1. In Cold Blood ⭐ 7.4

01 Apr, 2007 · 1,660 votes

King Henry VIII, the young and ambitious monarch of England, prepares for war with France but is dissuaded by the diplomatic manipulation of his powerful Lord Chancellor.

Director: Charles McDougall, Steve Shill

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2. Simply Henry ⭐ 7.5

08 Apr, 2007 · 1,323 votes

Henry and his court look to sign the treaty with France, though tempers of both kings flare up at the summit. Meanwhile, Henry takes on a new mistress named Mary Boleyn, though he soon tires of her and Mary's sister, Anne, is summoned to the court.

Director: Charles McDougall

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3. Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey! ⭐ 7.5

15 Apr, 2007 · 1,213 votes

The King asks Charles to escort his sister, Margaret, to her betrothed and promotes him to Duke of Suffolk. The envoys from the Holy Roman-Emperor meet with Cardinal Wolsey and determine how to cement the treaty between the two nations.

Director: Steve Shill

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4. His Majesty, the King ⭐ 7.7

22 Apr, 2007 · 1,148 votes

As a reward for his denunciation of Martin Luther, the Pope christens Henry "Defender of the Faith," but a brush with death causes the king to seek a solution to his lack of an heir. Princess Margaret marries the decrepit King of Portugal reluctantly, but the union is short-lived; Henry's desire for Anne Boleyn intensifies.

Director: Steve Shill

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5. Arise, My Lord ⭐ 7.6

29 Apr, 2007 · 1,068 votes

Henry is displeased to learn that the Emperor Charles V, Queen Katherine's nephew, has released King Francis of France from prison and is forced to look for a foreign ally elsewhere. Meanwhile Katherine's alliance with Charles intensifies as does her hatred of Wolsey. Anne Boleyn turns down the king's proposal that she be the royal mistress, demanding nothing less than being declared queen.

Director: Brian Kirk

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6. True Love ⭐ 7.6

06 May, 2007 · 1,010 votes

Henry is still besotted with Anne Boleyn, queen Catherine asks a diplomat to appeal to her Habsburg relatives. Now the emperor has captured the pope in Italy, cardinal Woolsey promises the king to get a mandate from the cardinals to handle Henry's divorce demand and personally goes to Paris in triumph, to sign a treaty with the French king Francis I.

Director: Brian Kirk

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7. Message to the Emperor ⭐ 7.7

13 May, 2007 · 991 votes

Sir William Compton is diagnosed on his Warwickshire estate with highly contagious 'sweating sickness', the physician bleeds his back- death comes swift, his body is burned before burial, Thomas Tallis breaks his lute on the fresh grave, then courts Joan Larke.

Director: Alison Maclean

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8. Truth and Justice ⭐ 7.8

20 May, 2007 · 967 votes

Cardinal Campeggio's long awaited papal legation has arrived at court to decide with colleague-cardinal Thomas Wolsey on the royal request for divorce, claiming Catherine's first marriage to Henry's late elder brother nullified his. When Campeggio learns the king won't yield, he suggests an alternative: the queen could retire to a monastery.

Director: Alison Maclean

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9. Look to God First ⭐ 7.6

03 Jun, 2007 · 929 votes

The legatine court's divorce trial continues in the Queen's absence, hearing testimony suggesting prince Arthur carnally consummated his marriage to Catherine: embarrassing for the court, amusing for the populace. Catherine's council, bishop Fisher, dares claim even heaven can't dissolve the royal marriage.

Director: Ciaran Donnelly

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10. The Death of Wolsey ⭐ 8.1

10 Jun, 2007 · 1,018 votes

Now cardinal Wolsey lives in misery as penniless archbishop of and in York, barred from court, hoping in vain Anne Boleyn who broke his hold on the king will reward his efforts as she once wrote, honors and offices are mainly distributed to the Boleyn clan, with Norfolk in charge -Charles Brandon neglects his joint presidency- of the royal council.

Director: Ciaran Donnelly

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