Greg Walker is Professor of Early-Modern Literature and Culture at the University of Leicester. His publications include 'Plays of Persuasion: Drama and Politics in the Reign of Henry VIII'.

• Illustrations /vi Acknowledgements /vii Foreword/ix Film Credits 1 1 Origins 3 2 The Making of The Private Life of Henry VIII 11 3 Korda, Englishness and the 'International Film' 27 4 Korda and the Politics of Representation 42 5 Marriage, Sex and Gender: Relationships in Henry VIII 66 6 Fade-out? 86 Appendix: The Six (Historical) Wives of Henry VIII 89 Notes 96 Bibilography 111

'Greg Walker convincingly connects Alexander Korda's The Private Life of Henry VIII to disarmament debates in the 1930's, and singles out a telling reflection of the film's overwhelming success: one of the wife actresses subsequently made a packet endorsing Shredded Wheat.' -Chris Wood, The Times 'This is an excellent addition to an already distinguished series, edited by the doyen of British Film Historians, Jeffrey Richards.' -Nicholas Cull, Film International