Upcoming Tudor Dramas for 2025(ish) in a Nutshell

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(Originally Uploaded: 16th March 2025)

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:15 - Channel Admin
02:05 - TYTW: 'Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light' (2024)
11:22 - TYTW: 'Firebrand' (2024)
17:00 - TYTW: 'My Lady Jane' (2024)
29:01 - Upcoming: 'Fools' (c.2025/6?)
31:23 - Upcoming: 'Majesty' (c.2025/6?)
38:34 - (NT) Upcoming: 'King and Conqueror' (2025)
44:02 - Conclusion
44:29 - End Credits

Sources:
Clips:
- 'Nine Days a Queen' (1936)
- 'Henry VIII and His Six Wives' (1972)
- 'Fall of Eagles' (1974)
- 'Lady Jane' (1986)
- 'The Simpsons' (1989-)
- ' Titanic' (1997)
- 'Spongebob Squarepants' (1999-)
- 'Aoi Tokugawa Sandai' (2000)
- 'Henry VIII' (2003)
- 'Joshiraku' (2012)
- 'Firebrand' (2024)
- 'Delak', This... err... video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiuyhxp4w9I&rco=1

Audio:
- 'Here's a Health Unto His Majesty', anon. 1660's (version made by myself in MuseScore 2)
- 'My Deer Friend Nokotan, Shikairo Days': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxPcJTU-A8U
- 'Serenade Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', Mozart (version from YouTube's audio library)

Literary:
- Nichols, J. G. (ed.) (1850) ‘The Chronicle of Queen Jane and Two Years of Queen Mary’. London: Camden Society

Online:
- Altitude Film Sales, (2024) 'Fools': https://www.altitudefilment.com/film/sales/129/fools
- ArsBrevis. (2024) 'An analysis of Lady Jane's viewership as a precursor to cancellation', Reddit, 21st August: https://www.reddit.com/r/PeriodDramas/comments/1ey0f7l/an_analysis_of_lady_janes_viewership_as_a/
- Baggerly, K. (2024) 'Utah author discusses the journey of how ‘My Lady Jane’ went from book to binge-worthy Amazon series', 'ABC4 Utah/Yahoo News', 8th July: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/utah-author-discusses-journey-lady-210320183.html?guccounter=1
- BBC Media Centre. (2024) 'First-look pictures released for King & Conqueror, a new drama for 2025 starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau', 'BBC', 6th December: https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/king-and-conqueror-first-look
- Hamilton, S. (2024) 'In defence of the anachronistic period drama', 'The New Statesman', 30th September: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2024/09/in-defence-of-the-anachronistic-period-drama
- Hastings, C. (2024) 'BBC's Wolf Hall drama draws in over four million viewers during its first week - eclipsing viewing figures for classic soaps EastEnders and Emmerdale', Daily Mail, 24th November: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14119313/BBCs-Wolf-Hall-drama-draws-four-million-viewers-week-eclipsing-viewing-figures-classic-soaps-EastEnders-Emmerdale.html
- ITV Press Centre (2024) 'ITV Commissions Period Drama, Majesty, Set In The Court of King Henry VIII', 2nd December: https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/itv-commissions-period-drama-majesty-set-court-king-henry-viii-created-and-written
- Kanter, J. (2024) '‘Wolf Hall’ Director Defends Color-Blind Casting, Saying Series Did Not Want Tudor “Lookalikes” ', Deadline, 7th November: https://deadline.com/2024/11/wolf-hall-director-peter-kosminsky-defends-color-blind-casting-1236169822/

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