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In the last 36 hours I have discovered The Tudors. I cannot begin to tell you how this has wreaked havoc on my other plans for the weekend, especially when I have to keep getting dragged out the front door. All I can do is point to my icon and say, "WTF, Y'all?!" Why didn't anybody tell me about this? (Not you, ethrosdemon, you don't count b/c we never like the same thing at the same time. )

Seriously I'm only up to 1.05, so don't spoil me, but it's got craziness everywhere, intrigue, insanity, gayness, and when did Henry Cavill get hot? He was always so thin and not beef-noodle hearty (TM ethrosdemon). I feel cheated! Of course he's gay, everybody hot is gay. Typical ;-) It also has Fiona from Burn Notice, and I don't even mind Johnathan Rhys Meyers here, even though I've always thought he was extremely dodgy and unattractive, it works here. I wonder if he hits on Henry Cavill in RL?

In related questioning, does anybody have any recommendations for good Henry VIII reading? I'm looking for more court-related and less military-based. Ideally, I'd like a book that focuses on Henry himself through the years and his relationships as opposed to a POV from the wives or kids. Also, don't recommend Antonia Fraser as I don't like her writing. ETA: Non-fictional preferred over fictional.

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I'm a big fan of Alison Weir's books. I gave my friend the Six Wives book; she's a slow reader but knocked that one out very quickly. My only complaint is that, like many historians, I feel Weir is biased towards Catherine of Aragon and I am definitely all about Anne Boleyn. There's an Anne bio that I REALLY want to read but I keep forgetting to pick it up, it's called the Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. As for Philippa Gregory, I think The Queen's Fool is the only other book to stand beside The Other Boleyn Girl. The others veer on trash romance masquerading as historical fiction. Maybe the Constant Princess, not so much.

I really enjoy the Tudors. I'm a member of a Facebook group called "I am obsessed with the Tudors, mainly because everyone on it is sooooo hot." Except for JRM--he's the weak link of the series, imo. And dude, Henry Cavill? I remember when we were all oooer missus over him when the Count of Monte Cristo came out. He was a wee boy and now he's all strapping stud. It definitely picks up as the series goes on and I can't wait for season two, which starts next month.

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I was wondering about Alison Weir's stuff, it seems heavily recommended on amazon, but you know how sketchy that can be. I'm rather shocked that there aren't more proper Henry VIII books out there, I thought I would inunded with choice, but it all seems rather thin on the ground, which is strange.

I always thought Henry Cavil was too skinny, but when he showed up on the screen I was like "Holy hell, where did that come from?"