#1
S1E4
Anne of Cleves
Henry has been a widower for two years but political diplomacy and Thomas Cromwell urge the king to choose Anne of Cleves. Will the match prove a triumph or a disaster?
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#2
S1E6
Catherine Parr
It is the year 1543 and the King is now grossly fat, semi-lame, and wrinkled. Beset by boredom he longs for a new wife to ease his lonely life, will the twice widowed and scholarly Katherine Parr, fulfill his needs?
#3
S1E5
Catherine Howard
Henry's ulcerated leg is causing him agony. The Duke of Norfolk presents his young and pretty niece Catherine Howard to the King, who becomes captivated. Henry soon marries Catherine - but will she prove to be his rose without a thorn?
#4
Anne Boleyn
S1E2
#5
Catherine of Aragon
S1E1
#6
Jane Seymour
S1E3
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The King is embroiled with the Reformation, and after the execution of Anne Boleyn he marries the kind and loving gentlewoman Jane Seymour. Will she provide him with the peace and comfort he needs and, even more importantly, a male heir?
#5
Catherine of Aragon
S1E1
#4
Anne Boleyn
S1E2
#3
Catherine Howard
S1E5
#2
Catherine Parr
S1E6
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