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Painted Love – on the marriage market in Renaissance Europe

Although these portraits were something like dating profiles for aristocrats to woo across countries, staring back across the centuries they have an enigmatic privacy

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Netflix ends password-sharing – but I’m close to bailing anyway

Plus, reflections on Martin Amis’s later years, and Jude Law’s disgusting new cologne

The Guardian - UK

Cannes: Alicia Vikander on playing Catherine Parr in Henry VIII drama 'Firebrand'

It’s widely know that Henry VIII, the Tudor king, had a particularly grim batting average when it came to matrimony

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How 'Six' turned a huge theater faux pas into a game-changing phenomenon

"Get your phones out — you're gonna wanna film this!"

Los Angeles Times

Critics wonder whether Jude Law used butt double for Alicia Vikander sex scene in new film Firebrand

Audience members at Cannes witnessed a shocking shot of the Tudor monarch’s bare behind

The Independent UK

Jude Law reveals he wore perfume made from ‘pus, blood, faecal matter and sweat’ for Firebrand role

The actor plays Henry VII in a new period drama based on the novel Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle

Evening Standard

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wows in glam gown alongside husband Jason Statham at Cannes

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley stunned as she attended the Women in Motion Awards at the Cannes Film Festival alongside her actor husband Jason Statham

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Jude Law wore ‘awful’ perfume scent of ‘blood, faecal matter and sweat’ to play Henry VIII

Actor stars as Henry VIII in historical drama ‘Firebrand’

The Independent UK

Jude Law had a custom perfume of "blood, fecal matter, and sweat" to play Henry VIII

"I thought it would have a great impact if I smelt awful"

Total Film

Critics wonder whether Jude Law used butt double as Henry VIII in Firebrand

Audience members at Cannes witnessed a shocking shot of the Tudor monarch’s bare behind

The Independent UK

Blood, sweat and poo: Jude Law wore bespoke perfume to play Henry VIII

The actor, whose performance in Firebrand has drawn plaudits at Cannes, said he wore a deliberately rank smell to conjure the ailing king’s presence

The Guardian - UK

Firebrand: Jude Law is a magnificent Henry VIII but he’s not supposed to be the point

This film is meant to focus on the story of Henry’s last wife Catherine Parr, played by Alicia Vikander, but manages to diminish her instead

Evening Standard

Firebrand review – Jude Law’s obese and oozy Henry VIII rules supreme in Catherine Parr drama

The ailing king’s misogyny is compellingly disturbing but Alicia Vikander is underused as his final wife

The Guardian - UK

Why Hauts-de-France is having a foodie moment

This oft-overlooked part of northern France has been named European Region of Gastronomy for 2023. Helen Coffey eats her way through some of its tastiest towns

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Evening Standard

Cannes line-up 2023: the film festival’s most exciting movies to look out for

The 76th edition of the French Riviera festival will see new films from Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese and Ken Loach

Wales Online

How well do you know the royal family? Take this quiz to test your knowledge

Research revealed that one in three get muddled up with key figures and dates in the British monarchy - as one in ten believe Hugh Grant is a member of the royal family

France 24

'There are always mishaps': Historian Joanne Paul on British coronations

The coronation of Britain's King Charles III will be the first in the lifetime of anyone below the age of 70. For more on the ritual and its evolution, historian and author Joanne Paul joined us for Perspective. She explained that the ceremony goes all the way back to the…

The Conversation

A new monarch who is a divorcee would once have scandalised. But Charles' accession shows how much has changed

King Charles III is the first British monarch who has previously had a civil marriage and a civil divorce.

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Picking up a King Charles III coronation commemorative plate? You're buying into a centuries-old tradition

Mugs and plates celebrating the coronations, marriages and deaths of British royalty are not unusual sights in the Australian home. With the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III on May 6, such memorabilia cluttering our cupboards are only likely to increase.

Wales Online

Blackadder, The Crown, Game of Thrones: 11 best portrayals of kings and queens on TV

There have been countless TV monarchs over the years

The Guardian - UK

Held in trust or hidden from view? A guide to the royal art collection

From Leonardo’s drawings to Rembrandt’s Mother, the royal collection includes some of the world’s greatest masterpieces

The Guardian - UK

Hilary Mantel’s last novel was to have been an Austen mash-up: read an exclusive extract starring Mr Darcy

In the week of the Wolf Hall author’s memorial, her husband and agent talk about the Jane Austen satire she was working on when she died in 2022. Plus: read an exclusive extract, along with her earliest published work

Daily Mirror

Corrie's Colson Smith shares health update on chronic skin condition

The soap actor, who is known for his role as Craig Tinker, opened up about having a skin condition since the start of this year

The Independent UK

Windsor travel guide: Best things to do and where to stay in this historic market town with royal connections

Think of Windsor and you might think of the royal family, but there’s plenty more to discover. Ahead of the coronation of King Charles III, Hazel Plush shares her pick of attractions, hotels and more

The Independent UK

Best royal attractions to visit in the UK to celebrate the King’s Coronation

There’s more to the monarchy than Buckingham Palace; feel like royalty for a day with a trip to one of these regal establishments

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