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Jude Law's 'blood, faecal matter and sweat' fragrance for Henry VIII drama repulsed his co-stars

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My Lady Jane: Who was the real Lady Jane Grey and what happened to her?

My Lady Jane is a playful look at history but the real story is just as dramatic!

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My Lady Jane episode 1 recap: What are Ethians?

In My Lady Jane episode 1 our young heroine learns some important lessons about Ethians...

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A woman who blindly conformed or feisty creator of her own story? What we know about the real Lady Jane Grey

History remembers Jane as the ultimate damsel in distress – known for her death, rather than her life. Fuck that! What if history were different?

The Conversation

‘It was bad’: Alicia Vikander couldn’t get used to Jude Law’s ‘repulsive’ stench on Firebrand set

Actor wore a custom scent of ‘blood, faecal matter and sweat’ to get into character for his latest film

The Independent UK

Jude Law’s Firebrand bum double shares details about film’s intimate scenes

The actor struggled to put on weight to play the Tudor monarch

The Independent UK

Six Lives at the National Portrait Gallery review: Henry VIII still looms large in this celebration of his wives

This exhibition tries to present each of the six wives as feisty and interesting, with mixed results

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Six Lives at the National Portrait Gallery shows Henry VIII’s wives lost the battle for a legacy

The National Gallery’s summer blockbuster-in-waiting has the enticing premise of bringing Henry VIII’s six wives out of his shadow – but 500 years of erasure is a difficult thing to overcome in one exhibition

The Independent UK

TV tonight: Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen kick off Euro 2024

They recall the rollercoaster year that England could have won. Plus: a thrilling two-part finale for Doctor Who. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The End We Start From to Federer: Twelve Final Days – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Jodie Comer stars as a refugee in dystopian Britain in a stirring drama full of peril, plus a farewell to the tennis great that will make you weep

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Firebrand

Jude Law and Alicia Vikaner star in historical drama Firebrand, which is now playing. Here's what you need to know to watch the movie.

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Jude Law shares big career regret now that he is ‘saggy and balding’

Actor, who is starring as Henry VIII in new movie ‘Firebrand’, has admitted he wished he did one thing a bit differently

The Independent UK

Shardlake: what is scoliosis and how is it treated?

The Disney+ series Shardlake is a mystery drama following the journey of Matthew Shardlake (Arthur Hughes), a barrister navigating Tudor England during the reign of Henry VIII. Shardlake’s character has scoliosis, a condition characterised by an irregular sideways twist of the spine, resulting in a visibly curved back with misaligned…

The Conversation

Flat in Grade II-listed warehouse connected to the mysterious sinking of the Mary Rose on the market for £750k

The gunpowder mill on Java Wharf made the munitions that may have sunk King Henry VIII’s favourite ship

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Where is Bridgerton filmed? The real-life locations from the Netflix show

Here are the palaces, parks and stately homes that form the programme’s regal backdrop

Evening Standard

Tate Britain's Now You See Us: 10 firsts of extraordinary women artists in Britain, abandoned by art history

This groundbreaking exhibition re-introduces 110 forgotten female professional artists. Here are 10 of the trailblazing women who paved the way for future generations of artists

The Guardian - UK

Shardlake review – murderous monks ignite this magnificent CJ Sansom story

Sean Bean gloriously channels his inner-Cromwell in this tale of a loner lawyer investigating a gruesome decapitation at a Tudor monastery. It’s mean, moody – and the perfect tribute to its author who died this week

The Guardian - UK

‘I know what it’s like to be stared at’: Shardlake star Arthur Hughes on playing CJ Sansom’s disabled Tudor sleuth

He was the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC. As he appears as Shardlake, the star recalls the parts that made him – and explains why this latest character is like the Lone Ranger

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The Other Boleyn Girl review – the sexual strategising of the conniving Boleyn family brought sharply to life

Mike Poulton’s adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s novel shows how the sisters refuse to be passive victims

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Off to the Tower! BBC celebrates 15 years of Horrible Histories with brand new episode

The BBC has marked Horrible Histories' 15th anniversary with a new episode of the beloved comedy show all about the Tower of London.

The Guardian - UK

Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States review – gorgeously recognisable, but is that enough?

The British-Nigerian artist’s first solo London show in more than two decades is full of his signature beautiful African fabrics subverting familiar colonial figures – just like the last one

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Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light First-Look Images Released

Get ready for the highly-anticipated sequel, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, featuring a stellar cast and a compelling storyline set to captivate audi...

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I’m a full-time Henry VIII impersonator

Some schoolkids are clearly nervous. One asked if I’d ever killed a child

France 24

Film show: Jude Law is a beleaguered Henry VIII in 'Firebrand'

Karim Aïnouz’s latest film "Firebrand" zooms in on Henry VIII's final wife, Catherine Parr, with Alicia Vikander taking on the regal role. Critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why she enjoyed Law's interpretation of the English king. Also, French actor Grégory Gadebois embodies a priest dealing with his own problematic past…

The Guardian - UK

Fate of precious Henry VIII stained glass in dispute as ‘haunted house’ auction halted at last minute

Intervention by conservationists halts sale of 1530s roundel from Grade-I listed manor, created to celebrate king’s union with Anne Boleyn

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