Credit: He’s the first king that we have written documentation from his own hand, [and] a lot of it is love poems.”, This love of music and poetry deeply informed O’Connor’s take on Henry, as he strove to set aside the stereotypes and find the heart of the young man. 'The Spanish Princess' Season 2: Meet Charlotte Hope, Ruairi O’Connor and the new cast of the final 8 episodes. 855, This story has been shared 743 times. I don’t think we wanted to take it down a line of her being angry and teasing him. It’s Time for a 'Great British Baking Show' All-Stars Season, 'The Great British Baking Show': Linda Had to Go, But it Still Sucks, In Defense of 'The Great British Baking Show' in 2020, 'Fargo' Season 4 Episode 6 Recap: Life During Wartime, 'Fargo' May Have Just Confirmed That Mike Milligan Fan Theory, 'Fargo' Season 4 Has Finally Found Its Central Story, 'Fargo' Season 4 Episode 5 Recap: The Doctor Is Out, Keith Raniere, NXIVM Leader and 'The Vow' Subject, Gets 120 Years in Prison, 'Seduced' Episode 2: 11 More Revelations About NXIVM You Didn't Know, ‘The Vow’ & ‘Seduced’ Subject Keith Raniere Speaks Out In Rare First Interview Since Arrest, 'Seduced' Will Make You Pissed Off At How 'The Vow' Underplayed Keith Raniere's Menace, Leva Bonaparte Is Here To Save This Season of 'Southern Charm'. Ruairi O’Connor and Charlotte Hope star in the Starz series ‘The Spanish Princess.” (Photo courtesy of Starz) (KGET) — “The Spanish Princess” star Ruairi O’Connor isn’t the first actor to portray Henry VIII. How Borat Crashed CPAC, Staged a Cotillion, and More. 2,925, This story has been shared 1,792 times. Is 'The Queen’s Gambit' Based on a True Story? “I presume if he had a male heir and it worked well, it could’ve worked out,” he muses. What We Know So Far, Yes, Dudley Dursley Is in 'The Queen's Gambit', 'The Queen's Gambit' Cast Guide: Who's Who in Netflix's Chess Drama, What Are the Pills in 'The Queen's Gambit'? “I got the opportunity to play him at a different time,” he adds. The Spanish Princess Part Two series return continues the story of Queen Catherine (Charlotte Hope) and Henry VIII (Ruairi O’Connor). More than that, Arthur is depicted positively, as a sweet teenager with noble aims for the future of England. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things. Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England. View production, box office, & company info, ‘Becoming Elizabeth’: Alicia Von Rittberg To Star As Young Elizabeth I In Starz Series, Starzplay Picks Up Fremantle’s ‘We Are Who We Are’, ‘No Man’s Land’, ‘The Attaché’ For Global Audience, Lauren Townsend Steps Down As EVP Communications At Starz. Bari Weiss Rails Against Cancel Culture on 'The View': "Wrong and Deeply Un-American", Stream It Or Skip It: 'Barbarians' on Netflix, a German Quasi-Historical Action-Drama Series in Which People Kill and Have Sex With Each Other. To form an alliance between England and Spain, Catherine of Aragon has been betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wales since she was 3. Add the first question. A young African-Iberian soldier who serves Queen Isabella and travels to England in Catherine’s retinue. Ships from and sold by Amazon Global Store UK. BGN interviews Charlotte Hope and Ruairi O’Connor about character development for season 2 of The Spanish Princess. If you know absolutely nothing of this era, this is your show. 558, This story has been shared 530 times. i gave it one star only because you have to fill in at least one to be considered (an example of the problem). The film depicts the real life case of Johnson; the first murder defendant in American legal history to plead not guilty by reason of demonic possession. “And I was like, ‘Do I play it like that?’”. 518. 10 funny mockumentaries to remind us about the absurdity of life, Family-friendly Halloween films for boos big and small, Exclusive: Get your first look at Catherine of Aragon in, Laura Carmichael on why ‘The Spanish Princess’ will have you saying #PoorMaggie. [4] That same year, he starred as the school-bully and chief antagonist Weasel in the teen coming of age film Handsome Devil.[6]. At its core, The Spanish Princess is a love story, and O’Connor says he was surprised by what a deeply romantic person Henry was.