| Coelacanth | 17 Feb 2019 9:37 p.m. PST |
…On film? The house of Tudor ruled England from the crowning of Henry VII at the end of the Wars of the Roses until the death of Elizabeth I in 1603; thus encompassing the entirety of the 16th century. The reign of the Tudors was marked by sex, violence, intrigue, religious unrest, warfare on land and sea, and questionable family values; all conducted by lavishly costumed people in great palaces, green hunting parks and splendid gardens. It is therefore a Godsend to the dramatist and the filmmaker. Beginning in the silent era and continuing unabated to the present day, a veritable flood of film and television productions have depicted the lives of the Tudors. So -- who is your favorite performer in the role of one of the Tudor monarchs? Ron |
 Jlundberg  | 17 Feb 2019 9:50 p.m. PST |
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 javelin98 | 17 Feb 2019 11:55 p.m. PST |
It also came in four-door, but the two-door coupe was the sexiest.
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| Patrick R | 18 Feb 2019 2:33 a.m. PST |
I've always been partial to Mock Tudor, seems he was a late addition to the dynasty though. |
| Winston Smith | 18 Feb 2019 3:18 a.m. PST |
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| Coelacanth | 18 Feb 2019 6:48 a.m. PST |
Just to clarify:
So -- who is your favorite performer in the role of one of the Tudor monarchs? So, for example, I like Miranda Richardson as Elizabeth in Blackadder II. Ron |
| robert piepenbrink | 18 Feb 2019 7:26 a.m. PST |
So I suppose Perkin Warbek and Lambert Simnel don't count either? They were certainly performers in the role of Tudor-era monarchs. |
| Musketballs | 18 Feb 2019 8:10 a.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 18 Feb 2019 9:10 a.m. PST |
Miranda Richardson as Elizabeth in Black Adder |
| Coelacanth | 18 Feb 2019 9:21 a.m. PST |
So I suppose Perkin Warbek and Lambert Simnel don't count either? To my surprise, yes. Perkin Warbeck was played by Mark Umbers in the 2005 television film Princes in the Tower: imdb.com/title/tt0462488/. I am unfamiliar with Lambert Simnel, i need to look him up. Ron |
| Cerdic | 18 Feb 2019 10:33 a.m. PST |
'1066 And All That' has an excellent section on Perbert Simbeck and Lamkin Warnel! |
| Shagnasty | 18 Feb 2019 10:35 a.m. PST |
Charles Laughton and Richard Shaw as Henry VIII. |
| rmaker | 18 Feb 2019 11:53 a.m. PST |
Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII. Though Flora Robson's portrayal of Elizabeth in The Sea Hawk is also a delight. And Warbeck and Simnel were NOT Tudors, rather pseudo-Yorkists. |
| BW1959 | 18 Feb 2019 1:50 p.m. PST |
Margot Robbie played QE1 in the film "Mary Queen of Scots"
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| forrester | 18 Feb 2019 2:24 p.m. PST |
Who played Henry VII in the BBC "Shadow of the Tower" in the 70's?
I remember enjoying that, especially as it was a period overshadowed by Henry VIII. |
| D A THB | 18 Feb 2019 4:16 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Sid James. |
| JimSelzer | 19 Feb 2019 8:27 p.m. PST |
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 Bobgnar | 04 Mar 2019 2:23 p.m. PST |
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| Gunfreak | 04 Mar 2019 2:43 p.m. PST |
Queenie/Miranda Richardson from Blackadder II. |
 etotheipi  | 04 Mar 2019 2:56 p.m. PST |
To be clear, which were the historical periods not
marked by sex, violence, intrigue, religious unrest, warfare on land and sea, and questionable family values ? But to the OP, In The Power of Three, Amy Pond, Dr. Who's companion accidentally marries Hnery VIII, so I would go with Karen Gillan. |
