I think they wanted to make all the major cast members were available for filming. It’s not easy when you have big international stars and multiple tv networks making dramas. I’m really looking forward to it too.
Damian Lewis is brilliant playing Henry, Wolf Hall is excellent and I can just imagine the reaction from around the world, it doesn’t get any better than this.
I saw Damian last night really really lose his temper in the role of Henry VIII.... wow he scared the living daylights out of me... what an actor, a nice guy as he is, frighten the life out of me in my living room. What an actor
So excited about this, however, there are a couple of errors Damien Lewis makes here. Firstly, it was actually Richard II who introduced the "Majesty" title, secondly, Henry VIII did not marry Jane Seymour on the same day that Anne Boleyn was beheaded, their marriage took place eleven days later.
That's a bit disappointing given Lewis's Eton education. Hopefully, the on-set historian could set him straight. However, small deviations from historical accuracy are to be expected. Major ones, such as deleting one of Henry's sisters entirely as was done in The Tudors, could change history entirely, although I guess Mary was less important than Margaret in that regard. Edmund was not mentioned, having died in childhood. Arthur, although not featured, was mentioned as his death was pivotal to the unfolding of events, of course.
@@HeeBeeGeeBee392 that doesn’t mean he has a grasp on history. History is very vast so unless you are actually interested then you wouldn’t know when certain things happen in history
I don’t know if he’s the best, but for the last 20 years or so I’ve tried to see everything of his that is available online or in the cinema and one of my dreams is to one day see him perform onstage live or at least to run into him by chance and shake his hand, thanking him for all his given to art. A very special individual.
Henry didn’t marry Jane on the day of Anne’s execution. He was betrothed to Jane the day after Anne’s death and married her 10 days later.( all bad enough!). Damien is right about Henry being the first monarch to be called “ Majesty”. I can’t wait to see this.
The first *English* monarch to routinely go by ‘Your Majesty’. He borrowed this from the haughtier King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor to assert his status as one of the grandest monarchs of Europe.
Jane Seymour is not the lowest bred of the wives. She and Anne Boleyn were second cousins. All three non royal wives were still noble and descendants of Edward III.
She was actually- as Anne and Catherine Howard’s grandfather was a duke, Jane’s father and grandfather were mere knights. Katherine Parr also had a more recent noble lineage.
0:10 Henry VIII was not the first king to be called 'Majesty', that was the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. 2:24 Anne Boleyn was beheaded 19 May, 1536, and Henry married Jane Seymour on the 30 May, 1536.
Damien Lewis is a great choice for the most terrifying of all the Henry's. Unfortunately, the effect of his performance on me means I would probably turn and run if I saw him on the street !
Henry and Jane did not marry the day Anne was executed but some days later. I believe they were betrothed earlier but not married until til a cooler of weeks later
They HAD an "Accuracy and Authenticity" consultant. Why on earth there seem to be black actresses playing ladies in waiting? Is the consultant colour blind? No-one would accept Tom Cruise playing a role of Martin Luther King. This does not work out either.
Black people were accepted into Tudor society, at court and even permitted to marry white English people, provided they had been baptised. English ship captains of the period would recruit Africans previously enslaved by the Spanish. However, while such things are documented in Elizabeth's reign, I'm not sure they did during Henry's in the 1530s. I know of only one black person at his court, who was a Royal Trumpeter named John Blanke. However, it doesn't seem much of a stretch to imagine that a small number might have held other positions. Remember there were no (successful) English colonies in the Americas before 1607 during the reign of James I. Slavery was theoretically illegal on English "free soil", but this does not appear to have been tested in law until much later.
In a 1976 production of “King Arthur and Guinevere” at my primary school. I played Sir Gawain. Not only did none of the characters actually exist (and I actually did, I think) but in all likelihood if they did exist, they were almost certainly not 7 years old. The whole thing is a travesty of modern theatre. The more I think about the more it makes me want to set up an isolated Brazilian colony of pure blooded aryan pedants who can get this sort of thing right first time.
