Discussion: Brandon's Wives

"Well, Catherine has all the personality of half a dead trout. That never helps.
Maybe, if they had a better actress playing her, things would be different. The makers of the show should`ve stuck to history, and let Mary/Margaret die when she really did die (1533). They also should`ve shown the births of Mary/Margaret`s kids, one of whom was Frances, the mother of Jane Grey, the nine day queen. So yeah, they totally screwed up his character. Instead, Brandon has this young son, who seems to have popped up, out of thin air at the start of Series two.

As for the real Charles Brandon`s wives, his marital history is so complex, that you have to be on at least two forms of mind expanding drug to fully understand it."

"I`ve never seen any deleted scenes, and it would`ve been nice to see some important characters from the future. I mean, they`re not covering the reigns of Mary, Edward and Elizabeth, but they`re still included in the show. And, do you not think I may have been being light hearted in what I said about Brandon`s marraiges? Sorry, like! And, btw, the set up of these marraiges was murky to say the least! "

"I plan on writing my master's thesis on Catherine Willoughby and I've been rather disappointed by her portrayal in the show, though it makes sense; she's just there as his conscience. From what I've read Catherine and Charles had a pretty happy marriage. The real Catherine was quite funny and very opinionated, that would make for a much more interesting character on the show but... I hope they do more with the character in season 4 as she had a strong friendship with Katherine Parr, but I doubt it."

"I plan on writing my master's thesis on Catherine Willoughby and I've been rather disappointed by her portrayal in the show, though it makes sense; she's just there as his conscience. From what I've read Catherine and Charles had a pretty happy marriage. The real Catherine was quite funny and very opinionated, that would make for a much more interesting character on the show but... I hope they do more with the character in season 4 as she had a strong friendship with Katherine Parr, but I doubt it."

"I've actually found it on Google Books, believe it or not. A lot of it seems to be conjecture, but that's thanks to "we don't have records!" At least she left some very entertaining and interesting letters (it was very sad reading what she wrote after her sons died) . I hope I can actually say something interesting, hehe."

"At least she left some very entertaining and interesting letters (it was very sad reading what she wrote after her sons died) . "