<P> The Tudors is a historical fiction television series set primarily in the 16th - century Kingdom of England , created and entirely written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime . The series was a collaboration between American , British , and Canadian producers , and was filmed mostly in Ireland . Although named after the Tudor dynasty as a whole , it is based specifically upon the reign of King Henry VIII . </P>
<P> The Tudors is a historical fiction television series set primarily in the 16th - century Kingdom of England , created and entirely written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime . The series was a collaboration between American , British , and Canadian producers , and was filmed mostly in Ireland . Although named after the Tudor dynasty as a whole , it is based specifically upon the reign of King Henry VIII . </P>
what time period is the tudors set in
what time period is the tudors set in
primarily in the 16th - century
primarily in the 16th - century