16-11-2024 08:54 via dailymail.co.uk

The horrifying truth behind Wolf Hall: BBC drama shows beheadings, torture and burning at the stake, but the real dark side of Henry VIII's reign was even more gruesome (and forks were a rarity at the Tudor dinner table!)

The BBC show, an adaptation of the mega-selling series of novels by the late Hilary Mantel, is at times gruesome as it depicts executions and torture.
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