Sex on The Tudors

5 steamy incentives to stream the drama

BY: PROVOKR Staff

During the four seasons that The Tudors—starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as King Henry VII and Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn—ran on Showtime, it developed a well-earned reputation for its raucous and plentiful sex scenes. “Some people think we’ve overdone it, but they were much more sexually gregarious in the 15th century than we are today,” said Rhys Meyers. “Sex was very, very important. It’s what you did when the sun went down. So we couldn’t leave out the scenes of passion.” If you missed the initial run of the series, here are 5 samples of the royal erotica that awaits you.

The Tudors is available to stream on both Showtime and Netflix.