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Henry VIII and His Six Wives


Henry VIII and His Six Wives is a 1972 British film adaptation, directed by Waris Hussein, of the BBC 1970 six-part miniseries "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". Keith Michell, who plays Henry VIII in the TV series, also portrays the king in the film. His six wives are portrayed by different actresses, among them Frances Cuka as Catherine of Aragon, and Jane Asher as Jane Seymour. Donald Pleasence portrays Thomas Cromwell and Bernard Hepton portrays Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, a role he had also played in
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In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort wedded to Henry between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms, King Henry VIII of England had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled. Annulments essentially declare that a true marriage never took place, unlike a divorce, in which a married couple end their union. The six women who were married to Henry VIII, in chronological order: Henry's first marriage lasted nearly 24 years, while the following five lasted less
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him a household name: "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) and "Elizabeth R" (1971), and he also scored the feature film adaptation of the former, "Henry VIII and His Six Wives", in 1972. The early music revival was born following David Munrow's success with his soundtrack for "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970), which contained authentic music played on original instruments, and generated worldwide enthusiasm for music and instruments from the renaissance period. Subsequently,
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (album)


The Six Wives of Henry VIII is the second studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A&M Records. It is an instrumental progressive rock album with its concept based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. After signing with A&M as a solo artist, Wakeman decided on the album's concept during a tour of the United States as a member of the rock band Yes. As he read a book about the subject on his travels, melodies he had written the previous
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its entirety for the first time at Hampton Court Palace as part of the 500th anniversary celebration of Henry's accession to the throne, released as "The Six Wives of Henry VIII Live at Hampton Court Palace". The tracks were rearranged with sections, including a track dedicated to Henry himself, that were left off the original album due to the limited time available on a single record. "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" was reissued in 2015 with a quadraphonic sound mix and bonus tracks. In August 1971, Rick
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII Live at Hampton Court Palace


The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace is a live album from English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman, released through Eagle Records on 5 October 2009. The album is a live recording of the second of two sold-out concerts on 2 May 2009 at Hampton Court Palace in London. It documents the first live performances of Wakeman's 1973 instrumental concept album "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" in its entirety, in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne. Wakeman
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up. He assembled some rough ideas onto a tape but upon playback, he thought they had lacked any strong direction. Upon resuming the Fragile Tour, Wakeman bought four books at an airport bookstall in Richmond, Virginia, including one about Henry VIII and his six wives titled "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1964) by Scottish writer Nancy Brysson Morrison. As he read about Anne Boleyn on the subsequent flight to Chicago, a theme he recorded in November 1971 ran through his mind which he wrote on some hand
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England, through more than one ancestor. The following family tree of Henry VIII's six wives is the closest lineage of him. "Six" is a one act pop-rock musical featuring all of the wives of King Henry VIII. Starting on Off-West End in 2018, each queen in the all-female ensemble has a featured song that tells the story of her relationship with the King. In addition, each of the queens' style and sound is based off of a modern day pop/soul singer
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the king's place, but accepts. The series won a Prix Italia award in Italy, several BAFTA awards in England and several Emmy Awards in the US, and was adapted by Ian Thorne into the 1972 film "Henry VIII and His Six Wives". It spawned a successful sequel, "Elizabeth R", starring Glenda Jackson, and a prequel "The Shadow of the Tower" starring James Maxwell and Norma West as Henry's parents, Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Also nominated for: Also nominated for
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the miniseries and briefly in its follow-up "Elizabeth R". On his deathbed, Henry VIII reflects upon his long reign, and especially the crucial part his six marriages have played. The bulk of the film is depicted in flashback, while the elderly Henry VIII is surrounded by his family and courtiers waiting for him to die. Henry's first queen is the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon. The young pair are in the midst of celebrating the birth of their son, only to be told that he has died
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Catherine becomes a loving stepmother to the royal children Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. At the end of the flashbacks, Catherine Parr is shown waiting by Henry's beside with Princess Mary. Archbishop Cranmer is summoned for Henry's final confession, and Henry dies holding his hand. After the success of Keith Michell's performance in of the original BBC series, which focused on the individual wives, it was decided to make a feature film from Henry VIII's point of view. Nat Cohen asked Mark Shivas to produce the film.
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de Cervantes and his fictional creation, Don Quixote, in the musical "Man of La Mancha", first starring in the original London production of the musical and then on Broadway. He also starred as Abelard in the Broadway play "Abelard and Heloise" by Ronald Millar (1971) and as Georges in "La Cage aux Folles" in the 1980s. On stage, in film and on television, he appeared several times as King Henry VIII, perhaps most memorably in the series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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In May 2009 he conducted two large-scale open-air performances of a new and expanded, orchestrated version of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" at Hampton Court Palace with Wakeman celebrating 500 years of the accession of Henry VIII, also released on DVD and CD. In September 2012, he conducted the recording of the new expanded version of "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" in Abbey Road Studios and also conducted the first live performance of this version, together with The Six Wives of Henry VIII,
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". Recording took place in London at Morgan and Trident Studios between February and October 1972 during gaps in recording and touring with Yes. Having produced an early demo of ideas for the album, Wakeman used it to pick out which musicians would suit each track. Seven musicians from Yes and Strawbs, the folk rock group Wakeman had performed with prior to Yes, play on the record. It was to be named "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" with a track dedicated for Henry himself, but Wakeman had recorded the
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from 1971–1972. A recording of his solo was included on the band's first live album "Yessongs" (1973) titled "Excerpts from 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII'", as well as their same-titled concert film (1975) and the box set "" (2015). In 1973, Wakeman wrote a letter asking to perform the album live at Hampton Court Palace. He was denied permission, and "got the impression that what [he] had asked was tantamount to treason".
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of Edward VI of England, to whom she had formed an attachment prior to her marriage with Henry. She had one child by Seymour, Mary, and died shortly after childbirth. Lady Mary's history is unknown, but she is not believed to have survived childhood. Marriage to Henry VIII: 12 July 154328 January 1547 (3 years, 6 months, 16 days); his death at the age of 55. Henry was distantly related to all six of his wives through their common ancestor, King Edward I of
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). Leigh-Hunt was born in Bath, Somerset. On stage, she has appeared in many productions as well those with the Bristol Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Her early film roles have included Catherine Parr in "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972), "Bequest to the Nation" (1973) and "Oh Heavenly Dog" (1980). Her most famous movie role is probably in Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film "Frenzy" (1972),
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performs with his band, The English Rock Ensemble, the Orchestra Europa and the English Chamber Choir. In 1973, Wakeman wrote to Hampton Court Palace requesting permission to stage a performance of his album "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". He was denied permission, only to have been invited to do so 35 years later in 2008. The DVD/BD version differs slightly from the CD, in that the CD version has the narration by Brian Blessed edited out, leaving only the music. The CD version also omits
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Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII


Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII is a song cycle by Libby Larsen based on text taken from the final words and writings of the six wives of Henry VIII. The cycle was commissioned by the Marilyn Horne Foundation and premiered at the Juilliard Theatre in New York City on January 19, 2001, with the soprano Meagan Miller and the pianist Brian Zeger. The text for each movement is taken from the last words and writings of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne
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motivations, date of birth, and overall character. Her life has also been described in the five collective studies of Henry's queens that have appeared since the publication of Alison Weir's "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1991) — such as David Starkey's "The Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII" (2003). Several of these writers have been highly critical of Catherine's conduct, if sympathetic to her eventual fate. Baldwin Smith described Catherine's life as one of hedonism, and characterised
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)


The Six Wives of Henry VIII is a series of six television plays produced by the BBC and first transmitted between 1 January and 5 February 1970. The series was later aired in the United States on CBS from 1 August to 5 September 1971 with narration added by Anthony Quayle. The series was rebroadcast in the United States without commercials on PBS as part of its "Masterpiece Theatre" series. Each of the six plays focuses on a single wife, often from their perspective and was written by a different dramatist. The series
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Yessongs


'The Six Wives of Henry VIII'" is a keyboard solo spot formed of a medley of excerpts from Wakeman's first solo album, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1973), that he recorded during the "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge" tours. The solo is preceded by Anderson singing notes from the opening of the orchestral work "The Rite of Spring" (1913) by Stravinsky. "Yessongs" includes a live rendition of "Starship Trooper" from "The Yes Album
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, she ran a school for children with learning difficulties. In the 1970s, Weir spent four years researching and writing a biography of the six wives of Henry VIII. Her work was deemed too long by publishers, and was consequently rejected. A revised version of this biography would later be published as her second book, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". In 1981, she wrote a book on Jane Seymour, which was again rejected by publishers, this time because it was too short. Weir became a published
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tracks on the wives first and used up the available space on a vinyl record. He decided to leave the Henry track and rename the album accordingly. When the album was finished, its final production cost had reached around £25,000. Wakeman described working on it as "difficult and cumbersome", but said the project was eventually a rewarding one. He was excited when it came to presenting the album to A&M management at their London office, which included a lawyer who represented the label's US division. After the album
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been sold in 11 countries. Donnelly returned to historical fiction with "Fatal Throne", a book about Henry VIII and his six wives published by Random House/Schwartz & Wade in May 2018. For this project, Donnelly joined six other authors (Candace Fleming, M.T. Anderson, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, and Lisa Ann Sandell), each of whom wrote the part of Henry or one of his wives. Donnelly wrote Anne of Cleves, Henry's fourth wife. In September 2017, Donnelly
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year came to him and were noted down. Musicians from Yes and from Strawbs, the group Wakeman was in prior to Yes, also play on the album. "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" received mostly positive reviews from critics. It reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the "Billboard" 200 in the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1975 for over 500,000 copies sold in the United States. In 2009, Wakeman performed the album in
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Six (musical)


