A man in England was sweeping a field with a metal detector. At one spot, the metal detector started beeping like crazy and so the gentleman started to dig. He dug up to his elbow and uncovered a heart-shaped locket from Henry VIII's reign. The locket has King Henry and Katherine of Aragon's monogram on it.
Starring Tom Hiddleston, Anton Lesser, John Hurt, and Richard Griffiths, Episode 4 follows the recently crowned King Henry V, who is an inexperienced but responsible and mature monarch. Having rejected Falstaff, King Henry turns his eye on France, which his ancestor, Edward III, controlled a huge portion of. But let's be clear: King Hal will not...
Starring Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, Michelle Dockery, Julie Walters, David Bamber, and Iain Glen, Episode 3 follows a sick King Henry IV and his son, Prince Hal. Sir John Falstaff is still up to no good. King Henry urges his son, Prince John of Lancaster, to love his brother, Hal, and look after him. Prince Hal is spending time with...
Starring Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, Julie Walters, & Michelle Dockery, Episode 2 follows King Henry IV and his wayward son, Henry, Prince of Wales. Prince Hal spends his time with his friend, Sir John Falstaff. The two, along with their friend, Poins, are up to no good. Rebellion is brewing from Henry Percy and his friends, who has a...
This is my review of the first episode of the TV series, The Hollow Crown, which is a TV adaptation of Shakespeare's historical plays. The title of the series is from a monologue in Richard II: "For within the hollow crown,
Despite being fascinated with all things King Henry VIII and Tudor England, SIX is just not a musical I could get into despite my efforts.
But now, many people say that poor Queen Kathryn was abused and sexually assualted since by the standards of our time, she was too young to consent to be sexually involved with any of those men. The fact that she was 17 when she married the 49-year-old King Henry doesn't help debunk that perception.
In the Viking Age, people didn't relate to the Norse Gods due to specific functions. They related to personality types the gods represented. In Thor's case, it was strength and violence. Or in Loki's case, it was the prankster personality. Though there is no evidence to suggest that the Vikings had cults for Loki. There is nothing to prove...
I adore The Nutcracker. So much so that I have a Spotify playlist dedicated to the score of The Nutcracker. Why listen to The Nutcracker suite when you could listen to the score in its entirety? Besides, the suite doesn't include A Pine Forest in Winter, which is one of my favorite pieces in the entire score. When it...
Thanks to Snorri Sturluson, Loki is often seen as the Norse Satan. But there is another Norse God who is also full of contradictions and is just as much of a trickster as Loki, if not even more so. And that is Odin, the Allfather, God of the Heavens, God of Magic, and King of the Gods.