It was written circa 1613, ten years after Elizabeth died, and by then depictions of the Tudors in history plays were fairly common. Also, it only goes through the first two queens, so most of Henry's nastier moments aren't in it (indeed, there are some strong nostalgia bits here and there).
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Date: 2006-05-19 05:45 am (UTC)