Six is a British musical with book, music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The idea came to Marlow while studying in his final year at Cambridge University, and despite uncertainties from collaborator Moss, the pair wrote the musical while studying for their final exams. The musical is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII presented as a pop concert, as the wives take turns singing and telling their story to see who had the worst time with Henry and will become the group's lead
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bringing a familiar breakup-anthem feel to the stories of these historic women. This show brings attention to how these women are often only remembered in history as ex-wives of Henry VIII and therefore remembered through their relationship with him. A major theme of the show is how women should be the ones to tell their story and how much more there is to their story than how their relationship with Henry ended. The musical was written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. In May 2019, "Six" had its North
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Barbara Leigh-Hunt


Barbara Leigh-Hunt (born 14 December 1935) is a British actress. Her numerous theatre credits include Broadway productions of "Hamlet" (1958) and "Sherlock Holmes" (1974), and she won the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the National Theatre production of "An Inspector Calls". Her film appearances include "Frenzy" (1972), "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972), "Bequest to the Nation" (1973) and "Billy Elliot" (2000
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was produced by Mark Shivas and Ronald Travers and directed by Naomi Capon and John Glenister. Catherine's marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales, ends with his early death. Over the next few years, Catherine faces money trouble and arrangements for her to marry Prince Henry are unclear. When Henry VII dies, Henry VIII chooses Catherine as his wife, as his dying father requested. After a short scene of Catherine's son's death (her second pregnancy, after a stillbirth), and her weeping in Henry's arms
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named it one of the best pop albums of 1973, describing the album as "an astonishing classic-rock hybrid". Steve Apple wrote a review for "Rolling Stone" in 1973, noting Wakeman had "made his bid for Keith Emerson's place as the master of keyboard electronics" but thought his playing suffered a little in technique. Apple noticed "a brilliant feel for tasteful impressionistic composition", having made "an exceptionally interesting instrumental album with superb production". He also praised the production and mixing, and
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'm Henery the Eighth, I Am", and a discussion on a set of one of his previous films. Originally, the story was to focus solely on the marriage of King Henry VIII and his fourth wife Anne of Cleves, but as the project grew, the story was re-modified to focus on five of Henry's six wives. Only the first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was omitted because those involved had no particular interest, describing her as a "respectable lady" in the film's first intertitles
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Damien Thomas


Damien Thomas (born 11 April 1942) is a British actor noted for his roles in British films and television, such as his role as Father Martin Alvito in the 1980 hit miniseries "Shōgun" and as Richard Mason in the 1983 BBC production of "Jane Eyre". Film credits include "Journey into Darkness" (1968), "Julius Caesar" (1970), "Twins of Evil" (1971), "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972), "Tiffany Jones" (1973
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to give me a reason for putting these pieces of music together." He explains the album's concept further in its liner notes: "The album is based around my interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. Although the style may not always be in keeping with their individual history, it is my personal conception of their characters in relation to keyboard instruments." Wakeman elaborated and wrote the music as if he was doing a surreal painting, "sketches of how I felt about them at the time
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of Lorraine, was cited as grounds for an annulment. Anne agreed to this, claiming that the marriage had not been consummated, and because she hadn't resisted the annulment, was given a generous settlement, including Hever Castle, former home of Henry's former in-laws, the Boleyns. She was given the name "The King's Sister", and became a friend to him and his children until his death. She outlived both the King and his last two wives, making her the last of the six
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Thomas Culpeper


those of a wild beast". His introduction to Court is brought about through Catherine. He is sent to Calais to keep him from getting in trouble at Court for his brawling. He is often mentioned as having sold property to buy his impoverished cousin Catherine a proper dress and is not at all consistent with the historical record. In the 1933 film "The Private Life of Henry VIII", Culpeper was played by Robert Donat. In the 1970 BBC series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", he was played
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reconcile the Princess Mary with Henry. Her pregnancy is a guilt-filled one. She is tormented by the fact that her predecessor was innocent; the victim of false witness. After Jane gives birth to the prince, she falls ill; this brings the episode full circle. Jane dies, and the last images we see here are her body lying in state, arrayed like a queen and Henry weeping by Jane's funeral bier. With three dead wives behind him, Henry is urged by his counselors to marry again and
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New York State, ending at Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady, New York on 16 December. Nicholas Amer's first film part was as a 'pot boy' in the 1950s' film "The Mudlark" (1950) with Alec Guinness and Irene Dunne. In the 1970s, film director Waris Hussein asked him to play the Spanish ambassador Chapuys in his production of "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972) starring Keith Michell and Charlotte Rampling. His next film was in the English-speaking version of "
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film, "Yessongs", filmed in December 1972 at the Rainbow Theatre and not released until 1975. Also that month at the venue, Wakeman was a guest musician at The Who's orchestral performances of "Tommy". Wakeman began his solo career during his first run with Yes. His first album, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", was recorded across 1972 with an advance of £4,000 from A&M. The album is instrumental with its concept based on Wakeman's interpretations of the musical characteristics of the six wives
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promises Arthur to marry his brother, thus fulfilling not only her own destiny of becoming Queen of England, but also the couple's plans for the future of the kingdom. "The Alteration", by Kingsley Amis, is an alternate history novel centred on the "War of the English Succession", during which Henry VIII attempts to usurp the throne of his nephew, Stephen II, Arthur and Catherine's son. The historical drama "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" was broadcast in 1970, with Martin Ratcliffe as
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Catherine Parr


with Catherine to be played by Anna Uzele. Rick Wakeman recorded the piece "Catherine Parr" for his 1973 album, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". On his 2009 live version of the album the track's spelling is changed to "Katherine Parr". The popular myth that Catherine Parr acted more as her husband's nurse than his wife was born in the 19th century from the work of Victorian moralist and proto-feminist, Agnes Strickland. David Starkey challenged this assumption in his book "Six Wives,
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Spanish Chronicle


