Henry VIII

Season 1 - Henry VIII

• Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2 (2003) Conclusion. Henry marries Jane Seymour against a backdrop of civic unrest provoked by the suppression of the Catholic Church in England - and as the nation descends into anarchy, former soldier Robert Aske marches on London at the head of a 20,000-strong rebel army. A full-scale uprising is narrowly averted, but the king's reign continues to be dogged by intrigue and chicanery in the ensuing years. As a succession of wives fall by the wayside, food becomes his only companion - and although he ha…
• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1 (2003) First of a two-part drama, starring Ray Winstone as the larger-than-life Tudor monarch best remembered for his six wives. The action begins as Henry VII, on his deathbed, urges his 17-year-old son to take a wife who will bear him a male heir. However, first consort Katherine of Aragon produces only a daughter, and Henry's thoughts soon turn to wooing the strikingly beautiful Anne Boleyn - but not before he has seen off the Duke of Buckingham's attempts to reclaim the throne for the Plantaganets.…