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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

★ 8.0/10•1970•1h 28m•TV-PG•Drama
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A six-episode dramatisation of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode, with a different writer, is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 1, 1970

Episodes

Episode 1 - Catherine of AragonE190m

Catherine of Aragon

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 Arthur's brother, Henry. When Henry VII dies, he tells his son Henry that he must marry Catalina. Henry becomes the King of England and marries Catalina. Being loved by her new subjects, Catalina changes her name to the English version, Catherine. After many years, she is still loved by her subjects, but it's a different story with her husband.

Jan 1, 1970

Episode 2 - Anne BoleynE290m

Anne Boleyn

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 with only one surviving child, Princess Elizabeth. Extremely unpopular with both the public and the aristocracy, Anne has few friends to protect her when Henry's eye lights upon the virginal Jane Seymour.

Jan 8, 1970

Episode 3 - Jane SeymourE390m

Jane Seymour

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.

Jan 15, 1970

Episode 4 - Anne of ClevesE490m

Anne of Cleves

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 political marriage with the sister of the Protestant German Duke of Cleves.

Jan 22, 1970

Episode 5 - Catherine HowardE590m

Catherine Howard

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.

Jan 29, 1970

Episode 6 - Catherine ParrE690m

Catherine Parr

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 the family fold, but irritates the king by debating religion with him and his advisors.

Feb 5, 1970

Actors

Keith Michell

Keith Michell

Henry VIII of England

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Narrator

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