The Chronicle of King Henry VIII. of England, commonly known as the Spanish Chronicle is a chronicle written during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI by an unknown author. The chronicle was translated from Spanish and published with notes in 1889, by the respected historian, Martin Hume. Hume appears to have regarded the work as an authentic contemporary document from the 16th century that related an eyewitness' account of various events in the Tudor period. Alison Weir, in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", notes that
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Rosalie Crutchley


"The Six Wives of Henry VIII", and played the same character in its sequel, "Elizabeth R" (1971). She had previously portrayed Henry's first wife Catherine of Aragon in the 1953 film The Sword and the Rose. Other roles included Mrs Sparsit in "Hard Times" (ITV, 1977), and "Electra" (1974). She also starred in the 1979 BBC TV production of "Testament of Youth", playing the role of the Principal of Somerville College, Oxford. She
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himself with a final marriage to Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg) who proves domineering. In the final scene, while Parr is no longer in the room, the king breaks the fourth wall, saying "Six wives, and the best of them's the worst." Alexander Korda was looking for a film project suitable for Charles Laughton and his wife, Elsa Lanchester. Several stories of the film's genesis exist: the resemblance between a statue of Henry VIII and Laughton, a cabby singing the music hall song "I
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Lynne Frederick


"Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972) was a first for many in the history of Tudor films. Frederick's portrayal saw Howard as a victim of circumstances and a pawn in a political game. In contrast to other portrayals of Howard as a materialistic, selfish, and lustful hedonist. Frederick is also the youngest actress to have ever portrayed the controversial English Queen on film. The real Catherine Howard may have been as young as 14 or as old as 21 when she married King Henry VIII, and Frederick
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younger brother, Aubrey Morris, was also an accomplished actor. His daughter Shona Morris became a stage actress. Morris trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In his career, spanning five decades, he appeared in almost 90 different films and TV shows, as well as appearing in numerous stage plays as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His best-known role on television was as Thomas Cromwell in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". In preparation for it, he visited a number
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of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540 to King Henry VIII. Maria was a strict, traditional Catholic and not a proponent of educating princesses and noble women, which by this point was the norm for the English nobility and gentry. In "The Wives of Henry VIII", Antonia Fraser suggests that, following their marriage, one reason Henry VIII disliked her daughter Anne so much was that, unlike his first two wives and many of the court ladies around him, Anne did not possess educational and musical accomplishments
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. He was assistant editor (1962–64), and also contributed interviews and articles to "The New York Times". He began his television career at Granada Television in 1964 as an assistant to the head of the story department and later worked on the company's "Cinema" series as a producer and presenter. In 1969 he joined the BBC's drama department, and became one of the corporation's most successful and prolific producers. The costume drama "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970), was nominated
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Henry the Hexapus


Henry the Hexapus was a six-limbed octopus found by British marine scientists in 2008. The name alludes to King Henry VIII, who had six wives. While the name Hexapus is descriptive, Henry the Hexapus should not be confused with Hexapus, the recognized genus of crabs. The octopus was found off the coast of North Wales in a lobster pot, and was held in captivity at the Blackpool Sea Life Centre in North West England. His unusual number of arms was not immediately noticed, and appears to have resulted from
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have been related to Sir John Shelton and his children, who also came from Norfolk. Sir John's daughter, Mary Shelton, was a mistress of Henry VIII's during the reign of her cousin, Anne Boleyn. Mary Shelton was the main editor and contributor to the Devonshire MS, a collection of poems written by various members of the court. It is said that several of Skelton's works were inspired by women who were to become mothers to two of Henry VIII's six wives. Elizabeth Boleyn (Howard),
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drawn ledger lines and played during the sound check and the subsequent concert. Said Wakeman: "I had been searching for a style to write in and suddenly I found it in writing music about these six ladies...I would concentrate on one of the wives and then music just came into my head and I would write it down. Sometimes I was flying, other times I was on stage, or just in front of the piano at home ... The six wives theme gave me the thread, the link, I needed
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Nancy Brysson Morrison


