Tag: Henry VIII

Jane Seymour, Queen of England

(c.1508–1637) Queen consort of England (1636–1637) Jane Seymour in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Jane Seymour c.1636–1637 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna    

Thomas More

(1478–1535) Sir Thomas More Saint Thomas More Works: • Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation (English) • Utopia (English) • Utopia (German) Sir Thomas More in Film: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller   Born February…

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Director: Fred Zinnemann Producer: Fred Zinnemann Screenplay: Robert Bolt Based on: A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt Genre: Biography | Drama, Historical Music: Georges Delerue Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Columbia Pictures Release date: 1966 Running time: 120…

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery (1532-1535)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery 1532–1535 Oil and gold on parchment, laid down on linden, diameter 9.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Holbein painted this small roundel about 1532–35, after his…

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Director: Justin Chadwick Producer: Alison Owen Screenplay: Peter Morgan Based on: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory Genre: Drama, Historical Music: Paul Cantelon Country: United Kingdom, United States Language: English Studio: Columbia Pictures, Focus Features Release date: 2008 Running…

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

Director: Charles Jarrott Producer: Hal B. Wallis Screenplay: Bridget Boland, John Hale, Richard Sokolove Based on: Anne of the Thousand Days by Maxwell Anderson Genre: Drama, Historical Music: Georges Delerue Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Universal Studios Release date:…

Crossed Swords (1977)

Director: Richard Fleischer Producer: Pierre Spengler Screenplay: Berta Dominguez D., Pierre Spengler, George MacDonald Fraser Based on: The Prince and the Pauper (1881) by Mark Twain Genre: Action, Adventure, Historical Music: Maurice Jarre Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Warner Bros. Release…

Portrait of Henry VIII of England (c.1537)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of Henry VIII of England c.1537 Oil on panel, 28 x 20 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portraiture was the most popular genre in sixteenth-century England, and indeed one of the few available to artists following the…

George Boleyn

(c.1504–1536) 2nd Viscount Rochford (1533–1536) Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1534-1536) George Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold     The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Director: Justin Chadwick Starring:…

Mary Boleyn

(c.1500–1543) Lady Mary Mary Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold     The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Director: Justin Chadwick Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson     Born c.1500  Blickling…