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Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

2016 · 1 season

A historian walks through candlelit palaces while costumed scenes bring the past to life, making history feel immediate and human.

Created by
Russell England
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Lucy Worsley, Natalie Grady, Sam Phillips
Overview
In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
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Created by
Russell England
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Lucy Worsley, Natalie Grady, Sam Phillips
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • betrayal
    • politics
    • gender
    • fate
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, drama
    Created by
    Russell England
    Written by
    Chloe Moss
    Starring
    Lucy Worsley, Natalie Grady, Sam Phillips, Jamie de Courcey, Tiffany Ceri, Scarlett Cecil, Orlando James, Paola Bontempi
    Music
    Jessica Dannheisser
    Cinematography
    Ian Salvage
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    BBC One, PBS
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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