The Tudors: Royal Cast of Characters | SHOWTIME

[@SuperMaz1986]

Passion between Rhys Meyes and Dormer is just so real. First season is my favourite one! Dormer is simply fantastic.

[@annemolly5692]

I've watched this series 8 times! LOL! People can complain that JRM doesn't look like Henry VIII, but back then when he was younger Henry was the "handsomest prince in Christendom" but we wouldn't call him that by his portraits because "beauty" has changed over time. So they needed someone who WE would think was good looking

[@MidnightSparkles17]

My favorite actress in the tutors series was Natalie- she played the perfect Anne :) I loved seasons 1 and 2 cuz of her!

[@KateMcT]

This is a great series but they get a lot wrong. Henry DID have a sister named Margaret, but she was married to the King of Scotland. The Princess Margaret in the Tudors was actually Henry's younger sister Mary Rose. I guess they did it to keep her from getting mixed up with Henry's daughter Mary, but it's one of those things that make me crazy as someone who reads about the Tudors all the time.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

That's exactly why they dropped Mary, because Mary Tudor was going to be a large character, they didn't want her to get mixed up. Honestly I think they could have had both Mary and Margaret in season 1, killed off Margaret and sent Mary off to France, before Princess Mary was introduced as an adult.

[@xotoxicbarbiexo]

i agree with you 100%. when it comes to the question of katherine's fertility she was getting "old" by the olden days standard. she was heading into her 40's and even by today's standard its considered hard to concieve and carry at that age. i know that while she was younger Henry truly treated her like a queen.

[@letzsnuggzz]

That was a promo clip for Season 1. Season 2 starts March 30 on Showtime.

[@Headpfones]

I have to say Jonathan such an amazing job no matter what when I think of Henry the 8 he is who I picture as Henry

[@Headpfones]

@Melissa Fraser Absolutely

[@areiaaphrodite]

Personally Henry Cavill was always my favourite ;)

[@basboosa2812]

Henry Cavill.....urghhh too gorgeous for words! yes Jonathan is hot but Henry is like a combination of beautiful-ness and sexiness

[@InnateNobility]

I love this series despite the historical liberties taken for plot juiciness; and the music during Gabrielle Anwar's interview on her role as Margaret Tudor is nice. Wish I knew the name.

[@sookala]

They're all so GORGEOUS. :D

[@daniellemusella1594]

Superman and Elvis walk into a bar...

[@astraltears1]

Also her faith was constantly being tested, watching as her Catholic faith is all but wiped out in England, living in constant fear for her life, she was forced to submit to her father or die, being forced to tend to Elizabeth, lets not forget later in life she never found true love plus was never able to have children. Imagine the mental stress that puts on someone can you say PTSD, no wonder she was so unhappy

[@mgg1991]

This show is an absolutely treat. It's very well acted and there's simply none in it who's not good looking. 5 stars!!

[@anabanana0714]

That's because Margaret and Mary Rose have been combined into ONE PERSON for this series. Shocking, I know.

[@slushybean]

i love the music that plays with charles brandon''s segment

[@astraltears1]

Agreed, also he was not always obese either, he was very athletic in his youth, but the ulcer on his leg sidelined him from being active so he gained a lot of weight. This was a great series, even though its been criticized for not being accurate historically, so what I am sure there are some facts in this series.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

JRM should play an Irish or Scottish king in another movie or tv series. I'd love to see him play one of the Stuart kings.

[@Gaskin2008]

Didn't one of his sisters marry King of Scots? From what I heard, Princess Margaret, in this series, is a mixture of Princess Mary (Henry's Sister) and Princess Margaret. That did it that way so people wouldn't confuse Mary(Henry's sister) with Mary(Henry's daughter).

[@astraltears1]

There are 2 characters in this movie I think history judged too harshly first is Anne Boleyn maybe she was a bit arrogant, lustful/saductive and manipulative, but her adultery has never been proven, neither has her being a witch. The other is Mary, I think the "Bloody Mary" title has outlived its purpose. Think of all she had to endure. She was denied being with her mother Catharine, and watched as Henry humiliated and abandoned them both. Then she looses her right to succession,

[@IloveRichardArmitage]

Ye Philippa Gregory's book are brilliant. They really bring to life the Tutor Court: alright not entirely accurate but still good for getting people into history.

[@vickytaspartan]

My God!! It's handsome this Rhys Myers!!!

[@stephanieoneill171]

It bugs me that they had princess Margaret marry Charles Brandon instead of princess Mary marrying him.

