Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

A great series with poor technical quality:

The Six Wives of Henry VIII consists of three dvds in a boxed set. There are six 'plays', each running about 90 minutes and written by different authors. They include some of the most fascinating and controversial figures in English history. The tale of each wife is necessarily abbreviated but the most important points are covered. Katharine of Aragon's story includes a lengthy account of her first years in England. Anne Boleyn is introduced in Katharine's story, but her play begins after the birth of... more info

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT...:

This is a series of six individual plays which focuses upon each of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England. Written by six different playwrights, they are uniformly excellent. While the production values are not high, that is because these plays were part of a televised series for which there were budgetary constraints. Although the makeup is noticable, the sets are uninspired, and the lighting is harsh, the costumes, however, are gorgeous. More important, the acting is superb.

King Henry VIII is... more info

Best acting I've ever seen, and I mean ever:

I now have five DVDs in my collection. This is because I see a movie once, and that's that--upward and onward. I'd rather spend my money on books. The first three I bought are music DVDs. This is only the second dramatic DVD I've ever bought.

Why? Keith Michell's performance as Henry VIII is simply the best I've ever seen, or probably will see, period. Even the almighty Olivier or Anthony Hopkins couldn't kick out a performance of this stature. I was only a kid (single-digit age) when I first saw... more info

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