"Kate Phillips (British actress) Kate Phillips is a British actress best known for her roles in ""Peaky Blinders"", ""Wolf Hall"" and the 2016 BBC adaptation of ""War & Peace"", as well as the 2018 series the Alienist. After three years study at Leeds University Philips secured a place at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. After graduation she returned to Leeds to appear as Abigail Williams in ""The Crucible"" at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. By this time she had already filmed her scenes for the BBC's adaptation of ""Wolf Hall"" in which she played Jane Seymour, a"
"version of the book was released in February 2008, with Scarlett Johansson as Mary and Natalie Portman as Anne and Eric Bana as King Henry VIII. In ""Wolf Hall"", Boleyn is portrayed by Charity Wakefield. Mary is also a subject in three non-fiction books: Mary Boleyn Mary Boleyn, also known as Lady Mary (c. 1499/1500 – 19 July 1543), was the sister of English queen Anne Boleyn, whose family enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VIII. Mary was one of the mistresses of Henry VIII for an unknown period of time. It has been rumoured that she"
"Cromwell never remarried. Gregory Cromwell married Elizabeth Seymour, the sister of Queen Jane Seymour and widow of Sir Anthony Ughtred. They had five children: Directly related are the Wykes of Stretham, London and Egham, Surrey. Natasha Little portrayed Elizabeth Wyckes (called Liz Cromwell in the credits) in ""Wolf Hall"", six-part TV series first broadcast by BBC Two in early 2015. Elizabeth Wyckes Elizabeth Wyckes, (also Wykys, or Wykes) (d. 1529) was the wife of Thomas Cromwell (1485 – 28 July 1540), Earl of Essex, and chief minister to Henry VIII of England. She was daughter to Henry Wyckes, a well-to-do"
"role she had been offered whilst still studying at Guildhall. There was some mild controversy following the initial airing of ""Wolf Hall"" after some historians's described Philips as 'too pretty' to play Henry VIII's third wife. This criticism was disregarded by several critics who praised Philips' performance with ""Screen Daily"" naming her as a 'Star of Tomorrow'. She went on to secure roles in ""War & Peace"", ""Peaky Blinders"" and ""The Crown"". An August 2018 announcement indicated that Phillips would be among the new cast to join the original actors in Downton Abbey (film) which started principal photography at about"
"the same time. Kate Phillips (British actress) Kate Phillips is a British actress best known for her roles in ""Peaky Blinders"", ""Wolf Hall"" and the 2016 BBC adaptation of ""War & Peace"", as well as the 2018 series the Alienist. After three years study at Leeds University Philips secured a place at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. After graduation she returned to Leeds to appear as Abigail Williams in ""The Crucible"" at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. By this time she had already filmed her scenes for the BBC's adaptation of ""Wolf Hall"" in which she played"
"October. Producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel brought the London productions of ""Wolf Hall"" and ""Bring Up the Bodies"", starring Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell, Lydia Leonard as Anne Boleyn, Lucy Briers as Katherine of Aragon, and Nathaniel Parker as Henry VIII, to Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre in March 2015 for a 15-week run. The double-bill has been re-titled ""Wolf Hall, Parts 1 and 2"" for American audiences. The play was nominated for 8 Tony Awards, including Best Play. In 2012, the BBC announced that it would be adapting ""Wolf Hall"" and ""Bring Up the Bodies"" for BBC Two, to"
"Wolf Hall Wolf Hall (2009) is a historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family seat of Wolfhall or Wulfhall in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, ""Wolf Hall"" is a sympathetic fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More. The novel won both the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012, ""The Observer"" named it as one of ""The 10 best historical novels"". The book is"
"inspiration for the title of ""Wolf Hall"", the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by English author Hilary Mantel, as well as its sequel, ""Bring Up the Bodies"", which also won the Man Booker Prize and begins with the 1535 arrival of the King at Wolf Hall. Wulfhall Wulfhall or Wolfhall is an early 17th-century manor house in Burbage, Wiltshire, England. A previous manor house on the same site, in the parish of Great Bedwyn, was the seat of the Seymour family, a member of which, Jane Seymour, was Queen to King Henry VIII. The medieval manor house was probably a timber"
"15 September 1574), the daughter and heiress of William Cheney of Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, by Emma Walwyn, daughter of Thomas Walwyn, by whom he had three sons and five daughters: Wriothesley is a character in Hilary Mantel's novels on Thomas Cromwell, ""Wolf Hall"" and ""Bring Up the Bodies"" (nicknamed ""Call Me Risley"" for the pronunciation of his name); he is played by Joel MacCormack in the television adaptation ""Wolf Hall"". He is also a character in Margaret George's novel ""The Autobiography of Henry VIII"" and C.J. Sansom's novel ""Lamentation"". In the British-Canadian BBC mini-series The Tudors he is played by"
"called it a ""stellar political drama, with a thrillingly delicate feel for the weight of words."" Anna Regina (Wolf Hall) ""Anna Regina"" is the third episode of the BBC Two series ""Wolf Hall"". It was first broadcast on 4 February 2015. In 1531, King Henry VIII pushes his cause of marrying Anne Boleyn by proposing a bill that would make him, and not the Pope, the head of the Church in England. Thomas Cromwell's influence in the king's affairs continues to grow, but he seeks more power. ""Anna Regina"" received positive reviews. The ""Daily Telegraph"" again gave the episode 5/5."
