Henry VIII Resources

And possibly more. The BBC has a slew of Shakespeare resources.

It's not just because there are liars around. The Globe Theater burned down during a performance of this play.

A French TV version of the play, complete with loads of pomp and circumstance.

A black-and-white production that hails from 1911.

We knew Wolsey was the star, and so did the makers of this 1912 film.

Ever wonder about when and how this play was performed back in Shakespeare's day? Look no further than this guide.

We'll reveal Shakespeare's sources by giving you this website with Holinshed's Chronicles.

An article on how, when, and why Shakespeare collaborated on his plays with other dramatists.

Get the 411 on Shakespeare's co-author for Henry VIII, John Fletcher

Here's the whole shebang, folks. Enjoy.

Wolsey finally receives his comeuppance in a performance at Shakespeare's Globe.

A BBC documentary about the real Henry VIII.

A parody of ABBA's "Money, Money, Money" with Henry's eight wives singing at him.

"Divorced, beheaded, and died; Divorced, beheaded, survived."

The British Library's podcasts on the historical figure of Henry VIII and his wife, Anne.

A complete audiobook of Henry VIII.

Check out the man behind the play, Henry VIII.

We're sure watching Ellen Terry playing Katherine would have been quite a treat.

Leave it to Henry Fuseli to paint Katherine's creepy (and symbolic) dream.

This guy was the very first to play Henry VIII… but he wasn't the last.

The first page of Henry VIII in the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays.

He might not have shaken spears, but Shakespeare did write a bunch of plays.

A portrait of John Fletcher, who co-wrote the play with Shakespeare.