Doomed Queens in the media

Could there be something in the air? Anne Boleyn, one of my favorite Doomed Queens, appears to be everywhere these days. At the very least, she’s fond of the New York City transit system — I spotted these posters on various bus shelters and subway shelters.

First this:

Then this:

I’m uncertain if I’m fascinated or horrified by the Vanity Fairization of these long ago royals. Or maybe I’m just amused. I mean, Henry VIII (or, as they dub him in the Showtime promos, “Henry 8″) in a leather vest? He looks better prepared for wrangling with the Crips than hanging with Cardinal Woolsey.

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