At a Glance

Focusing on the early years of King Henry VIII's reign, THE TUDORS looks at the colourful personal life and tremendously influential political life of the monarch.

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PART ONE:

1.King Henry’s trusted advisor Cardinal Wolsey, persuades the King to keep peace with France. Henry discovers that Queen Katherine’s lady-in-waiting is pregnant with his child.

2.As allegiances shift at home and abroad, Henry executes the Duke of Buckinghamshire for treason, and celebrates the birth of his first, though illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy.

3.Two powerful influences enter the King’s world for the first time – one political and one romantic: the powerful King of Spain, Emperor Charles V, and the seductive Anne Boleyn.

4.The King’s obsession with Anne and his longing for a legitimate heir push him to take action against the Queen. Meanwhile, Anne’s father conspires against Cardinal Wolsey.