"Anna Regina (Wolf Hall) ""Anna Regina"" is the third episode of the BBC Two series ""Wolf Hall"". It was first broadcast on 4 February 2015. In 1531, King Henry VIII pushes his cause of marrying Anne Boleyn by proposing a bill that would make him, and not the Pope, the head of the Church in England. Thomas Cromwell's influence in the king's affairs continues to grow, but he seeks more power. ""Anna Regina"" received positive reviews. The ""Daily Telegraph"" again gave the episode 5/5. Reviewer Tim Martin wrote that """"Wolf Hall"" is getting better, and darker, with each episode,"" and"
"different books but they all show a huge and visible confidence in the novel's place in the renewing of our words and our ideas."" Set in 16th century England, dealing with the career of Thomas Cromwell, this is the sequel to 2009 Booker winner ""Wolf Hall"". As the first novel ended, Cromwell had secured the divorce of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon, for him to marry Anne Boleyn. Now, the marriage between the King and Anne is in trouble, much due to their failure to produce a male heir. The King's eyes fall on Jane Seymour as a possible"
"""Wolf Hall"" received positive reviews. ""The Daily Telegraph"" gave the episode 5/5, saying ""it fully communicates the nerve-jangling sense of bodily threat with which Mantel’s novels are freighted — life is cheap in a disease-ridden Tudor England ruled by an absolute monarch."" Three Card Trick (Wolf Hall) ""Three Card Trick"" is the first episode of the BBC Two series ""Wolf Hall"". It was first broadcast on 21 January 2015. In 1529, King Henry VIII dismisses Lord Chancellor Cardinal Thomas Wolsey for his failure to have the Pope annul Henry's marriage to his wife, Catherine of Aragon, in order to marry"
"member of Directors UK, (the body representing working film and TV directors in the United Kingdom) and a winner of the BAFTA Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution to TV. Kosminsky directed ""Wolf Hall"" (TV, 2015) for the BBC. Based on the Booker Prize winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel, the six-part serial was written by Peter Straughan and stars Mark Rylance as Cromwell, Damian Lewis as Henry VIII and Claire Foy as Anne Boleyn. The serial was transmitted on BBC Two in January and February 2015. and on Masterpiece (TV series) in"
"Three Card Trick (Wolf Hall) ""Three Card Trick"" is the first episode of the BBC Two series ""Wolf Hall"". It was first broadcast on 21 January 2015. In 1529, King Henry VIII dismisses Lord Chancellor Cardinal Thomas Wolsey for his failure to have the Pope annul Henry's marriage to his wife, Catherine of Aragon, in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Wolsey's lawyer, Thomas Cromwell, reminisces over his time with the Cardinal, his dealings with the Boleyn family and his own personal life, including the death of his wife and two daughters from the sweating sickness in 1528. The premiere of"
"Peter Hall with Eric Porter and Christopher Plummer. O'Toole was originally signed to play Henry II in the production, but broke the contract before rehearsals began to take the lead in David Lean's film of ""Lawrence of Arabia."" The film was made at Shepperton Studios, England and on location at Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle and Bamburgh Beach in Northumberland. Peter O'Toole went on to play King Henry II once more in ""The Lion in Winter"" (1968) with Katharine Hepburn as Queen Eleanor. Siân Phillips, who plays Gwendolen, was Peter O'Toole's wife at the time of filming. There are two versions"
"Wulfhall Wulfhall or Wolfhall is an early 17th-century manor house in Burbage, Wiltshire, England. A previous manor house on the same site, in the parish of Great Bedwyn, was the seat of the Seymour family, a member of which, Jane Seymour, was Queen to King Henry VIII. The medieval manor house was probably a timber framed double courtyard house, incorporating two towers (demolished 1569), a long gallery, a chapel, and several other rooms. It was built in the early 1530s with financial assistance from Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII. The Seymours reached the peak of their influence in the 16th"
"plays, feature films, and television miniseries, usually as a villainous character. More recently, however, Hilary Mantel's two Man Booker Prize-winning novels ""Wolf Hall"" (2009) and ""Bring up the Bodies"" (2012) have sought to show him in a more sympathetic light, stressing his family affections, genuine respect for Cardinal Wolsey, zeal for the Reformation, and support for a limited degree of social reform. Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, (; 1485 – 28 July 1540) was an English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540, when he was"
