The Tudors

My mom is literally obsessed with this new show on HBO. It is a show about King Henry VIII and Anne Bolen. It is supposed to be a spiced up documentary about his life and the history of the Catholic Church. 

The sad part about this show is that to get people to learn about history, they need to make a show that is full of sex and violence and attractive characters. Let's face it, King Henry VIII never look like that guy in the picture and no one back in the day was having nearly as much sex as they are on the show. Although this show is based on real events that have happened in history, it is terribly sad that for people to learn such important history they have to watch a show on HBO. Now don't get me wrong, I love my mommy, BUT she calls me all excited  to tell me how interesting the show is and how amazing the whole history of the Catholic Church splitting up is because she has just learned it from some sex driven tv show. My dad feels exactly the same way. Although my dad knows a lot more about history than I do, we can agree that history should be learned in school out of a text book, BEFORE it is watched and revamped for pleasure on TV!