United Queendom: Adapting the Tudors through SIX and Historical Collections
SIX the Musical has transformed the six wives of Henry VIII from textbook footnotes into global pop icons. Remixing 500 years of Tudor drama into a high‑voltage celebration of female agency, the show reframes the queens on their own terms. In this talk, Caroline Marcus explores how SIX has forged dynamic partnerships with major U.K. cultural institutions, including Historic Royal Palaces and the National Portrait Gallery to adapt the Tudors. These collaborations connect the musical’s themes with portraits, letters, artifacts, and historic sites, creating fresh pathways into Tudor history for diverse audiences.
Presented in conjunction with United Queendom: Legacies of Gendered Power in the Early Modern British World.
Know Before You Go
- A post-lecture reception will take place in front of the lecture hall at the Rose Hills Foundation Garden Court at 7 p.m.
- Doors to the lecture hall will open at 5:30 p.m.
- If you are visiting the gardens during the day and plan to stay for the lecture, please note that all guests must clear the grounds when The Huntington closes at 5 p.m.
Top image: London West End Cast, SIX the Musical in “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens,” National Portrait Gallery © Dave Parry