After the fine response to my last royalty post, I thought it good to feature another one. Historical drama can sometimes feel too formal, which is why I’m sure things are often sexed up. And sometimes it is in keeping with various scandals of history involving royalty, which is even more fun. So which depictions of real life monarchy where the sexiest for you on television of in film. I have a feeling The Tudors is going to get a deserved mention.
And on a related note and after discussion with the fabulous Gill, I think that I should host a blogathon on celluloid versions of monarchy. Royalty in movie and television should make for fine posts. At the moment, I’m busy but in the nearby future, I promise to do a blogathon.
Tudors for sure, but also Game of Thrones if we’re allowed fictional Kings and Queens 🙂
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Yes I’ll include fictional royalty, seeing as it’s you. The Tudors was some seriously hot stuff.
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Yes it was for it’s time, you should try Outlander V~man, not kings and queens but its a right tits and arse-fest! 🙂 (It’s also great historical fiction 🙂 )
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I’ve heard a lot about Outlander, primarily that’s it is great entertainment and lots of flesh is shown.
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Yep that’s about it, but also great scenery, fab acting and Scottish history. 🙂
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I’m a sucker for great scenery.
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Definitely agree on with The Tudors. All of them look pretty (make-up, costumes, etc) and the show is definitely sexist depiction of monarchs.
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Everyone in that cast is outrageously attractive, cue much jealousy from me haha. And the amount of bed hopping is pretty prolific!
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Haha…oh definitely. History has never been as sexier than watching The Tudors.
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I guess people were just as randy back then as they are now.
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Helen Mirren, in Excalibur. (Morgana)
Helen Mirren again, in Caligula. (Caesonia)
Natalie Portman, in The Other Boleyn Girl
Scarlett Johansson, in The Other Boleyn Girl.
Fany Ardant as Mary of Guise, in Elizabeth.
Cheers, Pete.
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Gotta love Helen Mirren. I am planning on seeing The Other Boleyn Girl soon as it’s just come on Netflix. Did you ever see The Tudors?
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I watched both series. It was good, but Wolf Hall was superior. The Other Boleyn Girl is on TV all the time.
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I missed Wolf Hall, and I’m thinking of checking The Tudors out again too. Henry VIII fascinates me.
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Then go with Wolf Hall. It’s better than The Tudors.
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I’m planning to see it, Pete. Another for my list.
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Probably Kirstin Dunst as Marie Antoinette (probably butchered the spelling on that one).
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Good choice, I liked her portrayal of the monarch. And you only misspelled Kirsten, I misspell things all the time.
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Ah, Kirsten. I mistype things a lot because I type fast and don’t tend to read over comments particularly carefully before hitting send, but I really dislike not knowing how to spell things.
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It happens to us all. No need to feel bad.
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Kirsten – in anything.
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I haven’t watched the Tudors to know (gonna have to) but i’ll go with Game Of Thrones. I don’t watch a lot of tv shows as such so i am excited to read your post and discover new ones!!!
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Oh you must watch The Tudors, some seriously sexy stuff. And high drama too.
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Really loved The Last Kingdom. Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred oozed with sex appeal. I wish they’d hurry and create season 3.
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I hadn’t heard of The Last Kingdom. But watching the trailer, it has captured my interest.
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Very nice show. Historically satisfying with great characters. I hope you get a chance to see the 2 seasons soon. They are addicting.
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I’m certainly interested, Cindy.
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Not strictly royalty, but I’d like to suggest Cesare Borgia in both The Borgias and Borgia? Gotta love a good cavalier prince!
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I missed that show, but will seek it out at your recommendation.
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Never saw any of The Tudors but it sure sounded sexy.
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It’s history sexed up to the Max.
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I haven’t watched the Tudors yet, so I can’t really say if I would have agreed on that one. I have heard Outlander is one to include as well, but the only one I can really say that I have watched so far is Game of Thrones which features a lot of fictional yet highly sexy monarchs 😊
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I had a feeling Game of Thrones would be a popular choice.
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Have you caught any of the Versailles Louis XIV TV series? Recommend. Good theme tune, too
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I have missed that, though anything to do with history is usually something I enjoy.
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