My Current Obsession-Tudor England

Okay, so anyone who works with me will know this, but I have become obsessed with all things "Tudor" It all started with watching the first season of the Showtime series, The Tudors. This show is the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, but done with much hotter people. There are only 2 episodes left in the 2nd season and I am irrationally hoping they don't kill Anne Boleyn. I know, I know, she has to die, but I seriously hope she doesn't. But, it's kind of inevitable. There is a 3rd season planned and I wonder how they will make the very good looking Jonathan Rhys Meyers fat and ugly. He already has the open wound and gimpy limp at the end of this 2nd season so I can't wait to see what they do to make him repulsive-kind of a hard job as you can see.

After I discovered The Tudors, I found the amazing historical fiction of Phillipa Gregory. Yes, I know it's not the most sophisticated writing ever, but it is so good. I started with The Other Boleyn Girl (which portrayed Anne Boleyn as a total witch) and have just finished The Boleyn Inheritance which covered 2 more of Henry VIII's wives: Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard.

Both were so good. I will probably be out this weekend, purchasing more of Phillipa Gregory's books. Someone needs to stop me.