Historical Innacuracies - 'The Tudors', Series 3, Episode 1

• Sir Francis Bryan is introduced as a character when he had in fact been present at court for a number of years previously and had been, at one time, close to the Boleyn family. He did only have one eye and was a notorious trouble-maker.
• After the scene in which Henry celebrates his marriage to Jane Seymour, the story cuts to events in Yorkshire, where the common people rise up against religious changes. This makes it seem like these things were happening around the same time. However, Henry married Jane in May but the uprisings did not begin until October 1536. 
• Richard Rich tells Cromwell that they have taken possession of monastic wealth worth 'many millions of pounds'. The wealth from the monastaries was great, but not the great. There was no concept of 'millions' of pounds in the Tudor age.
• When Edward Seymour is shown receiving his honours, Brandon is standing (once again) on the dias behind Henry's throne. Again, this would not have happened. The dias, throne, and canopy of estate were visual symbols of monarchy. If Brandon had stood there, it would have communicated that he was on the same level as the King, which would have been treasonous. Also, I swear that the door into the throne room has been replaced by a curtain in between series 2 and 3.
• In the scene where she talks to abassador Chapuys, Jane is shown wearing an elaborate lace collar, which was not in fashion at the time. That sort of collar is instantly recognisable as belonging to the Elizabethan era instead.
• When Jane is talking to her ladies, and then Lady Rochford, she is wearing a rediculous head-dress made of pointy bits of metal. This would never have been worn. Also, her ladies are wearing odd sort of flat 'bonnet' hats. In reality, since Anne Boleyn had favoured the 'french' head-dress, Jane ordered her ladies to wear the traditional English 'gable' hood instead.
• Cromwell is shown recieving offices and the title of Baron of Wimbledon. Again this means that the timing in the episode is wrong, as this was done in July and not at the beginning of the northern uprisings (shown alongside), which were in October.
• Henry appoints Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, as commander of forces against the rebels. In fact, it was the Duke of Norfolk who was appointed. For some reason, Norfolk has been written out of the show after series 1, even though he was an increadibly important figure in Henry's reign. In all the scenes that follow to do with the rebellion, Brandon's actions are meant to be what Norfolk actually did.