#documentary: six wives with lucy worsley

[hellomadamebutterfly]

Henry: "Everything is going wrong, I have no heirs, I've bastardized my daughters, I'm broke and everyone hates me"

My Dad, watching for the first time: "That's because you're an idiot"

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This fantastic reproduction of a gown worn by Queen Jane Seymour in a portrait by Hans Holbein was seen being worn by Kate Phillips in the 2024 sequel to Wolf Hall – The Mirror and the Light.  The piece looked familiar, and some digging revealed it to have been used in 2016 in Six Wives with Lucy Worsley, worn by Elly Condron also portraying Jane Seymour.

However, because the documentary likely did not have any original costumes, it means that the gown almost certainly did not originate with the 2016 documentary.  So where did it originate?  The most likely candidate is the 2008 adaptation of The Other Boleyn Girl.  Though the gown, worn by Corinne Galloway as Jane Seymour is shown only briefly, and almost entirely in shadow, it does appear to be the same gown. Minor alterations were made for Six Wives and The Mirror and the Light, but the fabric on the petticoat is the best indication that they are one and the same.

Costume Credit: the-indoor-kites

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[verecunda]

Tagged by @chiropteracupola. Thankee! <3

Last song: My sister bawling out Evanescence in the next room. Boy that's one thing I'll not miss when she moves out next week. XD

Currently watching: We've somehow ended up making our way through all the Lucy Worsley documentaries we can find on iplayer. Currently on the Six Wives one. :)

Currently reading: I'm skimming Prehistory Without Borders: The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Tyne-Forth Region, edited by Rachel Crellin, Chris Fowler, and Richard Tipping. So far, there's hardly anything on the Iron Age, which was what I was hoping for.

I've also started Circles of Stone, a collection from the British Library's Tales of the Weird series. This one is a collection of spooky stories centred upon stone circles etc. I've already read a couple of them before - the ones by E. F. Benson and L. T. C. Rolt - and looking forward to the rest. :D

Favourites: Oh, the same as they always are. Old stuff, books (more often than not about old stuff), writing things, thinking about writing things, walking with the dog, cuddling the dog, making wee lists, replaying favourite video games again and again, travelling and visiting new places.

Not sure how many people I'm meant to tag, so I'll tag: @di-daydreamer, @technicallycleverdetective, @bryndeavour, @nocompromise-noregrets, and @sanguinarysanguinity.

[hisory-of-royals]

Favorited Documentaries

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

The Romanovs (2013)

Queen Victoria's Children (2013)

[smolvenger]

I just came here to say I was #obsessed with your Henry V/reader fic series and was so upset when I finished reading knowing it was done and I hope you continue that series in some way even in one shots cause it was amazing!

Hi there! Awwww, thank you! I loved writing it and incorporating the research and fun facts about Medieval/Tudor Royal life! I used Lucy Worsley’s documentaries “The Twelve Days of Tudor Christmas” and “Secrets of Six Wives”, and the book “Young, Damned, and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of Henry VIII” by Garett Russell if you want some viewing and reading, as well as the video on YouTube “What Was Sex Really Like for Medieval People” and videos of historians reacting to facts and myths from historic movies. I also used lots of lines from the original plays and bits I found out of the real Henry’s IV and V. So if you find that stuff interesting like I do, feel free to give them a watch or read!

But Thank you again!!!🥺🥺🥺🥺 I LOVE writing for Hal/Henry V. I do want to write for him again! Your ask made my evening!! As for continuing it via a Oneshot, hmmm🧐🧐🧐🧐 I guess I could slightly expand it. I could show things with the kids like Reader finding out she’s pregnant for the first time, Little Hal’s birth and the relief of her having an heir but also Reader and Henry first becoming parents, the kids as older, The cat getting into trouble, more of minor characters, The Battle with the French, maybe the Eastcheap people can somehow reappear, etc. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ Then sure! If I get the idea and inspiration for it and enough people want to see it, I’ll write it! If you get ideas, let me know!

