The Tudors

[Bandy]

I don't think the third episode has shown yet. The first episode aired on Showtime on Sunday night but they had been showing the first two back to back as sort of a promo on one of the promo "free" channels to entice getting Showtime. The series to be shown weekly started April 1 on Showtime. That is what I think I have figured out.

[CCL]

For Canadians: CBC has announced it will begin airing The Tudors this fall. Kind of annoying that we have to wait, seeing as how it is a Canadian co-production. But there you go.

[FireWoman]

I know how you feel, I have been watching Robin Hood on BBC America, and well its already aired in full over there.. sucks!!

[livin4reality]

I love English history! Too bad I don't have cable. It sounds like a fun series.

I don't get showtime, but I found I can watch it thru netflix. If you are a member you get to watch movies, some cable shows online. I found out they have The Tudors available. I can't wait.

[ButterflyFaery]

I had not realized that this show had already started til I saw a commerical on Showtime this morning for the next episode...so I went to the video on
demand and it has episodes 1, 2, and 3 along with a bunch of 4-5 shorts on the characters and background etc...so I am catching up now...I do
find it interesting also

but ...lol...its been a while since I have had a history class...why is
Mary called Bloody Mary.....

[ButterflyFaery]

Sorry about 2 posts in a row...but been doing some reading and reviewing
of my history...boy Henry is an interesting character...lol

[PWS]

I had not realized that this show had already started til I saw a commerical on Showtime this morning for the next episode...so I went to the video on
demand and it has episodes 1, 2, and 3 along with a bunch of 4-5 shorts on the characters and background etc...so I am catching up now...I do
find it interesting also

but ...lol...its been a while since I have had a history class...why is
Mary called Bloody Mary.....

My memory of it is that she wanted to take the country Catholic again (Henry having converted it to Protestantism) and it got quite "bloody". Her successors were Protestant though, so even today England is "officially" Protestant in a "high church" kind of way (Church of England/Episcopalian) that led to assorted kings and future kings not being able to marry divorced women--but obviously other religions are not supressed any more.

[ButterflyFaery]

So this is a 10 episode series! It should take us up to Henry's death and Elizabeth I's coronation.
Now I want to see that series Rome.

I was just watching a PBS show on the wives of Henry VIII..I will have
to admit..this show has had me doing searches all day re reading on
history..but I don't know how this first 10 can take us up to elizabeth's
coronation unless its gonna skip a lot...according to what I have read
Anne led him on a merry chase for 6 years before she would even sleep
with him...lol

[Duxxy]

Yep the series only takes us up to Hnery and Anne's wedding.. I have a hard time getting info on the series as Showtime is anti-Canadian and won't allow us access to the site.

[FireWoman]

Yep the series only takes us up to Hnery and Anne's wedding.. I have a hard time getting info on the series as Showtime is anti-Canadian and won't allow us access to the site.

This segment will.. there is also talk of doing other Tudor lines in their own.

I saw epi 3 btw, Loved it.. but gah.. even though i know about how the royas marry, yesh, to mary your daughter off to her 1st cousin.. icky! lol