Zoo Station

The greatest soap opera of the Tudor period was brought to life extraordinarily well on PBS tonight. The first part of a TV series on the six wives of Henry VIII aired tonight and the second part airs the next week. Tonight's episode starred Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. The next episode will recount the lives of Catherine Howard, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr. The only minor crib I had was that the rift in the church wasn't covered as extensively as I thought it would. Then again, this was a series about the women, not about the birth of the Anglican church. I also hoped they would spend some time on the incredible story of Anne Boleyn's bastard child, Elizabeth, who later went on to become the Virgin Queen and one of the most powerful British monarchs ever. Perhaps they will in the next episode. Anyways, a series I would very highly recommend, especially to history buffs. For more on the series, visit the PBS site here.