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…

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…

Elizabeth Boleyn

(c.1480–1538) Elizabeth Howard Boleyn née Lady Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire Countess of Ormond Viscountess Rochford Elizabeth Howard Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold     The Other Boleyn…