Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

8.8 / 10
2016
1 season
4 episodes
DocumentaryDrama

Henry VIII is the most infamous monarch in English history. Famously he married six times over his 36 year reign. The six queens were formidable individuals. Some were ambitious, some brave, some ruthless - and between them they shaped the man who began as a Renaissance prince, became a monster and ended a regretful old man. In turn they shaped England itself. Presented jointly Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones, this is 4-Part series is an original and enlightening look at the real people at the centre of the action during one of the most turbulent, passionate and violent periods in English history.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Katherine of Aragon

    8.0
    15-04-201645m

    Dan and Suzannah recount the fateful unions Henry had with his first two wives, Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.

  • Ep 2

    2.Anne Boleyn

    8.0
    22-04-201645m

    Drama documentary series in which historians Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb bring to life the scandal, romance and betrayal that characterised Henry VIII's six marriages. Dan and...

  • Ep 3

    3.Jane Seymour & Anne of Cleves

    29-04-201645m
  • Ep 4

    4.Catherine Howard & Catherine Parr

    06-05-201645m

    In 1539, after four failed marriages and only one sickly son and two daughters to succeed him, Henry VIII fell in love with seductive teenager Catherine Howard, first cousin of his...

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