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The Tudors

Title: The Tudors 

Genre: Historical Drama 

Years on Air: 2007-2010 (4 seasons)

Main Concept: The show follows the reign of King Henry VIII of England. 

Network: Showtime 

Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as King Henry VIII of England 

                     Sam Neill as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (Season 1) 

                     Callum Blue as Sir Anthony Knivert (Season 1) 

                     Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk 

                     Henry Czerny as Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk (Season 1) 

                     Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn (Seasons 1-2) 

                     Maria Doyle Kennedy as Catherine of Aragon (Seasons 1-2) 

                     Nick Dunning as Thomas Boleyn (Seasons 1-2) 

                     Jeremy Northam as Sir Thomas More (Seasons 1-2)

                     James Fain as Thomas Cromwell (Seasons 1-3) 

                     Jamie King as Thomas Wyatt (Seasons 1-2) 

                     Hans Matheson as Thomas Cramner (Season 2) 

                     Peter O'Toole as Pope Paul III (Season 2) 

                     Annabelle Wallis as Jane Seymour (Season 3) 

                    Alan van Sprang as Sir Francis Bryan (Season 3) 

                    Gerald McSorely as Robert Aske (Season 3)

                    Max von Sydow as Cardinal von Waldburg (Season 3) 

                    Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves (Season 3-4) 

                    Tazmin Merchant as Katherine Howard (Season 4; Guest in Season 3) 

                    Lothaire Bluteau as Ambassaor Charles de Marillac (Season 4) 

                    Sarah Bolger as Mary Tudor (Season 4; Recurring in 2 &3) 

                    Max Brown as Edward Seymour (Season 4; Guest in 2&3) 

                    Torrance Coombs as Thomas Culpepper (Season 4) 

                    David O'Hara as Henry Howard (Season 4) 

                    Joely Richardson as Catherine Parr (Season 4)

 I guess I'm in the minority about this, since this show won and was nominated for a lot of awards and people loved it while it was on television, but I personally am not a fan of this show. I think the show did have some really good actors, such as Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn and Sarah Bolger as Lady Mary Tudor, and it had its good moments, but there are many historical inaccuracies that I was aware of while watching the show. I won't go into them because there are a lot, but the fact that there were so many inaccuracies made the show feel more unrealistic in my view. 

 But I wouldn't try to discourage anyone from watching the show. If it sounds like a show you might be interested in and you're someone who wouldn't mind the inaccuracies, then I would recommend giving it a try and see what you think.