We’ve had Six the Musical; welcome to Six Lives, the exhibition on the six wives of Henry VIII. Forget “Divorced, beheaded, died”, as with the West End show, here the women are presented in their own right.
A display of names starts the show, with each given her own identity. Katherine of Aragon is “Diplomat” (really?); Anne Boleyn, “Reformer” (her motto “The Most Happy” doesn’t read well); Anne of Cleves, “Landowner” (not the first thing you think about her); Jane Seymour, “Patron” (eh?); Katherine Howard, “Intercessor” (floozie); Katherine Parr, “Regent”.