. Morrison also secretly wrote popular romantic fiction under the name "Christine Strathern". This was kept so secret that the link was not discovered until 30 years after her death. Her 1949 novel "The Winnowing Years" won the first Frederick Niven Award. A biography of Morrison was written and published in 2013 by Mary Seenan. In 1971 Rick Wakeman bought a copy of "The Private Life of Henry VIII" by N. Brysson Morrison. Wakeman credits the book with inspiring his album The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Morrison
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"Henry VIII and his Six Wives" (1972) as Catherine of Aragon. From 2006 to 2009, she played the recurring role of a troublesome tramp called Mrs Bassey in the popular medical drama "Casualty". Her final appearance was in September 2009, when her character died from severe burns after being involved in an explosion at a shopping centre. In 2010, she played Lady Bracknell for Logos Theatre Company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, in the unusual four-act version of "The Importance of Being Earnest"
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2010, "Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress" by Josephine Wilkinson was published, and in 2012, Alison Weir published "Mary Boleyn: 'The Great and Infamous Whore". In 2013, this was followed by "Bessie Blount: Mistress to Henry VIII" by Elizabeth Norton. In addition, Henry VIII was involved in a romantic relationship with three of his future wives before he married them. It is unclear if these relationships became sexual before marriage. He was involved with his second
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. Henry and Catherine mourn their child together, and hope for another soon. Many years pass, during which time Catherine only manages to produce one living daughter, Mary. Henry confides to Thomas More that he fears the marriage is cursed by God, as Catherine had previously been married to Henry's late older brother, Arthur, although the marriage was not consummated. Henry woos Anne Boleyn, a lady at court, who refuses to sleep with him unless she is his wife. Henry presses the Vatican for an annulment of
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. A remount of that production also played at Alabama Shakespeare Festival in 2012. In July 2013, the Hudson Shakespeare Company of New Jersey mounted a production as part of their annual Shakespeare in the Parks series. While director Jon Ciccarelli set the production in the Tudor period, he adapted the script to provide a more modern spin to the wives by fleshing out the role of Anne Bullen and stressing the plight of Queen Katherine of Aragon. Katherine (Noelle Fair) spoke the play's prologue and Anne (Emily Ludolph) spoke
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Cleves, of whose portrait Henry approves. However, when she arrives Henry is disappointed that her appearance doesn't match the image, and not long after a reluctant wedding, arranges an annulment. At court, Henry is drawn to Catherine Howard, young cousin of Anne Boleyn. Catherine is surprised by Henry's attention, but is pressured to give way to him by her uncle, Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. Henry and Catherine marry, with Henry lavishing her with many gifts and jewels. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer then discovers
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that Catherine has had liaisons before her marriage, and presents this knowledge to Henry, who at first refuses to believe the charges. Cranmer secures a confession from Catherine, who also admits of an affair with Thomas Culpeper during her marriage to Henry. Catherine is beheaded. Henry, now elderly, approaches Catherine Parr, a widow from two previous marriages. Catherine is at first reluctant, citing her religious views which differ from Henry's, but Henry admits his need for companionship in his old age. The pair marry, and
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VIII" (1970) and "Elizabeth R" (1971). He reprised the role in the film adaptation of the former, "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972). Hepton acted in adaptations of John le Carré's novels, as Toby Esterhase in the BBC Television versions of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "Smiley's People", and George Smiley in the radio adaptations. He appeared in "I, Claudius" (1976) as Pallas and in the comedy series
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he appeared in television and film. His best-known television role was as King Henry VII in a BBC2 drama series, "The Shadow of the Tower", but it did not have the same level of success as "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970), which was its predecessor drama. His other television credits include a prominent role in the "Doctor Who" story "Underworld" (1978). He also appeared as Osmond in a television serial of Henry James' "Portrait of a
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of London). Henry attempts to have a Papal Trial in England, to call into question the validity of his marriage to Catherine. But when Rome and the Pope revoke this attempt, Henry begins his break with the Catholic Church and starts to sow the seeds of the eventual English Reformation. Catherine is eventually told her marriage to Henry has been annulled, and that Henry has married Anne. Catherine is moved to Wolsey's house until she dies, with María de Salinas (her most faithful servant) by her side.
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Howard Lang


photograph of an uncle, cousin or grandfather dressed and sideburned precisely as I appear on "The Onedin Line". Lang's other parts included roles in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970), "Z-Cars", "Softly, Softly", "The Vise", and an appearance as caveman Horg in three of the four episodes of the first "Doctor Who" story, "An Unearthly Child". He also played the role of Bert Hudd in the first production of Harold Pinter
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Parr", a 90-minute BBC television drama (the last in a 6-part series, entitled "The Six Wives of Henry VIII") Catherine was played by Rosalie Crutchley opposite Keith Michell's Henry. In this, Catherine's love of religion and intellectual capabilities were highlighted. Crutchley reprised her role as Catherine Parr for the first episode of the 6-part follow-up series on the life of Elizabeth I in 1971, "Elizabeth R". In 1972, Barbara Leigh-Hunt played a matronly Catherine in "Henry VIII and
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, but is denied. She is taken to the Tower where she rehearses the speech she will give at her execution. The episode ends with the king preparing for an operation on his ulcerated leg and banishing Norfolk, who is now very violently out of favour. Henry tells him that if he ever looks on him again, it will be only on his head. Catherine Parr, the recently widowed Lady Latimer, is called to an audience with the King. Henry, looking old in his fifties, corpulent, sick and
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Eustace Chapuys


which may be contemporary, is located at the musée-château d'Annecy at Annecy. Chapuys appears as a character in William Shakespeare's play "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII" under the name of "Capucius". He is a major character in Robert Bolt's play "A Man for All Seasons", though he is excised from the film version. Chapuys is portrayed by Edward Atienza in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and by Anthony Brophy in Showtime's series "The Tudors"
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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk


Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933) he was played by Frederick Culley. In the 1970 BBC miniseries "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", the role was played by Patrick Troughton. In the "1973 film", based on the miniseries, he was played by Michael Gough. In "A Man for All Seasons" (1966), he was played by Nigel Davenport. In "Anne of the Thousand Days" (1969), Peter Jeffrey took the role. He went on to reprise the
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wives to die. Marriage to Henry VIII: 6 January 15409 July 1540 (6 months, 3 days); annulled. Catherine Howard (c.152313 February 1542) was Henry's fifth wife between 1540–1542, sometimes known as "the rose without a thorn". Henry was informed of her alleged adultery with Thomas Culpeper on 1 November 1541. Marriage to Henry VIII: 28 July 154023 November 1541 (1 year, 3 months, 26 days); beheaded. Catherine Parr (15125 September 1548), also spelled Kateryn,
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Zienia Merton


Arts) in Hertfordshire. Her first stage performance was as a dancer (playing a rat) in a Christmas 1951 production of "The Nutcracker" ballet at the Royal Festival Hall. Merton's first significant science-fiction credit was as Ping-Cho in the 1964 "Doctor Who" story "Marco Polo", long since lost in its original form. Her other early television appearances included "Strange Report" (1968), "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) and "Jason King" (
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Matteo Bandello


Rome (part 2, story 15), story #23 of the Heptameron (part 2, story 17), and Francesco Petrarch's Triumph of Love from "Triumphs" (part 2, story 41). Some derive from English history, such as the chronicle of Mary Douglas, niece to King Henry VIII of England (part 3, story 44) and Henry VIII's six wives (part 3, story 45), some from Spanish history, such as Alfonso X (part 4, story 10)
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Catherine of Aragon


many times, and as a result she has stayed very much in popular memory. The first episode of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", is told from her point of view (and in which she is portrayed by Annette Crosbie). Charlotte Hope plays her in the STARZ mini-series "The Spanish Princess", which is based on the book "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory. William Shakespeare's play "Henry VIII" succeeds in recreating with great accuracy Catherine's statement about the legitimacy of
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Dorothy Tutin


Tale of Two Cities" (1958), opposite Dirk Bogarde. She continued to divide her appearances among stage, TV and film, appearing in the title role of a television production of Jean Anouilh's "Antigone" (1969) and the film "Cromwell" (1970) as Queen Henrietta Maria, and then played Anne Boleyn in the BBC's series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (also 1970), which starred Keith Michell in the title role. She also played Margot Asquith, the wife of
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Children of King Henry VIII


matter of historical debate. There are many theories about whether Henry VIII had fertility difficulties. His last three wives, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr are not known to have conceived by him, although Parr conceived in her next marriage. Henry VIII of England had one acknowledged illegitimate child, as well as several others who are suspected to be his, by his mistresses. He acknowledged Henry Fitzroy (15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536), the son of his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and granted him a
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infidelity with various gentlemen of the court and her own brother, George Boleyn. Anne is arrested and beheaded in the Tower of London. Henry marries Jane Seymour, who successfully returns Princess Mary to royal favour and has opinions on the matter of religion and asks for pardons for the participants of the Pilgrimage of Grace. Jane gives birth to Henry's long-sought male heir, Edward, but she dies soon afterwards. Henry's courtiers advise him to marry again for diplomatic reasons, with Cromwell pushing for the German Anne of
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idea, Anne tells Henry that she understands his demands for an annulment, and suggests that he give her a household of her own, and continued contact with Henry's children, of whom she is fond. She points out that if they both agree that the marriage was never consummated, it should be easy to have it annulled. Given a graceful exit from a marriage and wife he has no interest in, Henry gradually agrees, saying "Good night, my dear sister." The episode ends on Anne's bittersweet
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Catherine Parr


his Six Wives", with Keith Michell once again playing Henry. In 2000, Jennifer Wigmore played Catherine Parr in the American television drama aimed at teenagers, "Elizabeth: Red Rose of the House of Tudor". A year later, Caroline Lintott played Katherine in Professor David Starkey's documentary series on Henry's queens. In October 2003, in a two-part British television series on "Henry VIII", Catherine was played by Clare Holman. The part was relatively small, given that the drama's second part
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (album)