But in the meantime you CAN read my oneshot (made into two parts since Tumblr was being an a-hole) Used Goods which features Prince Hal. Or you can always reread The Twelve Days again 😘😘

[queencatherineparr]

Alice Platten as Catherine Parr in BBC’s Six Wives With Lucy Worsley

[dailytudors]

Rebecca Dyson-Smith as Anne of Cleves, Queen of England in BBC’s Six Wives With Lucy Worsley

[weloveperioddrama]

period drama + women of the renaissance (requested by anonymous)

[mihrunnisasultans]

"Mary’s relationship with her mother is key, and Katherine must be understood not as a weak, rejected wife but as a strong, highly accomplished, and defiant woman who withstood the attempts of her husband, Henry VIII, to browbeat her into submission and was determined to defend the legitimacy of her marriage and of her daughter’s birth. [...] Katherine of Aragon can be understood as a figure of immense courage from whom Mary could learn much. Katherine oversaw Mary’s early education and highly formative upbringing, which was not a prelude to inevitable failure but an apprenticeship for rule. Mary’s Spanish heritage informed her queenship but in a far more positive way than is popularly acknowledged."

- Anna Whitelock, Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen

"In some ways, this letter resembles the “mirror of princesses” literature, most strikingly Anne de France’s 'Lessons for My Daughter', written around 1504. Like Anne, a French princess and regent for her brother King Charles VIII, Catherine makes a strong case for virtue, not only the specific feminine virtue of chastity but also the more general virtues of filial love and obedience, all of this tempered by a strong sense of ethical responsibility and reliance on trustworthy friends. Catherine’s expressions of maternal love are wrapped skillfully around carefully worded advice on how to handle the news. Her advice to Mary on how best to navigate dangerous political dynamics is also a brief summary of Tudor queenship written at a key moment in English history. As a political statement, in this brief lesson on Tudor queenship, she shares with Mary the contradictions and responsibilities of queenship. [...] Her signature also conveys love of the realm and care for the institution of queenship. She was protecting Mary as the princess who would be queen. She knew that a queen was expected to be a noble, beautiful, virtuous, and chaste protector of her family. These sentiments are familiar: duty and humility. These ideas on queenship in this letter are intertwined with those of kingship. [...] Catherine also was a realist with an unwavering conviction, based on the example of her mother, that Mary could rule legitimately in her own right."

- Theresa Earenfight, Catherine of Aragon: Infanta of Spain, Queen of England

Happy Birthday Magdalena! @latristereina

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This unique necklace was first seen in the 2016 documentary Six Wives with Lucy Worsley. It was worn, likely intentionally, by both Paola Bontempi as Katharine of Aragon, and then on Claire Cooper as Anne Boleyn. It was later seen on a lady in waiting in the third episode of The White Princess, where it was worn by an extra as a lady in waiting. In 2019 it was worn by Alexandra Moen as Elizabeth of York in the first season of The Spanish Princess.

Costume Credit: Lauren

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[minervacasterly]

Dr. Lucy Worsley next to a copy of the iconic portrait of Anne of Cleves, painted by Hans Holbein the Younger. This was the portrait that Henry was given in 1539 and that helped England seal the deal with Cleves. It also helped that Thomas Cromwell, his top man at the time, was singing praises of Anne despite never laying eyes of her. Like Lucy said at the beginning of the episode when the scene of their first meeting is recreated, it was a blind date gone wrong. Anne wasn't told that Henry loved to play dress up and be praised, especially now that he was obese and sickly, as the most handsome that ever lived.

[ultimatebottom69]

AAARGH

this is an outrage. this is king henry.

[catherinesvalois]

Historical Fashion: Stickelchen Cap

Headwear worn by ladies during the 16th century in the North Rhine-Westphalia area (near Cologne). This cap was made of silk and was decorated with pearls and other gemstones. Anne of Cleves wore this cap in her portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger.

[poademeron]

six wives with lucy worsley (2016) 

“six wives, their names were tarnished by henry’s propaganda machine. six queens whose stories i want to re-examine.” 

[inky-duchess]

What would you say is your favourite Lucy Worsley documentary?

Tales from the Royal Wardrobe

Empire of the Tsars

Six Wives

History's Biggest Fibs

Royal Palace Secrets

[dailytudors]

Lauren McQueen as Kathryn Howard, Queen of England in BBC’s Six Wives With Lucy Worsley