Plot
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
Cast
as Thomas Cromwell
as Henry VIII
as Rafe Sadler
as Richard Cromwell
as Gregory Cromwell
as Thomas Wriostheley
as William Fitzwilliam
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
January 21, 2015
Last Aired Date
December 15, 2024
Production Companies
Company Pictures
Playground Entertainment
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
2
Number of Episodes
12
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Based on Hilary Mantel's imaginative novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies" this six part drama tells the story of the machinations at the court of England's King Henry VIII (Damien Lewis) as he falls in lust then love with Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy). Her refusal to join the ranks of his mistresses means the king has to find a way to extricate himself from his twenty year marriage to Katherin…
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The Mirror and the Light
2024|6 Episodes
May, 1536. Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, is dead. As the axe drops, Thomas Cromwell emerges from the bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.
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