OMG. Only ever seen Damien Lewis in American made drama series sporting a well crafted American accent and figured he must be American. Shocked, I say, but pleasently so to discover he's British.
@LJ5-ds1cv Thank you❣ I'm visiting Friends in the UK in December and we'll watch it together then. I'm really looking forward to it. Until then, I'll read the Books again ♥️ Kind Regards, Janette
She'll be turning in her grave at the despicable liberty that the bastard Woke BBC have taken with her her Magnum Opus. It's disgusting. DEI crap. Historically inaccurate. Boycott them.
Jane was not the lowest bred of the wives of Henry the 8th. Her family was about the same as the Boleyns, with Anne and Jane being second cousins. She wasn't as well educated as Catherine or Anne but she wasn't the lowest. That would likely have been Catherine Howard, who seemed to have had very little education and was the youngest when she married the king. People need to stop understating Jane and her intelligence.
Henry VIII was betrothed to Jane on 20 May 1536, the day after Anne Boleyn's execution. They were married on 30 May 1536, 11 days after Anne's execution.
Wolf hall and the mirror and the light are books by Hilary Mantel .she was prearticular in being accurate . The casting in this production of the mirror and the light as made her efforts a laughing stoke be-cos of the casting of black people in the production if she was a live to day she would not let them do this to her masterpiece .
Did Damien just say Henry married Jane the same day as he executed “Catherine”?? I could swear he said Catherine and not Anne, before he trailed off in his sentence. Besides that, he did NOT marry Jane on the same day he executed Anne Boleyn.
Saw the first episode and it was great! Only issue was the black actors that they had every now and then in the background. Luckily they don’t say anything so far.
Because its theater- not a documentary. In Elizabethan times historical females could be played by males as one example. How many Hamlets have been Danish not to mention.Othellos being black Africans during Shakespeare's times.
*First _English_ king to be called "Majesty." The Holy Roman Emperor, like Henry VIII's onetime nephew, Charles V, was called majesty prior to Henry adopting the tradition. I'd like to know what Hilary Mantel would have to say about the diversity casting of this adaptation of her work. One of her characters (Anne Boleyn) calls Jane Seymour "Pastyface." Jane's mother and sister will be portrayed by blасk women. Surreal.
@@jamescharnock4579Because skin pigment is more important than talent. You lot don't even think black people are fully human. You sicken decent people.
A challenge is what was Henry VIII really like? There is the excellent 2003 film with Ray Winstone as Henry VIII, but he is rough and laddish not to mention feared. A credible depiction. However here, Damian Lewis portrays a Henry who is regal. What was he really like? I like to think the portrayal in Wolf Hall is the more accurate, but who knows. Both are fine actors.
Yes Henry was regal, and I think Damien's depiction was much more accurate than Ray Winstone's version. Henry could lose his temper, but he was fairly refined- which makes him more terrifying.
My God its such a shame Hilary couldnt be here to see what these marvelous people have made of this TV adaptation, its brilliant. She would of been so proud & her novels are an amazing read, even for a history teacher. Do yourselves a favor if you like novels, shes phenomenal.
She'll be turning in her grave at the despicable liberty that the bastard Woke BBC have taken with her her Magnum Opus. It's disgusting. DEI crap. Historically inaccurate. Boycott them. DON'T pay your licence fee.
Noticed while watching there is Still the wokeness inaccuracy of English history by the casting of some black actors which is quite ridiculous in the 1500s England courts😢
@@monicabeaston4996 Well, if you haven't noticed it, there has been a trend to populate BBC historical dramas with a percentage of actors and extras that do not, in any way reflect the reality of demographics in past eras. Yes, it came about through efforts from 'racialized' minorities and their advocates to overcome obstacles to getting work. But if you are going to produce a film or a series allegedly based in the past, it is ridiculous - at least to me - to portray history as what modern 'woke' or 'politically correct' elements of the intelligentsia would want us to see it. If it's all going to be Game of Thrones, fine. What's next? A series where Horation Nelson is portrayed by a Chinese guy? Or yet another Tudor series with Henry VIII as portayed by Oprah Winfrey? OK, but don't pretend to me for a minute this is some kind of trip into the past.