A full performance of the album was never held until he was asked to perform it in its entirety for the 500th anniversary to Henry's accession to the throne, 36 years after the album's release. A stage was constructed outside the main palace entrance to seat 5,000 people. Wakeman performed with his band The English Rock Ensemble, the English Chamber Choir and the Orchestra Europa, on 1 and 2 May 2009. Featured in the setlist was "Defender of the Faith", the track Wakeman wrote about Henry before it was
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)


to him all will be well, and stresses that she must not show fear or timidity when addressing the king. Norfolk is unaware of his niece's sexually active past, and Catherine lies about it, telling him that she is untouched. She is taken to meet the king. Henry, long ill with an ulcer on his leg, is immediately taken with the pretty young girl. She nurses and flirts with him and Norfolk's dream seems closer. The king decides to take her as his wife but on their wedding
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his marriage to Catherine but when that fails he has Cardinal Wolsey removed from office and himself made head of the Church of England. Catherine is sent away from court and Anne is crowned the new queen. Anne also fails to produce a male heir, only giving birth to another daughter, Elizabeth. Henry loses interest in Anne and starts courting Jane Seymour, another lady of the court. Thomas Cromwell, protege of Cardinal Wolsey, observes Henry's interest in Jane and decides to assist him, presenting a case of Anne's
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)


Howard, Duke of Norfolk, plans Cromwell's downfall by playing on Henry's infatuation with his young niece, Catherine Howard. The reasons for the German alliance have also shifted, making the marriage to Anne politically inconvenient. Cromwell, the architect of the alliance, knows he is doomed and warns Anne, who plans an exit from the marriage rather than risk a worse fate. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer offers Anne advice and sympathy; they both regret Cromwell's and Robert Barnes' downfall. Encouraging Henry to think it is his own
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John Bryans


-Cars", "The Champions", "Softly, Softly", "The First Lady", "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)", "The Guardians", "The Troubleshooters", "Colditz", "Rock Follies", "The Gentle Touch", "Wilde Alliance" and "Only Fools and Horses". His film roles included the estate agent in the horror anthology "The House That Dripped Blood" (1970), and Cardinal Wolsey in "Henry VIII and His Six Wives
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But months pass with no sign of a child, and the court begins to know about the affair; as well the rampant rumours concerning Catherine's past indiscretions with both Dereham and a music teacher named Henry Mannox. With disclosure threatened, Norfolk betrays his niece to the king before his enemies can. Culpeper and Dereham are taken to the Tower, tortured, and later executed. There is then a dramatic scene where Norfolk and the king's guards come to arrest Catherine and the Lady Rochford. Catherine demands to see the king
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)


's brother, Sir George Boleyn (with whom she was accused of having incest), is shown anxiously trying to advise and counsel her to be more prudent and cautious in her conduct with the King. But Anne continues to berate Henry for his infidelities, which elicits not-so-veiled threats from him in return. Anne's final failure to give Henry a son seals her doom. The storyline was heavily influenced by academic theories that believed Anne was the victim of a factional and political plot, concocted by her many
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)


the obese and bawdy "messenger" is really her betrothed. Henry, rattled by her reaction, declares her ugly and attempts to nullify the marriage contract, but the marriage proceeds with two unwilling participants. When the time comes to consummate their union, Anne sees a possible escape from the marriage by stalling the already unenthusiastic king. In the weeks that follow, Anne and Henry live separate lives at court, although Anne is shown as being close to his children, especially little Elizabeth. Politics then take centre stage as Thomas
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Michael Hirst (writer)


Class Joint-Honours Degree in English and American Literature from the University of Nottingham and studied Henry James at Trinity College, Oxford. Hirst was originally going to be an academic, but decided to become a screenwriter after Nicolas Roeg read one of his short stories and asked Hirst to write screenplays for him. Hirst was head writer, creator and executive producer of the Showtime television Drama Series "The Tudors" which aired from 2007 to 2010. It tells the story of King Henry VIII and his Six Wives as well as his
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but relieved expression. The portrayal of Anne of Cleves is based largely on the writer's interpretation of obscure historical events. She is shown to have a strong grasp of politics, which is historically unlikely, although it provides an interesting interpretation to the facts of the annulment and the even more unlikely fact that Anne of Cleves survived her marriage to Henry. The Duke of Norfolk visits his elderly mother to see if one of his nieces would be a likely enticement for the king. His ambition is clear: he wants a Howard
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (album)


features Yes's guitarist Steve Howe and bassist Chris Squire with percussionist Ray Cooper. By the time production began on "Catherine Howard", engineer Ken Scott was replaced by Paul Tregurtha. Strawbs member Chas Cronk, who plays the bass guitar on the track, recalled the "total confusion" during the recording and "couldn't make head or tail of what [we] were doing. We were going through it part by part and I couldn't see how all the parts were going to match up." He noted
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Henry VIII of England


Tudor monarchs used patronage to maintain a royal court that included formal institutions such as the Privy Council as well as more informal advisers and confidants. Both the rise and fall of court nobles could be swift: although the often-quoted figure of 72,000 executions during his reign is inflated, Henry did undoubtedly execute at will, burning or beheading two of his wives, twenty peers, four leading public servants, six close attendants and friends, one cardinal (John Fisher) and numerous abbots. Among those who were in favour at
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son for him, Sir Roland de Velville. He was born in 1474, some dozen years before the King’s marriage; while it has been favoured in the past, modern scholarship for the most part rejects the supposition. By contrast, his son Henry VIII took multiple mistresses in addition to his six wives. The first was supposed to be a Frenchwoman named Jane Popincourt, whom he met in 1514, although their relationship is not certain. She had taught languages to Henry's sisters Margaret and Mary. Little is known
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lonely, takes to the mature twice-widowed lady; her honesty and calmness entice him. She turns down his offer of marriage, however, only to be persuaded by the ambitious Seymour brothers, Edward and Thomas (brothers of the late queen Jane Seymour) to accept Henry's proposal. Thomas, even though he and Catherine have romantic feelings for each other, is especially eager to have Catherine marry Henry. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer also encourages the devoutly Protestant Catherine to marry the King. Catherine soon becomes Queen of England;
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John Woodnutt


