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Review: The Tudors
In the US: Showtime, Sundays, 10pm ET/PT
In the UK: Not yet acquired for some reason
There are all sorts of debates in historical circles about what constitutes history. While most historical education dwells on dates of battles, treaties, coronations and so on, is that really what history is about? Does that undervalue women’s contributions, for instance? What about the history of small things like the food we eat or how we actually lived?
TV networks such as BBC, HBO and Showtime have all decided that a very important part of history is being overlooked. With shows such as Rome and now The Tudors, they’ve attempted to redress the balance. They want us to remember the history of shagging.
