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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?
Peter Straughan
BBC One
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Lacking a male heir, the King is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.
Jan 21, 2015
As Cardinal Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn.
Jan 28, 2015
Cromwell has Parliament acknowledge Henry as head of the Church of England.
Feb 4, 2015
Aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir, Anne becomes paranoid.
Feb 11, 2015
The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church of England.
Feb 18, 2015
After uncovering treasonable offences, Cromwell exacts the ultimate revenge.
Feb 25, 2015
Thomas Cromwell
Henry VIII
Rafe Sadler
Richard Cromwell
Gregory Cromwell
Thomas Wriostheley
William Fitzwilliam
