9 Historical Inaccuracies In BBC's Wolf Hall

3. Kate Phillips Is Certainly No Dead-Ringer For Jane Seymour

Paintings of Henry VIII's third wife Jane Seymour are certainly not flattering - she is depicted as having a double chin, a huge forehead and thin, pursed lips. However, the actress who plays her in Wolf Hall - Kate Phillips - does not resemble any of those features. In fact, she has one chin, a normal forehead - and is pretty. Although paintings can never accurately portray the exact appearance of a person, Phillips is certainly no resemblance to the only physical evidence that exists to suggest exactly what Jane Seymour looked like. On saying that, everyone knows exactly why Phillips was selected for the TV portrayal...