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If Wuhrsley is such an acknowledged expert on the Tudors, why didn't she write the script instead of mindlessly parroting someone else's words?
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If Wuhrsley is such an acknowledged expert on the Tudors, why didn't she write the script instead of mindlessly parroting someone else's words?
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Lightweight froth for the mouth-breathing masses presented by arguably the most irritating woman on television.
I won't be watching the next episode. For anyone with half a brain, please check out Starkey's book, 'Six Wives', for a genuinely informative and erudite overview of the 'King's Great Matter'. David Starkey's opinion on this subject is actually at odds with a number of other eminent authorities who have been openly critical of his conclusions. |
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Lucy's best yet. She's obviously a fan of Queen Catherine - the original - and her story would make a great spin-off.
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I thought I pretty much knew all about the wives but Catherine Howard was a revelation. I had always thought of her as a rather flighty and foolish young girl but she was in fact quite a tragic figure. It seemed she was sexually abused as a child which I am sure her step grandmother must have known about. I knew she was young but did not realise quite how young - so I learnt something new. I enjoyed Lucy Worsley's presentation and she obviously takes great joy in her subject matter whatever era she represents. I think I learn far more from this than some dry tome or monotonous presentation.
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Well obviously because she's not as well read as you.
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The actress that played the supposedly ugly Anne of Cleves was in fact very pretty.
As Lucy said, contemporary reports say she was actually very pretty with some accounts saying she was beautiful. It was certainly something I wasn't aware of. As for the programme itself, I enjoyed it. I really like Lucy, her sense of fun and enthusiasm for her subject and, to be honest, she could dress up for me any time!!
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More importantly though she isn't well-versed in every corner of history and so essentially she's little more than a presenter reading stuff out. They try to add an air of authority to the programmes by using her but she is no more expert on this stuff than a lot of people and they might as well have used Fearne Cotton. Would it have killed them to use someone who actually specialised in Tudor history?
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Lucy. Meat is hung, people are (or rather were) hanged.
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Henry the 8th sure was a bastard, I feel sorry for all 6 wives having to put up with that vile man.
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Well to all the bah humbuggers on this thread I thoroughly enjoyed this series.well performed by the cast and lucy is a great presenter.poor young Catherine Howard so different from the vacous portrayal in the film version .I actually thought the actress playing Anne of Cleves was the most attractive.one tiny criticism,last nights episode felt slightly rushed.
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I got all giggly and red when Lucy murmured " Nocturnal Emissions " .
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Henry the 8th sure was a bastard, I feel sorry for all 6 wives having to put up with that vile man.
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So that would be Dr. Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, and visiting professor at Kingston University, you're talking about, then?
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Well said! Lucy is fab, very knowledgable and engaging....I thoroughly enjoyed this series
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I thought this neat little series was absolutely BWILLIANT.
More like this please. |
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I like Lucy's enthusiasm. She makes old familiar stories fresh and engaging.
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I got all giggly and red when Lucy murmured " Nocturnal Emissions " .
Saucy cat.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this series, shame it's only 3 episodes, but then good things only come in small doses, and Lucy is very good indeed
. If I'd had her as a teacher I wouldn't have found my history lessons rather boring, I learned more about Henry the 8th and his wives in these three episodes than I did in the entire term we studied the Tudors for in class! Really hope she's back on screen again before too long .
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Me too.
I look forward to everything she does. Long may she continue. All the naysayers should be hung for treason
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Me too.
I look forward to everything she does. Long may she continue. All the naysayers should be hung for treason ![]() |
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Hanged then hung swaying in the wind.
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Hanged then hung swaying in the wind.
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"Nocturnal pollutions", wasn't it? She was quoting Henry's doctor.
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... hanged for treason.
![]() 'I hung my coat up' not 'I hanged my coat up' Now I've gone over it so much they all look wrong
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Hung surely? Hanged doesn't look right
![]() 'I hung my coat up' not 'I hanged my coat up' Now I've gone over it so much they all look wrong ![]()
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. If I'd had her as a teacher I wouldn't have found my history lessons rather boring, I learned more about Henry the 8th and his wives in these three episodes than I did in the entire term we studied the Tudors for in class! Really hope she's back on screen again before too long
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