"medieval times is found on a hill in the centre of the village. In Tudor times Rowington manor was owned by Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Possibly the most famous building however is Shakespeare Hall, where a branch of William Shakespeare's family is reputed to have lived at the same time he was alive, and indeed Rowington is specifically mentioned in Shakespeare's will. It was rumoured he wrote ""As You Like It"" there. There were once several windmills in the village but only one remains and its sails have been removed and the building"
"dishonour. Churches such as the Anglican Catholic Church of St Augustine of Canterbury continue to venerate her. Her case is dealt with in the 2009 historical novel ""Wolf Hall"" by Hilary Mantel, and in its television adaptation, where she is played by Aimee-Ffion Edwards. In ""A Man for all Seasons"", she is referred to in an interrogation of Thomas More, as having been executed (Barton was executed about 15 months before More). Elizabeth Barton Sister Elizabeth Barton (1506 – 20 April 1534), known as ""The Nun of Kent"", ""The Holy Maid of London"", ""The Holy Maid of Kent"" and later"
"and Baron's Hall at Penshurst Place were transformed into the interiors of Whitehall Palace, including the scenes of Henry's extravagant feast. Historian Alex von Tunzelmann criticized ""The Other Boleyn Girl"" for its portrayal of the Boleyn family and Henry VIII, citing factual errors. She stated, ""In real life, by the time Mary Boleyn started her affair with Henry, she had already enjoyed a passionate liaison with his great rival, King François I of France. Rather ungallantly, François called her 'my hackney', explaining that she was fun to ride. Chucked out of France by his irritated wife, Mary sashayed back to"
"and 7th Baron Cromwell, both titles became extinct. Elizabeth Cromwell later married John Paulet, Lord St. John, eldest son of Sir William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, between 10 March and 24 April 1554. Her son, Henry Cromwell, married John Paulet's daughter, Mary Paulet, before 1560. Elizabeth died 19 March 1568, and was buried 5 April in St. Mary's Church, Basing, Hampshire. Gregory Cromwell was played by actor Jack West in the Season 3 finale of Showtime cable television show ""The Tudors"". In ""Wolf Hall"", a novel by Hilary Mantel, which offers a sympathetic portrayal of the rise of Thomas"
"Wolf Hall (miniseries) Wolf Hall is a British television serial first broadcast on BBC Two in January 2015. The six-part series is an adaptation of two of Hilary Mantel's novels, ""Wolf Hall"" and ""Bring Up the Bodies"", a fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More, followed by Cromwell's success in freeing the king of his marriage to Anne Boleyn. ""Wolf Hall"" was first broadcast in April 2015 in the United States on PBS and in Australia on BBC First. The series was"
"the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall. In 2018, she appeared in the third season of ""Daredevil"" as Matt Murdock's mother Sister Maggie. Whalley met the American actor Val Kilmer while filming the fantasy adventure ""Willow."" The couple married in 1988. Whalley took a break from filming to bring up her two children with Kilmer. Mercedes was born on 29 October 1991 in Santa Fe, New Mexico and her son Jack was born on 6 June 1995. Shortly after that, the pair separated. Whalley filed for divorce on 21 July 1995, citing irreconcilable differences. Joanne Whalley Joanne Whalley (born 25 August 1961)"
"mother, Anne Boleyn (Elaine Stewart), for infidelity, Elizabeth (Jean Simmons) is exiled to Hatfield House and declared illegitimate (thereby losing her place in line of succession the throne) by her father, King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton). She is accompanied by her loyal servants, Mr. Parry (Cecil Kellaway) and her governess Mrs. Ashley (Kay Walsh). Over the years, her position rises and falls on the whim of her father. The child is periodically summoned to return to London to become acquainted with Henry's latest spouse. When Henry marries his last wife, Catherine Parr (Deborah Kerr), the now-teenage Elizabeth finally rebels against"