John Woodnutt (3 March 1924 – 2 January 2006) was a British character actor, often cast in villainous roles. The younger son of Harold Frederick Woodnutt and brother of the Conservative M.P. Mark Woodnutt, he was born in London, and at the age of 18 made his acting debut at the Oxford Playhouse. He had many television roles, including that of Henry VII in the first episode of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970); Sir Watkyn Bassett in the television version of "Jeeves and Wooster
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Nigel Hess


for Christopher Luscombe's productions of "Love's Labour's Lost" and "Love's Labour's Won". Hess was awarded the New York Drama Desk Award for ‘Outstanding Music in a Play’ for the productions of "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Cyrano de Bergerac" on Broadway. His most recent theatre scores have been written for Shakespeare's Globe in London and include "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Romeo and Juliet", "Henry VIII", "The Knight of the Burning Pestle
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Clive Merrison


headmaster in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys", filmed in 2006. He was the forger in the 1981 film "Escape to Victory" and also played Thaddeus Sholto in "The Sign of Four" (1983), Desmond Fairchild in "An Awfully Big Adventure" (1995) and the lawyer in "Saving Grace" (2000). His other film credits included roles in "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972), "Riddles of the Sphinx" (1977), "Coming Out
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the king. The daughter of a knight, she was of lower birth than most of Henry's wives. Finally, a year later, Jane gave birth to a healthy, legitimate male heir, Edward, but she died twelve days later, presumably because of postpartum complications. This apparently caused her husband genuine grief, as she was the only queen to receive a proper Queen's burial; when the King died in 1547, he was buried next to her. Marriage to Henry VIII: 30 May 153624 October 1537 (
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Jonathan Newth


Jonathan Newth (born 6 March 1939 in Devon) is a British actor, best known for his performances in television. Credits include: "Emergency Ward 10", "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", "Ace of Wands", "The Troubleshooters", "Z-Cars", "Callan", "Van der Valk", "The Brothers", "Softly, Softly", "Poldark", "Doctor Who" ("Underworld"), "Notorious Woman", "Secret
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Renaissance Workshop Company


early music and historical instruments increased following David Munrow's success, particularly in the music he produced for the TV series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" in 1971. Munrow's score for this series featured authentic music using only historical instruments, thus generating much enthusiasm for early musical instruments and music from the renaissance period across audiences worldwide. Munrow himself was a loyal and enthusiastic customer of J Wood & Sons Ltd., having fiercely encouraged Richard Wood to start up a business specialising in these historical instruments, and even helped devise
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was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, 1543–1547. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal and his wife Maud Green. Through her father, Catherine was a descendant of John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III. Through John of Gaunt's daughter Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland (Henry's great-great grandmother), she was Henry's third cousin, once removed. By Henry's paternal descent from another of John of Gaunt's children, John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset,
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the epilogue, having the wives bookend the play. In the original play text, Anne is presented as a passive, almost divine figure that great events happen around and she and Katherine never meet. Here, she was given more lines, some usually spoke by a gentleman commenting on the Buckingham execution to give the character more of a presence in the show. The production also introduced several dumb shows, set to period music, showing the development of Henry and Anne's relationship and his distancing from Katherine. Anne was made
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John Ronane


mini-series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and "Elizabeth R" as Thomas Seymour. His films include "King Rat" (1965), "Charlie Bubbles" (1967), "Some May Live" (1967), "Sebastian" (1968), "Nobody Ordered Love" (1972), and the 1975 remake of "The Spiral Staircase". Ronane's other TV credits include: "Z-Cars", "Dixon of Dock Green", "The Saint",
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acclaimed collection of film work in Hollywood. Some of her best known performances include her roles in films such as "Nicholas and Alexandra" (1971), "The Amazing Mr. Blunden" (1972), "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" (1972), and "Voyage of the Damned" (1976). Other films of hers such as "Vampire Circus" (1971), "Phase IV" (1974), "Four of the Apocalypse" (1975), "A Long Return"
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, also known as My Dad's Six Wives, is a 2009 American comedy film starring Elisha Cuthbert and Tim Allen. A grieving daughter tries to arrange her father's funeral, while putting up with all of his ex-wives. Its only theatrical release was in Israel, and it was launched straight to DVD elsewhere, including the United States and the United Kingdom. During a trip to Mexico with his fiancée, salesman Henry Lefay (Tim Allen) disappears while parasailing and is presumed dead
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