Sunday, April 3, 2011

Historical Innacuracies - 'The Tudors', Series 3, Episode 4

  • Aske is hanged in chains at York. He was haged in chains but, as far as I understand, this meant he was left chained to the wall to die of exposure/hunger etc, instead of being traditionally hanged with chains round him.
  • Francis Bryan is sent to aprehend Reginald Pole, taking a rather young Thomas Seymour with him as some sort of aide. Thomas Seymour was an important man in his own right and would not have been suitable for such a role. The mission itself also did not occur in real life. 
  • Edward Seymour is shown waiting in the Queen's chamber as Jane is in difficult labour near by. In reality, the Queen went into seclusion towards the end of her pregnancy and only women were allowed to attend her until she had given birth. 
  • Bishop Gardiner is seen baptising Edward, when it was Archbishop Cranmer who did this (he seems to have disappeared after series 2). Also, Henry would not have attended.

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