Terrible and Terrific Tudors

If you keep a royals calendar, you may be aware that 2010 marks the 501st anniversary of King Henry VIII's ascension to the throne of England.  Henry's marital adventures, and the accompanying political and religious intrigues, are as fascinating now as they were five centuries ago.

The Folger Shakespeare Library currently has an exhibition of King Henry's documents and artifacts on display.  To get into the quincentennial spirit and learn more about Henry, his wives, his children, his friends, his enemies, and his legacy that changed the course of British history, visit the District of Columbia Public Library, and check out some of the following :
 

Nonfiction

• Henry VIII - The King and His Court by Alison Weir
• Six Wives by David Starkey
• Anne Boleyn by Joanna Denny
• The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir
• Elizabeth I by Anne Somerset
• Elizabeth & Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens by Jane Dunn
• The Life of Sir Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd
• The Sisters Who Would Be Queen by Leanda De Lisle

Fiction and Film

• Henry VIII
  (play) by William Shakepeare
• Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
• The Other Boleyn Girl (book & film) by Phillipa Gregory
• A Man for All Seasons (play & film) by Robert Bolt
• In the Shadow of the Crown by Jean Plaidy
• Queen of Ambition (mystery series) by Fiona Buckley
• The Tudors (Showtime TV series)