[@anja1627]

Stephanie O'Neill That's the one thing I hated. I don't understand why they had to merge Margaret and Mary Tudor. They could've just written the two historical figures and cast two actresses.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

@@anja1627 They combined Mary and Margaret because they didn't want Mary getting confused with Princess Mary. Which I think was pointless because Princess Mary was only a baby in season 1 and the sister was gone by the time adult Princess Mary was introduced.

[@lindachavez7007]

2022 and I’m just beginning this series. JRM brought me here!

[@yesibeleza]

I read again what you said...of course members of the british court did not speak portuguese or spanish perfectly. That's obvious. But the characters which they make speak foreing languages are characters originally from those countries (which means they speak well their first languages) Like the King of Portugal, Queen Katherine of Aragon & the Spanish ambassador and so on. I cannot speak for the french king because I do not seak that language. those people are supposed to speak spanish.

[@MrBobe9]

Have to buy whole season in BLURAY, keep forgetting .Superb cast gorgeous women.

[@EJTDB]

Charles Brandon is my favourite character.

[@onemercilessming1342]

Margaret Tudor, Henry's sister, had three husbands...and none of them were the King of Portugal. Mary Tudor, Henry's sister, was married to King Louis XII of France, then Charles Brandon.

[@teens4equality]

1:07-1:11, ahh, my favorite actor! and, I love Natalie! I love this show; I'm on season 3 now. I liked watching this video, too.

[@azrael407]

@lollipopfop you do realize elizabeth killed more scots than mary killed protestants and unlike nowadays were divorce is all willy nilly, back then a king and queen married for life-catherine was around longer than henry himself-she was given to the english to be queen-she was his brothers wife before his but his brother died while still a prince-HENRY decided to marry her after his father died-anne was not a whore but there is a word for those who break up a marriage on purpose

[@darkangel160]

Based on the famous portraits I've seen of him, Larry the Cable Guy makes a more accurate looking King Henry VIII than Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

[@vickytaspartan]

I'm agree with you about the innocense of Anne Boleyn; the cause of her dead was the same than cause Henry's divorce of Katherine: She can't give birth boys. If you observe with attention, you can see that as much Catherine like Anne had a very serious matrix' troubles, these probably caused for Negative Rh.

[@ShesThe1yup]

oops forget the first part that was in another post talking about Sarah (plays princess Mary) playing a part with her sister in another movie so ignore that part.

[@Hopeless03]

Lol, Henry wasn't young by the time he started persuing Anne Boleyn, he was in his thirties. XD. Catherine of Aragon was only 6 years older than Henry.

[@petraizzg]

this series is perfect!!

[@Sajirah]

philip gregory is an english author. She writes Historical fiction, many of her books take place during tudor times.

[@nataliedormerfan]

@lollipopfop I very much agree with you!!! It makes me feel good to see someone shares my opinion!

[@Hopeless03]

Margaret's allowed to be repelled or disgusted, but shes not allowed to show it by fainting or otherwise displaying her emotions. As a princess she would've been trained to acknowldge and accept that she would be marrying for her country not herself.

[@avaannie3906]

Loved this show❤

[@Rotebuehl1]

@lollipopfop Well, just one humble, little, tiny and unimportant correction to your knowledge: "bloody Mary" wasn't Catherine of Aragon, consort queen of England, but her and Henry's daughter Mary! Once again: she's known traditionally by "bloody MARY", not "bloody Catherine"!

[@hautxtalons]

Natalie Dormer is so well-cast as Anne! I only wish I could watch this...

[@caciadasilva8672]

Why they choose beatifull people for this serie.Oh come on they don''t look as Henryk Anne and other real Tudors...

[@dianaAthemiscyra]

+cacia da silva Steven Waddington who portrayed The Duke of Buckingham was nearly cast as King Henry VIII. And he does bear a semblance to His Majesty.

[@NicolaKaye]

At first I felt the same but I realised later that it's not important for this show that the cast bears a physical resemblance to the real people but that they can deliver a sense of their character. In this they have succeeded, especially Natalie Dormer who really breathed life into the character of Anne Boleyn. :) let's face it, it's not a terrible thing that a lot of the cast are gorgeous :)

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

That's a misconception due to the fact that the best surviving portraits of Henry VIII show him when he was older, and morbidly obese. Henry was actually incredibly attractive in his younger days. An Italian diplomat described him as the most handsome man he had ever seen.

[@lizakarina1599]

where the heck is catherine of aragon and thomas more:/

[@MissTeeFy]

@CE750 Surely once Catherine of Aragon died, any of the women he married were also true queens, so there's no reason whatsoever to refer to Jane Seymour or Anne of Cleves as any of those things, and while Catherine Parr remarried after Henrys' death there's no reason to believe she was unfaithful to him during their marriage.

