Non-graphic and short 'sex/nudity' scenes but yes made to be colorful as with the rest of the show.
As was the brief torture and execution scenes. They happened in real life and were added to make it realistic. I like Band of Brothers for similar reasons.
If that is not to your taste then watch what is.
A few Sundays ago I saw a movie Child Star The Shirley Temple Story in Inspiration Network. I never could sit through 5 minutes of a corny Temple movie but I really enjoyed seeing the dramatic biography : a story of a famous child star who wasn't screwed up. Nice to see a happy ending.
I believe that was my original point - that I preferred watching nothing at all, at the particular time - along with pointing out that the family were "Tudors" rather than "Tutors."