Anyone else taking this in?
quote:Too bad it gets so much of it completely wrong, and deliberately so.
I'm fascinated by the history so I like it the way . . .
quote:From all accounts the author is a damn good writer and the books the series is based upon are excellent works of literature, they're just bad history driven by her agenda.
It should be noted that I was poking fun at myself. I am no scholar of the English Reformation.
Have enjoyed the program, but like others find it a little hard to follow, Had no idea the author of the novel had been accused at making an attempt at revisionist history. A claim of which I am somewhat dubious only because it is the BBC/PBS. They typically do a reasonably good job with historical accuracy.
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I'm disappointed that the series ended with Anne's execution. I really wanted to see how the show would've portrayed Cromwell's own fall from grace.