• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.38 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches; 8 Ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Ciaran Donnelly, Jon Amiel, Colm McCarthy, Jeremy Podeswa, Dearbhla Walsh
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Deluxe Edition, Widescreen, Box set, Color, DVD
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 9 hours and 2 minutes
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Natalie Dormer, Nick Dunning, Maria Doyle Kennedy
• Producers ‏ : ‎ Sheila Hockin
• Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Showtime Ent.

This is the kind of show I really enjoy watching. Wonderful locations, excellent characters, and coherent story and character arcs. The beheadings begin in the first season when Buckingham loses his head, proving no one is safe from the crazy king. The smart characters run for the hills and stay far away from the king. In the second season Sir Humphrey, Ann Boleyn's brother, several other men, and then Ann Boleyn all lose their heads. Cromwell loses his head in season three. In the fourth season Culpepper and the king's skinny blonde wife lose their heads. Before losing her head the blonde wife looks up at the clear blue sky and whispers a memorable line. "Life is beautiful."

Like the Merlin series the Tudors featured many actors that went on to have wonderful parts in Game of Thrones.

I've finished the first two seasons of this show and its well worth your time if you haven't seen it. Actually, the show so far has been more or less the story of Queen Anne and her relationship with King Henry. Season two ends with her beheading which tears your heart out as she was more or less murdered by the King when he grew tired of her and lusted after another woman. This story takes place in the 1500's during the days of Martin Luther and the formation of the Church of England as it breaks ranks with the Catholic Church in Rome. Turmoil and early death is to be expected by most folks during these dark times, but those with ties to the church or royalty have luxuries few get to experience. The price to be paid however can be a quick death when those in power decide they want to get rid of you.

I simply cannot get enough of this amazing series so I have watched it from beginning to end TWICE!! Yes, it is a soap opera and what is wrong with that? The history is fascinating and even though so many reviewers here report how 'historically inaccurate' the show is, they always fail to describe exactly how so. Okay, so JRM is smaller than the actual King, so Natalie Dormer has blue eyes whereas Anne Boleyn had brown, so Henry's sister Margaret may/may not have been the sister to marry the near-dead King of Scotland, SO WHAT?? If you need to write a history report about the Tudors and want to forego your research by watching this series instead of reading a book, you will likely run into problems with some of your accuracy. BUT if you are watching for fun, you will be blown away by the costumes, the lifestyles, the quest for power, and how easily some will turn on each other (even their own children) to attain position and wealth. There are few completely blameless people in this entire series as almost everyone is involved in one way or another of conspiring against someone else to elevate their own status or agenda and thus SPOILER: everyone here basically gets their just desserts (perhaps with the exception of Mark Smeaton, Henry Norris and Anne's father) This is the best of all the other historical dramas that have come after and the Tudors sets the bar for all others to follow. The best part is, if you do enjoy the series, it will inspire you to pick up some of the countless history books written about the Tudors. If there are inaccuracies in those books you would have reason to complain but here, just how well they reenact a very complicated history should be acclaimed and not criticized.

I loved this series!!!! And was not even aware of it for the longest time. I
guess I never realized that Henry VIII last name was Tudor, as I have never been much interested in him or his reign. But I was looking through some recent release movies & saw a listing for The Tudors, & thought, well, now, that sounds good. And I was not in the least disappointed. We have to remember, though, that the real Henry VIII was never even close to being as good looking as Jonathan Ryse Meyers. And I'm not sure he was ever very nice. Only when it benefited him, I am sure. But I did like most of his wives, excluding Katherine Howard. A queen she was not, even though she wore the crown. She was simply stupid .