The Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Antonia Fraser

I just finished watching The Tudors for the first time. While Jonathan Rhys Meyers looks nothing like the real Henry VIII, I think he did an excellent job portraying this egomaniacal king. It‘s my first time exploring the other wives of H8 besides Anne Boleyn, and I have gone down the rabbit hole, downloaded about 60 books relating to it all. 😬

hair trigger temper,
piercing gaze — King of England
with a wife fetish. 👑

#haikuhive #tvhaiku

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble 4w

Jerdencon I had such a crush on Jonathan Rhys Meyers playing Henry and it sent me down the Tudor rabbit hole too. 4w

BookishMarginalia I love to go #downtherabbithole too! 4w

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dabbe Boy, you nailed HVIII in a haiku! #haikuhenry 🩵❄️🩶 4w

DebinHawaii Excellent! I need to rewatch The Tudors! 😍 4w

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🤩🐝💝. 4w

Sparklemn May make an excellent winter re-watch. Not exactly cozy, however! 4w

TorieStorieS This is a fun rabbit hole!! I really enjoyed

The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers

JenlovesJT47 @Jerdencon same!! He is absolutely beautiful, especially in the first two seasons. His weird accent in the last season where he was trying to sound older was a choice lol, but still…now I need to check out other things he‘s in. What‘s your favorite book on the subject? 3w

JenlovesJT47 @DebinHawaii it‘s so good! I have a show hangover now so I‘m watching Mad Men for the 37th time 😬😬😬 3w

JenlovesJT47 @Sparklemn definitely not cozy!! 😆😬😅 I actually had to take a break for a couple of weeks in the middle of season 2 because I knew what was going to happen to poor doomed Anne Boleyn. Natalie Dormer did a fantastic job. ♥️♥️♥️ 3w

JenlovesJT47 @BookishMarginalia I was constantly pausing the show to look up facts about the real people, I find it fascinating! 3w

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe I could have written some not so nice ones about H8 but I decided to focus on the hottie JRM. 😳😬🤤 3w

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal 🤗♥️🥰 3w

JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS ooh I‘ll have to add that to my list! I mostly downloaded historical fiction for now but this sounds good 🤗♥️ 3w

TorieStorieS It is a fictional autobiography! I love all of Margaret George‘s historical fiction!! They are all chunksters but so worth the handcramps! 3w

Sparklemn @JenlovesJT47 Soooo hot! 😍 3w

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Andrea313

The Wives of Henry VIII | Antonia Fraser

"Listen up, let me tell you a story...!" Since the studio cast recording of Six is getting me through this quarantine, I figured I'd better dig into the source material. #six #sixthemusical #sorrynotsorry

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MatschMomma

The Wives of Henry VIII | Antonia Fraser

pick

I listened to the audio book on those one. It was enjoyable. But I also love this time period so.... I'm probably biased lol.

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Birdsong28

The Wives of Henry VIII | Antonia Fraser

I know some of you know about this as I have bought the soundtrack because of your love of it and now I love it as well. But just incase you haven't heard about it, here it is!!! Also this is why I love Lucy Worsely as she gets to do cool stuff like going along to this! 😘📚📖

TrishB This looks good. Coming to Lowry, Salford too - will look at tickets there. 7y

Birdsong28 @TrishB I didn't know that!!! If you want someone to go with I would definitely be interested!! Going to check that out! 😘😘😘📚📖 7y

TrishB Both my kids want to go too! I‘ll let you know if/when booking as tickets are (e0 so has to be planned buying! 7y

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Birdsong28 @TrishB If you want to go with just them that is fine. Yeh I have just looked at tickets and seen the price but I think it will be worth it. Just let me know what you decide 😀📚📖 7y

GingerAntics 💙💙💙 Love this soundtrack!!! 7y

TrishB Will do 👍🏻 if you find another willing person just book, as we probably don‘t get to it until later in the year. 7y

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LeahBergen

The Wives of Henry VIII | Antonia Fraser

#DangerousType
Seriously, Tudor-era ladies ... avoid eye contact and just back the hell away.
#RockinMay

Cinfhen

Melissa_J Great choice! I loved this book. 9y

Kalalalatja What? Are you saying that cutting the head off your wife is not a major turn on? 😱 9y

Hobbinol Oh look at the little ornament! (I just love it when you accessorize your books... mine seem so naked and uncivilized by comparison!) 9y

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kspenmoll Great pick! I loved an old PBS/British version of Henry VIII Wives! Should read this book. 🙂 9y

BookishFeminist 😂😂 you speak the truth 9y

elkeOriginal Oh, @LeahBergen and @Kalalalatja - you gals made me fall off the couch laughing 🤣😂🤣 9y

TrishB Dress like a man and run 😂😂 9y

Andrew65 Lol! Boy did many regret getting involved! 9y

LeahBergen @Melissa_J 😊 9y

LeahBergen @Kalalalatja Not even when it's a romantic gesture because he's "leaving" her for you! ? 9y

LeahBergen @Hobbinol 😂 I bought him as a funny Xmas tree ornament when I was in London but somehow he's just stayed on my English history shelf! 9y

LeahBergen @kspenmoll She does historical bio really well! 👍🏼 9y

LeahBergen @BookishFeminist 😘 9y

LeahBergen @elkeo 👏🏻👏🏻 9y

LeahBergen @TrishB Stuff your fake codpiece and get outta there! 😄 9y

LeahBergen @Andrew65 Exactly. 😬 9y

LeslieO I love Tudor stuff. This is such a good one! 9y

Cinfhen Hahaha, soooo true! He's the one bad boy I was never into!!! 9y

saresmoore Bahahahaha! 9y

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