Totally ruined by the woke brigade. Saw an interview with the producer claiming that the only thing that wasn't accurate about the films portrayal of 1536 was the use of fake beaver skins instead of real ones. What about all the actors in it of African heritage - guards , lords etc? England in 1536 wasn't a diverse multicultural community. Im sure the woke brigade will condescendingly say my ignorance means I don't understand that anyone of any colour can play any part. So why not have a more diverse range of actors ( transgender,LGBTQ + etc) working in the fields in the film '10 years a slave' or represented amongst the tribesman in the film 'Zulu' ?
Perhaps one day we can see Tom Cruise portraying MLK. Fcuking ridiculous. BBC Woke crap. Ms Mantell would fly out of her grave, shroud flapping if she could see what they've done. Totally disrespectful. And distasteful. And dishonest. All to fit a failing agenda. I waited 9 years for this crap that I refuse to watch now? No wonder people are refusing to pay the 'License Fee' in their tens of thousands.
Damien, you have this one wrong. Henry married Jane 11 days after Anne was beheaded. Your Majesty, please don't send me to the Tower for the correction!
I think Damian Lewis meant to say that Henry VIII was betrothed to Jane Seymour the day after Anne Boleyn's execution. They weren't actually married until the following week. Still .... nasty piece of work.
Not hooray. Shoehorning Africans into Tudor history is rediculous! As soon as I see the "tokens" it takes me right out of the period. I wont be watching something they have turned into virtue signalling slop.
Great series in every way. But I don't know how Charlie can call himself Your Highness and expect others to do so. Its time they were all retired. However, I still like historical series, thanks.
I had lost hope, but it's back. Damien Lewis and Mark Rylance light every scene on fire. RIP to Hillary Mantel, her brilliance will live on.
I loved Wolf Hall and Damien Lewis. 🎉 so pleased it is coming back.
Finallllyyyy. Was never sure if season 2 was gonna happen. RIP Hilary x
Perhaps they had to wait until Lewis' native accent recovered after playing an American character for so many years. 😃
I think they wanted to make all the major cast members were available for filming. It’s not easy when you have big international stars and multiple tv networks making dramas. I’m really looking forward to it too.
@@dlxmarks Or wait until he'd turned into an African to portray the character realistically. 😒
Damian Lewis is brilliant playing Henry, Wolf Hall is excellent and I can just imagine the reaction from around the world, it doesn’t get any better than this.
I saw Damian last night really really lose his temper in the role of Henry VIII.... wow he scared the living daylights out of me... what an actor, a nice guy as he is, frighten the life out of me in my living room. What an actor
So excited about this, however, there are a couple of errors Damien Lewis makes here. Firstly, it was actually Richard II who introduced the "Majesty" title, secondly, Henry VIII did not marry Jane Seymour on the same day that Anne Boleyn was beheaded, their marriage took place eleven days later.
....... nobody but You, cares, Captain Desperate To Be Included.
@ well aren’t you charming.
That's a bit disappointing given Lewis's Eton education. Hopefully, the on-set historian could set him straight. However, small deviations from historical accuracy are to be expected. Major ones, such as deleting one of Henry's sisters entirely as was done in The Tudors, could change history entirely, although I guess Mary was less important than Margaret in that regard. Edmund was not mentioned, having died in childhood. Arthur, although not featured, was mentioned as his death was pivotal to the unfolding of events, of course.
Thank you for saying this omg I hate when people get things wrong!! I thought basic history taught you this stuff ig not
@@HeeBeeGeeBee392 that doesn’t mean he has a grasp on history. History is very vast so unless you are actually interested then you wouldn’t know when certain things happen in history
Its a brilliant series. Spellbinding realism chiefly because of the quality of the books. Hilary Mantel was a genius of the highest order.
