Claire, In watching “The Tudors” once again it is stated in the series that Mary Tudor married the king of Portugal……am I wrong in thinking that Mary married King Louis XII of France on March 18, 1495. It was while she was in France after the king’s death that she secretly married Charles Brandon. Could you help me with this…..
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I too am lost as to why writers continually change Tudor history! There is nothing as interesting as the known facts of this period. They need do nothing to make it more exciting! Oh, to have a series that clings to truth or at least clings to historical speculattion based on verifible facts!
But it was fun spotting all the “literary license” errors! Someone actually tried to justify the changes to me by saying it would have been too expensive to show both of Henry’s sisters and what happened to them! Duh. Just dropping a few fictional scenes and replacing them with the facts would have covered any expense! After Margaret went to Scotland, her contributions to Henry’s life was mainly through letters, treaties, and fighting over the borders. She had little, if anything, to do with his marriages!
Come on, Hollywood, man up and do it right next time. The Tudors was an exceptional series but those of us who love history find the truth more compelling than anything any writer could think up.
According to IMDb.com, “The character of Princess Margaret, Henry’s sister, is actually a composite of two sisters, his older sister Margaret Tudor and his younger sister Mary Tudor. While the events in the series come from Mary’s life, the substitution of Margaret’s name helps to avoid confusion with Henry’s daughter with Catherine of Aragon, also named Mary.”
While I understand how using Mary Tudor would confuse people who do not know much about the period, it is rather annoying how they completely change the events in order to appeal to people.
Maybe it was to avoid any complaints about completeing the Tudor series through to Elizabeth. By irradicating the character/characters that led to Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots then he illiminated any possibility of having to continue the series after Henry Viii died….just a thought.
I was also irritated by them having Henry Fitroy die as a little child instead of growing up to early manhood. Why? What confusion would the truth of his life have caused?
I too am lost as to why writers continually change Tudor history! There is nothing as interesting as the known facts of this period. They need do nothing to make it more exciting! Oh, to have a series that clings to truth or at least clings to historical speculattion based on verifible facts!
But it was fun spotting all the “literary license” errors! Someone actually tried to justify the changes to me by saying it would have been too expensive to show both of Henry’s sisters and what happened to them! Duh. Just dropping a few fictional scenes and replacing them with the facts would have covered any expense! After Margaret went to Scotland, her contributions to Henry’s life was mainly through letters, treaties, and fighting over the borders. She had little, if anything, to do with his marriages!
Come on, Hollywood, man up and do it right next time. The Tudors was an exceptional series but those of us who love history find the truth more compelling than anything any writer could think up.
According to IMDb.com, “The character of Princess Margaret, Henry’s sister, is actually a composite of two sisters, his older sister Margaret Tudor and his younger sister Mary Tudor. While the events in the series come from Mary’s life, the substitution of Margaret’s name helps to avoid confusion with Henry’s daughter with Catherine of Aragon, also named Mary.”
While I understand how using Mary Tudor would confuse people who do not know much about the period, it is rather annoying how they completely change the events in order to appeal to people.
Maybe it was to avoid any complaints about completeing the Tudor series through to Elizabeth. By irradicating the character/characters that led to Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots then he illiminated any possibility of having to continue the series after Henry Viii died….just a thought.
I was also irritated by them having Henry Fitroy die as a little child instead of growing up to early manhood. Why? What confusion would the truth of his life have caused?