[@spacemonkey128]

@Rotebuehl1 I don't think you took the time to read and understand lollipopfop's post to before you commented. The post clearly said Bloody Mary, not Catherine. She was saying that Mary, Catherine's daughter, was an awful person and queen and was not saying that Catherine and Mary were the same person.

[@EdgeOfAGoldenWorld25]

To be honest, I like this video, but the music is definitely wrong chosen! In the series the music is as beautiful and fitting as it could be - so why do you mess it up here so much?!?!?!

[@MetroLove5]

what episode was it when henry got knocked off his horse from jousting?

[@Erictheeviltwin]

To be fair, I doubt they'd be able to say anything else for risk of their heads being on spikes :)

[@vivelavidarocka]

Best serie ever made. And Henry was an asshole. I cried in the last episode, poor Anna. RIP.

[@casspezz3595]

what is the song towards the end of this video?????/ i REALLY really really WANT it!!!

[@mellar07]

I agree but they did that because they didn't want modern audiences to get Mary (Henry's sister) confused with Mary (Henry's daughter). Understandable, as casual watchers might get frustrated enough to turn off the show, yet condescending to those of us who would get the difference between the two Marys.

[@lyook23]

yeah 3 things you should know 1. Catherine was forced to marry henry because when her husband died (henry's brother) they needed to keep the ties with Spain. 2. Mary was a pretty good queen she was just very Catholic and killed anyone who was protestant. 3. Henry had to get a dispensation to marry Catherine so yes there was a marriage and he had to get a dispensation to divorce her so obviously a marriage. :) just thought you should know

[@EnglishHuscarl]

JRM looks more like Henry V, a greater King than Henry VIII.

[@San47di]

@moonprincess4195 There was NO WAY Anne was engaged to Percy because engagements were only authorized via the Fathers of the girls. No such arrangement had been made for Anne, hence the commission he made for her to become the King's mistress. Further proof of this is the fact that Percy's wife petitioned King Henry to grant her a divorce after discovering Anne & Percy's secret marriage & the consummation of it!

[@555paint]

@lizziemiss945 yeah i guess. the more typical explainations are--she was more sophisticated than other ladies at court havig spent a lot of time at the French court etc; and that she was a determined reformer and opponent of Rome.. and advocate of the total supermacy of royal authority...

[@thesummersetsin]

@JessicaLouiseMusic It's Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, he's Irish.

[@ladyorion9]

"Anne had no lovers?" Were you THERE?!? We don't KNOW that, and I really don't think that she was a "maid/virgin" when she got w/Henry, and history HAS supported that fact.

[@Princess101855]

@lyook23 Catherine was never forced to marry Henry. It was the opposite! Henry's father almost opposed the marriage until he was almost dead! Ties with Spain wasn't very important at the time when Catherine was a widow. Also, Catherine was a widow for 7 years.

[@heliotropezzz333]

It's not the Toodurs, it's the Choodurs

[@MetroLove5]

what was the season/episode was - 3:55? :}

[@pyvillanova]

I'm in love with Anne Boleyn... lol

[@AlessandraLoRussoK]

sorry.....queen katherine aka Mdk...wherte she was when they recorded this??

[@vampsweetheart]

Does anybody know when it comes out in germany ?

[@kaisergrendel]

Jonathan Rhys Meyers could EASILY play Joaquin Phoenix's twin/younger brother. Even the VOICE is the same. Shite.

[@jessicalouisemusic8467]

you know the guy who plays Henry? Where exactly is he from? Because he's deffinitley got an accent to his voice...

[@Nicollie1062]

@EnglishHuscarl uggh there are soo many interesting monarchs to make movies about but it seems everybody is stuck on Henry VIII....I mean, I love that era as much as everyone..but there are so many other fascinating stories that haven't even been touched :(

[@lollipopfop]

Anne had no lovers, and one husband, the king. Anne refused to sleep with Henry while he was married. She never once comited adultery with anybody. She was engaged to Percy but he married someone else. Possibly by Henrys design. Or maybe not. No one knows.

[@Forlaniz3]

i wasn't correcting anything. i quoted it incorrectly. it was sweet.

[@FXThug]

Is this show good? And is it all about King Henry and his life, or is there depictions of other classes as well

[@miss5265]

Barack Obama Yes it is, you can watch it on Netflix!

[@marandaruiz3249]

yeah i never thought of that but yeah he would have been.... hmmmm i wonder if they had ever considered him for the part at all...

[@1THandGG4ever]

In what episode is 5.20?

