The Tudors
TV Show • 2007 • Drama
ReportThe Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
This tv show contains 55 potentially triggering events.
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Unanswered Triggers
Does a cat die?
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None are shown onscreen, but the brutal deaths of several cats is discussed in one brief moment.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does a horse die?
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chippyzippy
Mention of eating horseflesh while starving. Nothing is shown.
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I wish someone would put the season or episode it was in I have looked everywhere for it myself, but Henry does go hunting and he slits a deers throat it is quite upsetting as the deer is stressed.
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Are animals abused?
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While not dwelled on for long or fully shown, there is a cockfight on screen at one point, and there is a hunting scene
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While mentioned in passing, this is never shown onscreen
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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MinSappho
S2: Charles Brandon marries a 17 year old and her young age is discussed in detail.
S4: Katherine Howard is 17 and Henry VIII is 49, it is thought she was as young as 14 in real life. Her age is a key element of her character.
S4: Katherine Howard is 17 and Henry VIII is 49, it is thought she was as young as 14 in real life. Her age is a key element of her character.
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Is rape mentioned?
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MinSappho
Several times throughout show as well as graphic rape scenes
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ElleONeill
yes, s2e6, from minute 17-20, graphic
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white_witch_winnie
S2E6: George Boleyn rapes his wife shortly after marriage, quite graphic but not that long S4E1: Thomas Culpepper and his friends rape a peasant woman whilst going hunting, and then kill her husband when confronted.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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DevinA
Many times, the corsets being a risk factor
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Is someone burned alive?
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ElleONeill
s01,e10 around 17 minutes in, a man is burned at the stake for heresy
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Are any teeth damaged?
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In one torture scene, a character is about to have a tooth damaged, but is spared
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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S4
A mans fingernails are ripped out during torture scenes which are extremely graphic
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Is someone tortured?
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chippyzippy
One of Anne Boleyn's alleged partners is tortured into a false confession. Some guy gets boiled alive in one ep i think, Francis Dereham gets his fingernails removed and teeth taken out and later hanged drawn and quartered. A lot of burnings. Whilst Thomas More isn't tortured in the end, a plan for him TO be tortured is discussed at his trial. There's also Thomas Cromwell's botched beheading which isn't torture exactly but is still equally as disturbing to watch.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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It's more of an extended drop in a hanging scene, but the fall and the pull of the rope kills one character
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Rachelkim
S2
E9
A character has his eye crushed by a knotted piece of rope
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Children
Does a kid die?
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S1, the body of Henry FitzRoy is shown on screen
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Is a minor sexualized?
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MinSappho
Both Charles Brandon and Henry VIII marry teenage girls and children are betrothed multiple times
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Death
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Does a parent die?
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chippyzippy
Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Thomas More, Wolsey (I think??), the Poles, Thomas Cromwell, and Robert Aske are all characters who's children are shown on screen at one point, and they all also die. More's daughter is shown watching his execution as is Cromwell's son. Mary Tudor is there at the death of her stepmother and mother-figure Jane Seymour's death. Katherine of Aragon hallucinates Mary at her deathbed too
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Is someone kidnapped?
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DevinA
via forced marriage
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Does someone cheat?
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It’s Henry VIII, he literally cheats on everyone
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Fear
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Are there jump scares?
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Nightmares and hallucinations are shown several times and can be very jarring
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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KzDeS
In season 4 two people are beheaded, when the first ones head is cut off, the other vomits all over himself, it is visible.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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S4 Katherine wets herself before being executed
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Is there audio gore?
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JudeAdley
You can hear people getting wounded
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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chippyzippy
Several main characters are imprisoned in the Tower of London
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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thevelveteenwoman
George boleyn is married to a woman and also cheats on her with a man
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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While not in a mental institution, a woman is shown to be suffering a psychotic break while in prison, and a man is shown to be hallucinating in the same place, which may also be triggering
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Does someone have cancer?
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One character is shown to die slowly and in pain, and it is said to be from poison in the show.
This person in real life is currently suspected to have died from cancer, however.
This person in real life is currently suspected to have died from cancer, however.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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emilyweisen
right before anne boylens hanging (do we count this as a spoiler..?) anne has a mental breakdown about the wait time
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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thevelveteenwoman
anyone whos gonna get executed but mainly Anne B and Katherine H
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In S1 Cardinal Wolsey commits suicide by slitting his own throat, graphic and long scene
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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MinSappho
In a dream sequence Henry sees ghosts of people he had executed
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Is there shakey cam?
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ElleONeill
infrequent unsteady camera shots, maybe once or twice every other episode
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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white_witch_winnie
Mainly lightning flashes in a thunderstorm
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Mentioned several times but never shown
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Does someone miscarry?
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Miscarriages are discussed several times, and two are shown onscreen
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Is there childbirth?
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white_witch_winnie
Catherine of Aragon did have a daughter, Mary, but I don’t believe it was shown, Anne Boleyn gives birth to Elizabeth, and Jane Seymour gives birth to Edward VI.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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A woman dies very soon after giving birth however
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Prejudice
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Does an LGBT person die?
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ErikGroen
As stated, three of the four lgbt characters die, and the man that survives does so by marrying a woman.
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Is there hate speech?
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There is a scene with homophobic speech
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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emilyweisen
if you know anything about the historical days. there is most definitely some absolutely insane age gaps. 17 and 49 might be my personal favorite
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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thevelveteenwoman
worst one is in season 4 where Culpepper and Henry watch Katherine howard dancing, both see her as an object
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emilyweisen
it’s the 1600s…. incest was the it girl at the time
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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chippyzippy
S3
E8
Whilst he's not being ridiculed for his crying, a male character is heckled, mocked, and shouted at whilst crying before an execution. Earlier in the same episode he's ridiculed whilst the other characters discuss plans for his execution. Not a likeable character though, and the scene isn't very long as the crowd quieten down during his monologue iirc.
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Sickness
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Debateable, it closes with Henry's life, touching on the departed queens and describing what happened after. It's not happy, but it's not directly sad
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Henry almost drowns at one point, but survives
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Is there blood/gore?
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white_witch_winnie
There is quite a lot of blood and gore, but the scenes I specifically did not like is when Wolsey slits his throat and when people get beheaded. quite a lot of blood then.
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