Cardinal Wolsey is down but not yet out. Although exiled, he tries to gather last-minute support from his old enemy, Queen Katherine. She hesitantly agrees to his plan, as she…

A papal envoy has come to discuss the annulment of the King’s marriage to Katherine of Aragon, as requested by the King. The outcome of these discussions will determine Cardinal…

A visit from Charles V forces Henry to conceal his growing disaffection from Queen Katherine, who is the influential Spanish monarch’s aunt – even as Henry comes face-to-face with the…

As a reward for his denunciation of Martin Luther, the Pope christens Henry “Defender of the Faith,” but a brush with death causes the king to seek a solution to…

Henry is shocked when he learns that his ally, Emperor Charles V of Spain, has released France’s King Francis I from prison. He’s equally surprised when Anne Boleyn turns him…

As King Henry gains in confidence, his displeasure with the way the Catholic church handles his request for an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon grows. As a…

England’s population is suffering, both from a lack of food and from a lethal plague called ‘The Sweats’. As a result, King Henry feels depressed and not his usual, confident…

Henry prepares for war with France but receives cautious counsel from the powerful Cardinal Wolsey, who urges a treaty; the king learns that his queen’s lady-in-waiting Elizabeth Blount is pregnant…

Henry contemplates an alliance with Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Spain despite his “Field of Cloth of Gold” ceremony celebrating allegiance to France, and executes a rival; Elizabeth gives…