[@ost324]

She definitely DIDN'T sleep with her brother or commit adultry, Henry just needed an excuse to get rid of her because she wasn't giving him a son. As for her being a virgin when she married him or not... I don't think anyone really knows.

[@mellar07]

The Duke of Suffolk and King Henry were both very handsome but Thomas Cromwell took the cake for me. That chin. Those ears. Meow.

[@astrol64]

The problem I have with the serious, other than the obvious familial mixups, is that first Anne of Cleves is portrait as being a bit repulsed by Henry because of his stinky wound, but he has marriage annulled, gives her her own place and later has sex with her! He couldn't have stunk less then than before!

[@yesibeleza]

I know they are actors, that's why I say, If you can't make your actors speak well, it's better not to do it at all. second, medieval accents were different: YES. Still, the spoke without that foreign accent. I'm from spanish and portuguese descendence so I know what I'm talking about. It could have been different but still not like it was shown in the series. those were english people TRYING to speak romance languages, you can be SURE back then they did not speak like that.

[@pomidoreczek]

i meant the director but you're right, Wolsey shouldn't say so.

[@enteecee]

It's all speculation as far as who slept with who but the series is good as far as showing what those times were like instead of demonising Henry VIII. Heck, put in perspective, Vlad could even be portrayed as a hottie.

[@buckeyechuckful]

Mary did sleep with Henry and had two children by him, one of which was a boy. The other incorrect fact in this series is that Henry recognized his bastard son and made him a prince. None of his bastard children were ever acknowledged in anyway. Supposedly Anne slept with George her brother, a child was conceived and when born was "not right" and died soon after birth

[@Clarence32Wincy]

Who played mary?

[@ADiceySituation]

What is this?! ...Exactly what it looks like, Your Grace.

[@Hopeless03]

not in the 1600s when the average life expectancy was around 40-50 years old.

[@wildangel20]

jonathan is sooooooooooooooo fuckin HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!! im drooling all over my laptop!!! perfect role!!

[@AlexanderaCherie]

story writters tend to add more drama into their books/movies to get more ratings and buyers/viewers. They accused Anne of sleeping with her brother thats why they 'assume' the baby was deformed.

[@San47di]

@lollipopfop Sorry, but you're in error. Since No divorce ever took place Anne & Percy were ALWAYS STILL MARRIED to one another! "Pretending" the marriage never took place does Not dissolve the marriage! Read the actual "History." Henry had no "legal" grounds for divorce from Catherine & therefore Henry & Anne were indeed adulterers because their marriage was not lawful in the eyes of the Church nor God. Whatever Catherine loved or did not love, Henry was her lawful husband, PERIOD!

[@djleela]

I agree...i think anne was the only woman henry ever loved

[@qaneaveisi1152]

l just can say magnificent really l mean it

[@poshdelux]

no its a series

[@lizziemiss945]

@555paint The same thing you'll see in your sweetheart when you fall in love, and vice versa. Love is blind, when you fall, that person is the best thing that ever walked the face of the earth.

[@555paint]

what the heck did Henry see in Anne anyways?

[@mari-greciaodal2436]

he saw her as the ultimate prey to conquer.

[@mariesagearing]

well when she officially married Henry she was pregnant. When she slept with him for the first time who knows and sleeping with her brother... I highly doubt it they were just trying to get rid of her xx

[@highlandheart44]

Anne was NOT married, nor had she been divorced. Please don't change history.

[@mariesagearing]

really? I've read several tudor biographies and they seem to be correct :S

[@dobbyfangirl]

i don't believe anne was a whore. i think henry loved katherine, anne and jane, but once he stopped loving them and found someone he liked more he got rid of them (of course, not in the case of jane, but still). it was henry who saw to it that he and katherine were through, not anne, and he was horrible to katherine. henry was easily tempted. also, natalie dormer is gorgeous.

[@vickytaspartan]

yeah!

[@EmzLuvzCatz]

@Toonlad14 Thats what I was just thinking lol

[@heliotropezzz333]

I thought he acknowledged his bastard son, Richmond, though bastard children could never become heirs. If you google Richmond's image, you'll see he looks very like Henry too - more so than Henry's legitimate son Edward. However both Edward and Richmond died young.

[@Sanbisifys]

good

[@pomidoreczek]

for some people "in his thirties" is still young :)

[@VivianFashion100]

Love this great series. I hated all the sex scenes unfortunately. I didn't think it was necessary to see Henry bonking everything with a skirt. I was more interested in his intellect and leadership skills. OHHH and his beauty!!!!!!

[@nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn997]

'Tooder'

[@daniellemusella1594]

+hahalufs9 I loved that shot of Henry & his buddies by the creek. "I'm going to vault the stupid ditch."