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Article: Reigning,cats and dogs.(Review)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2002
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Byline: PETER PATERSON
Edward And Mary: The Unknown Tudors (C4); Pet Hate (BBC1) ANYONE who may have stumbled to the conclusion in recent days that the court of Queen Elizabeth II is beset by bitter enmities, petty jealousies and downright bungling had only to switch on Channel 4 yesterday evening to realise that, by comparison, the Tudors were about as well-disposed as the Corleones.
In Dr David Starkey they have the perfect chronicler.
These days, he has abandoned his formal attire of suit and tie in favour of a more casual ensemble of cream jacket, dark trousers and open-necked shirt, but his gruff delivery remains that of an oldfashioned ...