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Pretty purple jewelry worn by Queen Anne Boleyn in The Tudors

The show's creators, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, reflect on the smash hit ahead of its Broadway premiere

House of Tudor Family Tree

Elizabeth Tudor is the princess of England, and the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She is portrayed by Irish actresses Kate Duggan in Season 2, Claire MacCauley in Season 3 and Laoise Murray in Season 4. She will eventually become Queen Elizabeth I and reign for 45 years, the last; but possibly greatest monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry loved his daughter, Elizabeth dearly; despite hoping she would be a son; but she only knew her mother for a short time because Anne was concerned…

The Tudor dynasty oversaw a transformative period of English history, with monarchs including Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. This era was marked by religious and political upheaval, including the English Reformation and the establishment of the Church of England. Henry VIII's six marriages and his break from the Catholic Church are particularly well-known. Elizabeth I's reign saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada and a flowering of English culture, with playwrights…

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Natalie Dormer in "The Tudors"

One of my favorite subjects in school was history, and of particular interest, British Royal history. One figure that was always so fascinating to me was Anne Boleyn. Her life and legacy has always deeply intrigued me. To me she was more than the temptress that people portray her as being. She was Henry’s right hand I’m changing the course of English history, she mothered Queen Elizabeth I, and of course she was notably beheaded by the one man that sacrificed everything for her in the first…