The Six Wives of Henry VIII

  • : 1970
  • : 6
  • : 1
  • BBC Two
  • Drama History Mini-series Romance

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1x1
Catherine of Aragon
Episode overview
01, 1970
Catalina of Aragon, a Spanish princess, is set to wed Arthur Tudor, eldest son on King Henry VII. Shortly after they wed, Arthur is taken by illness. Catalina then catches the eye of .. show full overview
1x2
Anne Boleyn
Episode overview
08, 1970
This second episode of the series overlaps with the first, and thus begins when Queen Anne and King Henry are already estranged. After several pregnancies, Anne has provided her husband .. show full overview
1x3
Jane Seymour
Episode overview
15, 1970
Anxious to rid himself of the shrewish Anne Boleyn, and desperate for a son, Henry is charmed by the naive and pious Jane, the daughter of a wealthy country aristocrat.
1x4
Anne of Cleves
Episode overview
22, 1970
Religious strife between Catholics and Protestants continues to swell in Europe. To try to balance the Catholic threat of France and Spain, Thomas Cromwell persuades King Henry into a .. show full overview
1x5
Catherine Howard
Episode overview
29, 1970
The powerful Duke of Norfolk, the leading Catholic aristocrat in England, dangles his teenaged niece Catherine Howard before the aging but still amorous King Henry, who foolishly marries her.
1x6
Catherine Parr
Episode overview
05, 1970
Corpulent and old, Henry makes a final trip to the altar, with the puritan Lady Latimer, Catherine Parr. The new queen brings Henry’s estranged daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, back into .. show full overview

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