. I was talking about it during camp with some of the other leaders. I even did a little research online from englishhistory.net. This story is fascinating!
It amazes me, in a bad way, that one family can be so deceitful to gain the crown. That the women were urged to cheat on their husbands and have an affair with the king to provide him a male heir. And that the brother and one sister were going to have sex so she could get pregnant and the king, her husband, would not know that she had miscarried.
Henry VIII had 6 wives. This is a list of them and what happened to their marriages with Henry: Catherine of Aragon (divorced), Anne Boleyn (executed), Jane Seymour (died), Anne of Cleves (divorced), Kathryn Howard (executed), Katherine Parr (widowed).
What a story and how well performed. Eric Bana made me want to fall in love with him, his power, his appeal. It was very odd for me to feel that way, but I know he did a great job. And Natalie Portman were wonderful. I would buy this movie and it has inspired me to research these women and King Henry VIII. I've never been one much for history, but this has excited me.
I second your review. I thought this movie was awesome. I was completely glued to the T.V. the entire time. It was so interesting and I felt like I was actually learning something while vegging. I loved this movie.
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