Also the quality of the acting.
Mark Rylance is the BEST!!
I don’t know if he’s the best, but for the last 20 years or so I’ve tried to see everything of his that is available online or in the cinema and one of my dreams is to one day see him perform onstage live or at least to run into him by chance and shake his hand, thanking him for all his given to art. A very special individual.
Brilliant series.
Henry didn’t marry Jane on the day of Anne’s execution. He was betrothed to Jane the day after Anne’s death and married her 10 days later.( all bad enough!). Damien is right about Henry being the first monarch to be called “ Majesty”. I can’t wait to see this.
The first *English* monarch to routinely go by ‘Your Majesty’.
He borrowed this from the haughtier King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor to assert his status as one of the grandest monarchs of Europe.
Jane Seymour is not the lowest bred of the wives. She and Anne Boleyn were second cousins. All three non royal wives were still noble and descendants of Edward III.
She was actually- as Anne and Catherine Howard’s grandfather was a duke, Jane’s father and grandfather were mere knights. Katherine Parr also had a more recent noble lineage.
Love him, never puts a foot wrong.
0:10 Henry VIII was not the first king to be called 'Majesty', that was the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
2:24 Anne Boleyn was beheaded 19 May, 1536, and Henry married Jane Seymour on the 30 May, 1536.
Going to enjoy watching this and Billions alternate nights...works
Damien Lewis is a great choice for the most terrifying of all the Henry's. Unfortunately, the effect of his performance on me means I would probably turn and run if I saw him on the street !
Henry and Jane did not marry the day Anne was executed but some days later. I believe they were betrothed earlier but not married until til a cooler of weeks later
They were betrothed they day after the execution
They HAD an "Accuracy and Authenticity" consultant. Why on earth there seem to be black actresses playing ladies in waiting? Is the consultant colour blind? No-one would accept Tom Cruise playing a role of Martin Luther King. This does not work out either.
It's worse than that: Jane's mother and sister are going to be black.
Oh God! Its not for me then. Now I'm sad.
Black people were accepted into Tudor society, at court and even permitted to marry white English people, provided they had been baptised. English ship captains of the period would recruit Africans previously enslaved by the Spanish. However, while such things are documented in Elizabeth's reign, I'm not sure they did during Henry's in the 1530s. I know of only one black person at his court, who was a Royal Trumpeter named John Blanke. However, it doesn't seem much of a stretch to imagine that a small number might have held other positions. Remember there were no (successful) English colonies in the Americas before 1607 during the reign of James I. Slavery was theoretically illegal on English "free soil", but this does not appear to have been tested in law until much later.
Tis, Tis.
In a 1976 production of “King Arthur and Guinevere” at my primary school. I played Sir Gawain. Not only did none of the characters actually exist (and I actually did, I think) but in all likelihood if they did exist, they were almost certainly not 7 years old. The whole thing is a travesty of modern theatre. The more I think about the more it makes me want to set up an isolated Brazilian colony of pure blooded aryan pedants who can get this sort of thing right first time.
Great editing.
OMG. Only ever seen Damien Lewis in American made drama series sporting a well crafted American accent and figured he must be American.
Shocked, I say, but pleasently so to discover he's British.
I adore Hillary Mantel❤ so much and am eagerly awaiting the sequel. Can you also see The Mirror and the Light in Germany? Kind Regards, Janette
BBC iPlayer, if you can get hold of it. The first series is out on CD .
@LJ5-ds1cv Thank you❣ I'm visiting Friends in the UK in December and we'll watch it together then. I'm really looking forward to it. Until then, I'll read the Books again ♥️ Kind Regards, Janette
@ It’s worth waiting for 😊
She'll be turning in her grave at the despicable liberty that the bastard Woke BBC have taken with her her Magnum Opus. It's disgusting. DEI crap. Historically inaccurate. Boycott them.