"under contract and thought the role would be perfect for her. Simmons had married Stewart Granger and he signed to co star. Deborah Kerr wound up joining the cast as Catherine Parr and Charles Laughton played Henry VIII. Filming took place in Hollywood. Producer Sidney Franklin said: We're telling an intimate story against a background of sixteenth century court life, as opposed to a historical pageant about royal intrigues. We feel the love story between the Princess and Seymour - actually he was 25 years older than Elizabeth - will be more valid to audiences than a lot of historical"
"project suitable for Charles Laughton and his wife, Elsa Lanchester. Several stories of the film's genesis exist: the resemblance between a statue of Henry VIII and Laughton, a cabby singing the music hall song ""I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am"", and a discussion on a set of one of his previous films. Originally, the story was to focus solely on the marriage of King Henry VIII and his fourth wife Anne of Cleves, but as the project grew, the story was re-modified to focus on five of Henry's six wives. Only the first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was omitted because"
"Hall, Clandon Park, Kedleston Hall, Somerset House, King's College London and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Regarding lead actress Keira Knightley, director Saul Dibb said ""The Duchess"" was ""a chance to take a character from late childhood – she's married at 17 – into full adulthood, 10 years later."" It was also a chance for Knightley to work with Ralph Fiennes, whom she regarded as one of her most accomplished co-stars to date; Dibb said, ""When I said, 'We've got Ralph interested in playing the Duke', we both took a gulp and went, 'F---.' ... But I didn't"
"2001, Fitzgerald married the American actor-director John Sharian, who directed her in ""The Snatching of Bookie Bob"". The couple separated in May 2003 and later divorced. Tara Fitzgerald Tara Anne Cassandra Fitzgerald (born 18 September 1967) is a British actress who has appeared in feature films, television, radio and the stage. She won the New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play in 1995 as Ophelia opposite Ralph Fiennes in ""Hamlet"". She won the Best Actress Award at The Reims International Television Festival in 1999 for her role of Lady Dona St Columb in ""Frenchman's Creek""."
"Agecroft Hall, in Richmond, VA. Another portrait, which can be viewed in the National Gallery of Ireland, was painted in about 1575 by an unknown artist. Meredith Hamner dedicates his translation of Eusebius' ""Ancient Ecclesiastical Histories"" (1577) to her. She is a minor character in Anya Seton's historical romance Green Darkness, which was partially set in mid-16th century England. She is a minor character in the historical novel ""The Autobiography of Henry VIII"" by Margaret George She was also the subject of Karen Harper's historical fiction novel ""The Irish Princess"" (2011). Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess"
"when this was painted (circa 1545); it was to be another eight years before the short-lived attempt at placing her on the throne. The distinctive crown-shaped jewel the sitter wears can be traced to an inventory of jewels that belonged to Catherine Parr, and the cameo beads appear to have belonged to Catherine Howard, from whom they would have passed to her successor as queen. Catherine Parr first appeared as a character in cinemas in 1934, in Alexander Korda's film ""The Private Life of Henry VIII"". Charles Laughton played the king, with actress Everley Gregg appearing as Catherine. The film"
"Henry VIII (TV serial) Henry VIII is a two-part British television serial produced principally by Granada Television for ITV from 12 to 19 October 2003. It chronicles the life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until his death following a stroke in 1547, by which time he had married for the sixth time. Additional production funding was provided by WGBH Boston, Powercorp and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It stars Ray Winstone in his first role in a costume drama. His co-star is Helena Bonham Carter who played Henry VIII's"
"identified as bisexual. She married director Mike Flanagan in early 2016. They have two children: a son, Cody Paul (born 2016) and a daughter, Theodora Isabelle Irene (born 2018). Kate Siegel Kate Siegel (; born August 9, 1982) is an American actress and screenwriter. She is known for her collaborations with her husband Mike Flanagan, appearing in the acclaimed horror films ""Oculus"" (2013), ""Hush"" (2016), which she also co-wrote, """" (2016), and ""Gerald's Game"" (2017). Siegel also starred as Theodora Crain in the Netflix supernatural horror series ""The Haunting of Hill House"" (2018). Siegel made her acting debut in the"