Have you been watching the Tudors? It's an enjoyable way to spend an hour on a Friday evening, but its accuracy is making some historians rather cross, including David Starkey, as the Telegraph reports here. However, others suggest that all historical interpretations can be of use providing they are watched critically and it is remembered that their primary purpose is to entertain. This author writes that "complaints over shows like The Tudors are simply asinine assertions of imaginary intellectual authority". Meanwhile the BBC helpfully offers the chance research Henry VIII further using its new search facilities, shown here.
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