Costumes from The Tudors to be displayed in the UK

With the final season of the Showtime hit, “The Tudors” getting ready to air in the United Kingdom, fans in the area can get a closer look at some of the iconic costumes used in the series.

The eight costumes on display will be those that were worn by Jonathan Rhys Meyers as King Henry VIII, Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves, Joely Richardson as Catherine Parr, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Catherine of Aragon, Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn, Annabelle Wallis as Jane Seymour and Tamzin Merchant as Catherine Howard.

I’d have probably made the trek to England if one of Henry Cavill’s uniforms was on display!!

The orange and bronze war costume shown in photo above on the handsome Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the role of Henry VIII from the final series will be one of the pieces on display.

They were on display last year at the Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition in the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum & Galleries, Los Angeles; but this will be the first time they will be displayed in the UK.

Joan Bergin is the Costume Designer and winner of the 2010 Emmy for “Outstanding Costume For A Series”, along with Wardrobe Supervisor Susan Cave. Bergin also won Emmys for the series in 2007 and 2008 and received Irish Film & Television Academy awards in 2008 and 2009 as well.

Bergin is currently working on the Starz Network production of “Camelot,” starring Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes. (So excited about this show!)

The costumes will go on display in the AV Theatre of the Mary Rose Museum from Saturday 29th January until Thursday 31st March. Entry can be gained with a ticket to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard or free via the museum shop where it is hoped that the public will generously donate to the Mary Rose 500 Appeal to help build the new museum to open in 2012, where more of these stunning exhibitions will be possible.

If any of you go, I’d LOVE to see pictures of this exhibit! For more information click here.