Accuracy and Authenticity man ,er no, not this time,
Jane was not the lowest bred of the wives of Henry the 8th. Her family was about the same as the Boleyns, with Anne and Jane being second cousins. She wasn't as well educated as Catherine or Anne but she wasn't the lowest. That would likely have been Catherine Howard, who seemed to have had very little education and was the youngest when she married the king. People need to stop understating Jane and her intelligence.
Drama has its own version of the truth
Henry VIII was betrothed to Jane on 20 May 1536, the day after Anne Boleyn's execution. They were married on 30 May 1536, 11 days after Anne's execution.
Wolf hall and the mirror and the light are books by Hilary Mantel .she was prearticular
in being accurate . The casting in this production of the mirror and the light as made
her efforts a laughing stoke be-cos of the casting of black people in the production
if she was a live to day she would not let them do this to her masterpiece .
Don't be too sure. It's been a long time since I saw an " accurate " ancient Greek or Shakespearian drama with authentically all.male actors.
I never knew that Jane Seymour sister was black
Accuracy and Authenticity 😂
The casting of black ladies in 1500s high court is ridiculous and a insult to English History.
The wokeness continues in English history and culture
Did Damien just say Henry married Jane the same day as he executed “Catherine”?? I could swear he said Catherine and not Anne, before he trailed off in his sentence. Besides that, he did NOT marry Jane on the same day he executed Anne Boleyn.
Saw the first episode and it was great! Only issue was the black actors that they had every now and then in the background. Luckily they don’t say anything so far.
Henry, in real life, married Jane 10 days after the execution. They got engaged the same day!
authentic, why are there black actors in the production then as ladies in-waiting etc.
i burst out laughing seeing one at the council
@@bine35 if it was this century that was inappropriate laughing at them, 🤣if it was 1500s they wouldn’t be there .
Because its theater- not a documentary. In Elizabethan times historical females could be played by males as one example. How many Hamlets have been Danish not to mention.Othellos being black Africans during Shakespeare's times.
*First _English_ king to be called "Majesty." The Holy Roman Emperor, like Henry VIII's onetime nephew, Charles V, was called majesty prior to Henry adopting the tradition.
I'd like to know what Hilary Mantel would have to say about the diversity casting of this adaptation of her work. One of her characters (Anne Boleyn) calls Jane Seymour "Pastyface." Jane's mother and sister will be portrayed by blасk women. Surreal.
Thanks for the triga warning, i wont be watching it.
@@jamescharnock4579Because skin pigment is more important than talent. You lot don't even think black people are fully human. You sicken decent people.
I don’t think she would object. Why do you assume she would?
@@sba8710 Because the producers of this series have produced historical rot.
Henry VIII , an utter monster of a man, a dictator and despot.
A challenge is what was Henry VIII really like? There is the excellent 2003 film with Ray Winstone as Henry VIII, but he is rough and laddish not to mention feared. A credible depiction. However here, Damian Lewis portrays a Henry who is regal. What was he really like? I like to think the portrayal in Wolf Hall is the more accurate, but who knows. Both are fine actors.
Yes Henry was regal, and I think Damien's depiction was much more accurate than Ray Winstone's version.
Henry could lose his temper, but he was fairly refined- which makes him more terrifying.
Did the accuracy and authenticity man not notice the black and mixed race actors? Oops! Naughty Woke BBC snuck them in ..
Lewis is so so as Henry, could have learned a thing or 3 from Charles Laughtons
My God its such a shame Hilary couldnt be here to see what these marvelous people have made of this TV adaptation, its brilliant. She would of been so proud & her novels are an amazing read, even for a history teacher.
Do yourselves a favor if you like novels, shes phenomenal.
She'll be turning in her grave at the despicable liberty that the bastard Woke BBC have taken with her her Magnum Opus. It's disgusting. DEI crap. Historically inaccurate. Boycott them. DON'T pay your licence fee.
richard II started MAJESTY not henry 8
I believe so yes
Noticed while watching there is Still the wokeness inaccuracy of English history by the casting of some black actors which is quite ridiculous in the 1500s England courts😢
1500? in the winter king year 500 they made merlin black LOL
People who refer to “wokeness” are idiots.
it's like a gangster story 😊
The Tudors were gangsters
Damian Lewis plays Henry VIII very well. Only topped by Keith Michell
I loved Wolf Hall but I doubt I'll like the second series as it will probably show the Tudor court predictably stuffed with Africans and Chinese.
