When reinventing history within the medium of film or television, these re-tellings of the past are always strongly influenced by our contemporary way of living, our contemporary society, our contemporary understanding of morals. Thus, the historical television series "The Tudors" employs a rather modern way of reimagining Henry VIII's (Jonathan Ryhs Meyers) reign and life. It is particularly Henry Tudor's second wife Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) who is represented in extremely contemporary terms. The means of recreating the historical figure of Anne Boleyn in "The Tudors" in a context of...
When reinventing history within the medium of film or television, these re-tellings of the past are always strongly influenced by our contemporary way...