- Cultural depictions of Henry VIII of England
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Henry VIII of England and his reign has been depicted in art, film, literature, music, opera, plays, and television
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Art
- Henry VIII (c. 1545) by Hans Eworth
- The Family of Henry VIII by Lucas de Heere
- Untitled Miniature of King Henry (c. 1526) by Lucas Horenbout
- Henry VIII (c. 1535) by Joos van Cleve
- Portrait of Henry VIII, The Dynasty Portrait, and Henry VIII and the Barber-Surgeons (1540) by Hans Holbein the Younger
- Henry Meeting Anne at Hampton Court by Daniel Maclise
- Untitled Bust of Prince Henry (c. 1498) by Guido Mazzoni
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Willard Wigan
See also: Tudor England Images: Henry VIII See also: King Henry VIII in Contemporary Portraits
Film
- Arthur Bourchier in Henry VIII (1911)
- Tefft Johnson in Cardinal Wolsey (1912)
- Emil Jannings in Anna Boleyn (1920)
- Lyn Harding in When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922) and Les Perles de la couronne (1937)
- Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) and Young Bess (1953)
- Frank Cellier in Tudor Rose (1936)
- Montagu Love in The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
- Ralph Forbes in Tower of London (1939)
- Mel Blanc in Book Revue (1946)
- James Robertson Justice in The Sword and the Rose (1953)
- Douglas Campbell in The Prince and the Pauper (1957)
- Robert Shaw in A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- Richard Burton in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
- Sid James in Carry On Henry (1971)
- Keith Michell in Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
- Charlton Heston in Crossed Swords (1977)
- Keith Barron in God's Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale (1986)
- Rusty Goffe in U.F.O. (1993)
- Eric Bana in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
See also: King Henry VIII Character Page
Literature
- To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Sandra Byrd
- The Confessions of Katherine Howard, The Queen of Subtleties, and The Sixth Wife by Suzannah Dunn
- The First Elizabeth, Mistress Anne, and The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson
- The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George
- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
- The Morland Dynasty "The Dark Rose" by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
- Shadow of the Pomegranate, Katharine the Virgin Widow, King's Secret Matter, Murder Most Royal, Mary, Queen of France, St. Thomas's Eve, and The Sixth Wife by Jean Plaidy
- Dissolution, Dark Fire and Sovereign by C. J. Sansom
- The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- My Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
- A Woman of Passion by Virginia Henley
Music
- "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" by R. P. Weston; recorded by Harry Champion, Joe Brown (1910), and Herman's Hermits (1965)
- Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) by David Munrow
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973) by Rick Wakeman contains musical compositions based on his six wives.
- The live version of the album, The Six Wives of Henry VIII Live at Hampton Court Palace, recorded in 2009, contains a new track "Defender of the Faith" which is a track based on Henry VIII himself.
Opera
Plays
- The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth by William Shakespeare
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1948) by Maxwell Anderson, originally played by Rex Harrison
- A Man for All Seasons (1960) by Robert Bolt, originally played by Richard Leech
- La cisma de Inglaterra / The Schism in England by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Television
- Bewitched: "How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII, Parts 1 & 2" (Ronald Long)
- Disneyland: "The Prince and the Pauper" (Paul Rogers)
- DuPont Show of the Month: "The Prince and the Pauper" (Douglas Campbell)
- Henry VIII (John Stride)
- Henry VIII (Ray Winstone, Sid Mitchell)
- Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant (Laurence Spellman)
- I Dream of Jeannie: "The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday, Part 2" (Jack Fife)
- A Man for All Seasons (Martin Chamberlain)
- National Geographic's The Madness of Henry VIII (Dan Astileanu)
- Histeria!: "The Terrible Tudors" (1998)
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999) (Brian Blessed)
- Omnibus: "The Trial of Anne Boleyn" (Rex Harrison)
- The Other Boleyn Girl (Jared Harris)
- The Prince and the Pauper (2000) (Alan Bates)
- Relic Hunter: "The Royal Ring" (Michael Hofland)
- The Simpsons: "Margical History Tour"
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Keith Michell)
- The Tudors (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
See also: King Henry VIII Character Page
Kingdom of
England
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England, Scotland and Ireland
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