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Bring Up the Bodies: A Review and Interview With Booker Prize-winning Author Hilary Mantel

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: England, History, Anne Boleyn, Bring Up the Bodies, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Tudors, Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize, Henry VIII, Adultery, Books, Violence, Author Interviews, Books News
Ilana Teitelbaum

In Bring Up the Bodies, the sequel to the Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel weaves a richly textured world that is at once deeply foreign and entirely relevant.

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From LP1 to a Sky Full of Holes: Chatting With Joss Stone and Fountains Of Wayne, Plus The Beau Brummels' Bradley's Barn (Audio)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.30.2011

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Mike Ragogna

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New Tudor Hero, John Dee: Scientist, Conjurer, Sleuth

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: The Bones of Avalon, Books, C.J. Sansom, Bloody Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Henry VIII, Glastonbury, Avalon, King Arthur, Book Reviews, Mysteries, Matthew Shardlake, Occult, Phil Rickman, Reading, The Tudors, Tudor-Era Mysteries, Books News
Nina Sankovitch

The Bones of Avalon chills, thrills and satisfies, providing good history, great plot, and fascinating characters. Pull up a chair, turn off the phone, and settle in for a most delectable read.

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Hollywood's New Royal Wave of Films

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Duchess of Cambridge, Royal Wedding, Royals, Prince William, Princess Diana, Helen Mirren, Madonna, W.E, King Edward VIII, Hollywood, Duke of Windsor, Colin Firth, Oscars, Kate Middleton, Diana Princess of Wales, James D'Arcy, Wallis Simpson, The Tudors, Natalie Dormer, Style News
Yvonne Yorke

Helen Mirren did it. So has Colin Firth. Now Madonna is hot for it. They, and the rest of Hollywood, know that a royal wave could very well lead to Oscar and box-office gold.

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DVDs: Blade Runner's Secret Inspiration?

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Six Million Dollar Man, Ian McShane, Lee Majors, The Tudors, Rob Reiner, Deadwood, Andre DeShields, Batman, Blade Runner, Gerry Anderson, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Featuring: Space Precinct: The Complete Series, Flipped, The Six Million-Dollar Man, The Miz, Michael Jackson's Vision, Cats and Dogs and more.

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There's Something About Mary

Anna Whitelock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Tudors, Tudor, Bloody Mary, Mary Tudor, Tudors, Queen Elizabeth, Royalty, History, England, British Royalty, Books News
Anna Whitelock

Mary, thin, slightly built with the characteristically Tudor reddish hair, has gone down in history as Bloody Mary, Catholic bigot and murderer of Protestants, one of the most reviled women in history.

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O Henry: In Defense of Henry VIII

Ali MacLean | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ali MacLean

Henry really got a bad rap. With all the crazy women he had to deal with, plus the stress of running a kingdom, I think he handled himself pretty well.

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Tudor Dynasty Re-Examined In New Book

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty" (Delacorte Press, 640 pages, $30) by G.J. Meyer: Five centuries have not diminish...

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Bush Follies Brought Tudors to Broadway

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A Man for All Seasons, George W. Bush, Broadway, The Tudors, Showtime, Mary Stuart, Henry VIII, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Entertainment News
James Sims

Surveying some of Broadway's best offerings over the last couple years, one common storyline jumps out. King Henry VIII and all of the Tudors-related atrocities have seen a prominent revival.

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So You're Thinking of Converting From Anglican to Catholic

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Communion, King-Henry-Viii, Rome, Horses, Racehorse-Names, Italy, Anglican Communion, Converting, Mac-Osx, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Apple Computers, Beethoven, Immortal Soul, Jesus, Pc, The Tudors, Peter Gallagher, The Pope, Mac, The Reformation, Roman Catholic Church, The New York Times, Microsoft, Catholic, Apple, Global Anglicanism, The Vatican, Jesus Christ, Autobiography, Anglican Church, Vatican City, Frank Mccourt, Archbishop of Canterbury, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

In converting to Catholicism, you are really just switching over your "files" (ideas/customs/most profound expressions of faith) to your "Mac" (Catholic) "hard drive" (brain/immortal soul).

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Talks "The Tudors," Sex And Spitzer

NY Mag | Jada Yuan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do you feel like the show is over the top with all the steamy sex? Oh, come on. Sex is sex. These people didn't have TVs, they didn't have cars, they ...

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Artist Porn: 10 Things That Turn Me On

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Mad Men, The Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City Movie, Voss Design, Jaguar XKE, Tom Ford for Men, 15 Central Park West, Tom Ford for Gucci Vagina, The Tudors, Artist Porn, The Inner Life, Prada?S Trembled Blossoms Video, Marc Jacobs, Robert Stern, Target, Michael Graves, Prada, Iphone, Logen's Run, CoCo Chanel, Schiaparelli, Kimberly Brooks, Trembled Blossoms, Six Feet Under, Video, Arts News
Kimberly Brooks

Writing a weekly column about artists that turn me on omits a gigantic portion of what turns me on as an artist. The truth is that more artists don't...

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Showtime Experiments: Put "Tudors" Premiere On The Web

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Post claims: FANS of Showtime's "The Tudors" can catch Sunday's season opener online - but only if they're Showtime subscribers. Altho...

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers' Mother Dies The Day After Airport Arrest

Daily Mail | Posted 05.25.2011

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Troubled Jonathan Rhys Meyers cracked open a can of extra-strong cider in the street at 10am yesterday - two days after being involved in a fracas at ...

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Arrested At Airport For Drunkeness

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of the Henry VIII soap opera "The Tudors," has been charged with public drunkenness and breach of the peace at...

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