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Autumn culture guide 2024: From Sally Rooney’s new novel to Jilly Cooper’s Rivals on screen

From the novels everyone will be talking about to the starriest West End productions, here’s your guide to the coming season’s cultural highlights, as picked by our writers

The Independent UK

How Henry VIII accidentally changed the way we write history

In 1534, King Henry VIII infamously broke away from the Catholic Church, becoming the head of the Church of England. Following this, two lesser-known acts were passed, the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 and the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (also known as the “two Acts of Dissolution”).

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Alicia Vikander: ‘If you’re depicting an abusive relationship, you can’t shy away’

The Oscar-winning Swedish star on keeping her head as Henry VIII’s last wife in a no-holds-barred reimagining of the Tudor court, the rise of AI – and why filming feels like first love

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Royal stinker: how Henry VIII changed from heroic to hideous on our screens

As Jude Law’s ripe and revolting portrayal of the Tudor monarch opens in cinemas, we look at the film and TV stars who have played him – as comedian, tyrant or heart-throb

The Guardian - UK

Missing portrait of Henry VIII discovered after historian spots it in background of post on X

Art historian Adam Busiakiewicz noticed the barely visible portrait in the background of a picture posted by the Warwickshire Lieutenancy

The Independent UK

5 best shows like 'My Lady Jane' to stream after season 1

What to watch after you finish 'My Lady Jane' on Prime Video

Tom’s Guide

Nardus Williams/Elizabeth Kenny review – compelling and crystalline duo open Spitalfields festival

Premiering Roderick Williams’ song cycle about Black Tudors alongside songs from the period itself, the rising-star soprano was elegant, while the uber-lutenist poured her solos like liquid

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Jude Law's 'blood, faecal matter and sweat' fragrance for Henry VIII drama repulsed his co-stars

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Marie Claire

My Lady Jane: Who was the real Lady Jane Grey and what happened to her?

My Lady Jane is a playful look at history but the real story is just as dramatic!

WhatToWatch

My Lady Jane episode 1 recap: What are Ethians?

In My Lady Jane episode 1 our young heroine learns some important lessons about Ethians...

WhatToWatch

A woman who blindly conformed or feisty creator of her own story? What we know about the real Lady Jane Grey

History remembers Jane as the ultimate damsel in distress – known for her death, rather than her life. Fuck that! What if history were different?

The Conversation

‘It was bad’: Alicia Vikander couldn’t get used to Jude Law’s ‘repulsive’ stench on Firebrand set

Actor wore a custom scent of ‘blood, faecal matter and sweat’ to get into character for his latest film

The Independent UK

Jude Law’s Firebrand bum double shares details about film’s intimate scenes

The actor struggled to put on weight to play the Tudor monarch

The Independent UK

Six Lives at the National Portrait Gallery review: Henry VIII still looms large in this celebration of his wives

This exhibition tries to present each of the six wives as feisty and interesting, with mixed results

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The Independent UK

Six Lives at the National Portrait Gallery shows Henry VIII’s wives lost the battle for a legacy

The National Gallery’s summer blockbuster-in-waiting has the enticing premise of bringing Henry VIII’s six wives out of his shadow – but 500 years of erasure is a difficult thing to overcome in one exhibition

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen kick off Euro 2024

They recall the rollercoaster year that England could have won. Plus: a thrilling two-part finale for Doctor Who. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The End We Start From to Federer: Twelve Final Days – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Jodie Comer stars as a refugee in dystopian Britain in a stirring drama full of peril, plus a farewell to the tennis great that will make you weep

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How to watch Firebrand

Jude Law and Alicia Vikaner star in historical drama Firebrand, which is now playing. Here's what you need to know to watch the movie.

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The Independent UK

Jude Law shares big career regret now that he is ‘saggy and balding’

Actor, who is starring as Henry VIII in new movie ‘Firebrand’, has admitted he wished he did one thing a bit differently

The Conversation

Shardlake: what is scoliosis and how is it treated?

The Disney+ series Shardlake is a mystery drama following the journey of Matthew Shardlake (Arthur Hughes), a barrister navigating Tudor England during the reign of Henry VIII. Shardlake’s character has scoliosis, a condition characterised by an irregular sideways twist of the spine, resulting in a visibly curved back with misaligned…

Evening Standard

Flat in Grade II-listed warehouse connected to the mysterious sinking of the Mary Rose on the market for £750k

The gunpowder mill on Java Wharf made the munitions that may have sunk King Henry VIII’s favourite ship

The Independent UK

Where is Bridgerton filmed? The real-life locations from the Netflix show

Here are the palaces, parks and stately homes that form the programme’s regal backdrop

Evening Standard

Tate Britain's Now You See Us: 10 firsts of extraordinary women artists in Britain, abandoned by art history

This groundbreaking exhibition re-introduces 110 forgotten female professional artists. Here are 10 of the trailblazing women who paved the way for future generations of artists

The Guardian - UK

Shardlake review – murderous monks ignite this magnificent CJ Sansom story

Sean Bean gloriously channels his inner-Cromwell in this tale of a loner lawyer investigating a gruesome decapitation at a Tudor monastery. It’s mean, moody – and the perfect tribute to its author who died this week

The Guardian - UK

‘I know what it’s like to be stared at’: Shardlake star Arthur Hughes on playing CJ Sansom’s disabled Tudor sleuth

He was the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC. As he appears as Shardlake, the star recalls the parts that made him – and explains why this latest character is like the Lone Ranger

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