Of King Henry VIII’s six wives, his final marriage to Catherine Parr is perhaps the most ignored. The others are rife with tragedy: there are the two he detested the most that he bent the will of God to legalize divorce; there’s Jane Seymour, who died soon after giving birth to an heir; and most notoriously of all, there are the wives he beheaded.
But Catherine Parr has been remembered in the history books as the one who simply survived. Continue reading ‘Firebrand’ Review: Karim Aïnouz’s Paints A Dull Version Of History In Handsome Period Drama [Cannes] at The Playlist..
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