At 07:25 PM 1/8/2006, you wrote:
Costume related viewing,
Anyone catch the "Madness of Henry VIII"?
The title seemed dubious, but I thought I would check it out anyway. (It
just started on the National Geographic channel for those interested)
So far it appears to be a standard documentary, with just a sensational
title. In the short bit I have seen, costumes superficially seem okay. And
the history is correct so far (although we are still on Catherine).
Its not my focus period and I haven't seen much yet. I'll have to keep
watching to see how the program turns out.
Kaitlin
OPINION ALERT!
Well, I watched it tonight - I thought the women's costuming was 10x
worse than the men's (as usual) with rather odd headdresses in
particular. In my opinion it greatly resembled the 19th century view
of the 16th century - it was to Henry and his wives what many in the
19th century thought of "poor Mary Queen of Scots" and "the evil
Queen Elizabeth" - their ideas (not mine!!!!). I found it to be
rather tabloid feeling in its approach to the entire thing, and while
strictly correct in facts, attributed a lot of emotions that I think
they would be hard pressed to document. Catherine of Aragon came
across as the wronged noble, almost saintly queen, and they stated
outright that Henry went mad as he got older! Anyway, it was an
interesting counterpoint to Starkey's account and worth watching once.
Cheers,
Danielle
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