Modern Medieval Talks SIX the Musical

Modern Medieval: A NWMSN Postgraduate Podcast

Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived.

In this episode Modern Medieval co-hosts Meaghan & Anna discuss the musical SIX about the six wives of Henry VIII. Anna leads the way with her knowledge of late medieval/early modern history, chronologies, costuming, and more!

In order, these women are:

1. Catherine of Aragon (m. 1509–div. 1533)

2. Anne Boleyn (m. 1533-beheaded 1536)

3. Jane Seymour (m. 1536-died 1537)

4. Anne of Cleves (m. 1540-div. 1540)

5. Catherine Howard (m. 1540-beheaded 1541)

6. Catherine Parr (m. 1543)

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Documentaries:

BBC One: 'Six Wives with Lucy Worsley', https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0854cjm

Channel5: 'Henry VIII & His Six Wives with Dan Jones & Suzannah Lipscomb

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SIX The Musical is by Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss.

Official Website: https://sixthemusical.com/

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The musical lyrics can be found here: https://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/six/six.htm

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AllMusic article by Lucy Mao mentioned: https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/six-the-musical-how-henry-viiis-six-wives-reflect-the-influences-of-contemp#:~:text=Search%20Remove%20Ads-,SIX%20the%20Musical%3A%20How%20Henry%20VIII's%20Six%20Wives%20Reflect,Influences%20of%20Contemporary%20Pop%20Queens&text=%22Divorced%2C%20beheaded%2C%20died%E2%80%A6,Katherine%20Howard%2C%20and%20Catherine%20Parr.