Jonathan Rhys Meyer (above) appears as Henry VIII in The Tudors. However, as we all know, Henry VIII didn't look like that . . .
Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger.
. . . he looked like this
Anthony Worrall Thompson
So, wouldn't the chap above have been a better choice?And while we are on the subject of creative casting,
The handsome fellow above is Henry Cavell who plays the Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
This is the real Duke of Suffolk, who looks like the overweight (and sympathetically painted) brother of this chap -
Still, I suppose it wouldn't be half as much fun with realistic people LOL
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methinks you are absolutely right. Great blog!
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