Review by cialuna13

So the guy who engineered the murder of six innocent man and one woman is really a sensitive and misunderstood man? Anne Boleyn was a complete shrew? Henry a complete idiot? And Jane Seymour, who couldn't really read or write was a genius? And it was the beloved Thomas More who was really the mean one?

Of course the reality is Anne Boleyn was smart and charming, Henry thoughtless and selfish but shrewd, More had integrity, and Cromwell ruthless. Historians complain that while Wolf Hall was accurate in the details of living during this time, the portrayal of the characters is pure fiction. This filmed version is extremely sexist and goes out of the way to make Anne Boleyn look like the villain who deserved to lose her head and was blind to her circumstances. In fact, she knew what was happening and suggested Henry divorce her while she disappeared to a convent. Henry had Cromwell set up her murder, and he is no hero.

The third time through the series I was so angry watching it I just turned it off and read a book. The first time the portrayal of life the was fascinating, the second time I was shocked by the characters, and the third time I realized how horribly bad the show is.