I didn't realise there were so many 'Persons of Colour' In King Henry VIII's court. Hey but what do I know compared to the ever truthful BBC?!
???
@@monicabeaston4996 Well, if you haven't noticed it, there has been a trend to populate BBC historical dramas with a percentage of actors and extras that do not, in any way reflect the reality of demographics in past eras. Yes, it came about through efforts from 'racialized' minorities and their advocates to overcome obstacles to getting work. But if you are going to produce a film or a series allegedly based in the past, it is ridiculous - at least to me - to portray history as what modern 'woke' or 'politically correct' elements of the intelligentsia would want us to see it. If it's all going to be Game of Thrones, fine. What's next? A series where Horation Nelson is portrayed by a Chinese guy? Or yet another Tudor series with Henry VIII as portayed by Oprah Winfrey? OK, but don't pretend to me for a minute this is some kind of trip into the past.
Henry didn't marry Jane Seymour on the day Anne was executed. 11 days later. Brilliant series. Great acting
Ms Scarlett?
Totally ruined by the woke brigade. Saw an interview with the producer claiming that the only thing that wasn't accurate about the films portrayal of 1536 was the use of fake beaver skins instead of real ones. What about all the actors in it of African heritage - guards , lords etc? England in 1536 wasn't a diverse multicultural community. Im sure the woke brigade will condescendingly say my ignorance means I don't understand that anyone of any colour can play any part. So why not have a more diverse range of actors ( transgender,LGBTQ + etc) working in the fields in the film '10 years a slave' or represented amongst the tribesman in the film 'Zulu' ?
Perhaps one day we can see Tom Cruise portraying MLK. Fcuking ridiculous. BBC Woke crap. Ms Mantell would fly out of her grave, shroud flapping if she could see what they've done. Totally disrespectful. And distasteful. And dishonest. All to fit a failing agenda. I waited 9 years for this crap that I refuse to watch now? No wonder people are refusing to pay the 'License Fee' in their tens of thousands.
Henry was good looking and athletic when young. the hair colour would be correct.
accuracy and authencity, put in some token black people! ridiculous looool
Give it a rest FFS.
@@JMxx6204 I wish they did lmao
Not correct, Henry didn’t marry Jane Seymour on the day of Anne’s execution.
What was Peter's jo…?
Damien, you have this one wrong. Henry married Jane 11 days after Anne was beheaded. Your Majesty, please don't send me to the Tower for the correction!
Damian best leave history to the historians, you just act it out, mate
I think Damian Lewis meant to say that Henry VIII was betrothed to Jane Seymour the day after Anne Boleyn's execution. They weren't actually married until the following week. Still .... nasty piece of work.
Pub quiz facts are forgiven
Not until March for the cousins.
Hooray. If its "for a modern audience" though, I'm out. I despise DEI in my history dramas.
Not hooray. Shoehorning Africans into Tudor history is rediculous! As soon as I see the "tokens" it takes me right out of the period. I wont be watching something they have turned into virtue signalling slop.
Damned right.
Henry should be African as he was
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂..
@@TheJohnnybegood1
Henry was a non binary black trans pro palestine neurodivergent
Great series in every way. But I don't know how Charlie can call himself Your Highness and expect others to do so. Its time they were all retired. However, I still like historical series, thanks.
The op “liking” these ridiculous comments regarding the ethnicity of some of the actors is disgusting.
Only for the algorithm. Otherwise (insert pronoun) would have an opinion & comment of "its" own. Fricking ridiculous.
She (Jane) has a sad ending?? Jane got what she deserved. Jane's death was Anne's vengeance.