18 May, 2008
At Henry\’s command Jane Seymour is made a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, to the discomfort and suspicion of the Queen. When Henry is seriously injured in a jousting match all thought

11 May, 2008
Anne is increasingly paranoid about Catherine and Mary. Henry continues eying up everything in a skirt and the episode contains quite a raunchy sex scene in case anyone has children wa

4 May, 2008
As the Reformation gathers pace Sir Thomas Cromwell becomes ever more powerful as propagandist-in-chief of a new moral order. Royal confidence has given way to doubt. Henry is haunted b

27 April, 2008
Attempts to legitimise the King\’s marriage and increase his power hit unmovable obstacles as Sir Thomas More and Bishop Fisher insist that only God can be head of the church. Impris

20 April, 2008
Elizabeth, the first child of Anne and Henry VIII is baptized under the new Church of England. Henry sends a statement to Parliament for the consideration, later to be known as the A

13 April, 2008
Henry\’s patience finally wears out and he marries Anne in secret, appoints his Lutheran chaplain Thomas Cranmer the head of the Church of England, and strips Queen Katherine of her

6 April, 2008
Christmas at the Tudor court is a time for ringing in the new. Mistress Anne Boleyn has replaced the banished Queen Katherine. The King\’s chaplain, Thomas Cranmer, makes a fact-findi

30 March, 2008
The King makes himself head of the Church of England while the Catholic Church fights a losing battle to control Henry VIII\’s desire for an annulment. Anne Boleyn demands that Henry

10 June, 2007
Now cardinal Wolsey lives in misery as penniless archbishop of and in York, barred from court, hoping in vain Ann Boleyn who broke his hold on the king will reward his efforts as she

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 fo