Cardinal Wolsey’s fall is quick and pitiless. Stripped of office and authority, he is banished from the court and sent far from his much-beloved King. His unlikely successor is Sir…

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…

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…

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…