The Tudors - Season 1

Desperate for an heir, England's King Henry VIII shuns his wife Queen Katherine and casts his eye on the alluring Anne Boleyn, while Cardinal Wolsey's loyalty to the Catholic Church and the Pope strains his relationship to the king.

10 Episodes

In Cold Blood

Season 1 - Episode 1

Henry prepares for war with France but receives cautious counsel from the powerful Cardinal Wolsey, who urges a treaty; the king learns that...

Simply Henry

Season 1 - Episode 2

Henry contemplates an alliance with Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Spain despite his "Field of Cloth of Gold" ceremony celebrating allegian...

Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!

Season 1 - Episode 3

A visit from Charles V forces Henry to conceal his growing disaffection from Queen Katherine, who is the influential Spanish monarch's aunt ...

His Majesty, The King

Season 1 - Episode 4

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 ...

Arise, My Lord

Season 1 - Episode 5

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 su...

True Love

Season 1 - Episode 6

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

Message to the Emperor

Season 1 - Episode 7

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 depr...

Truth and Justice

Season 1 - Episode 8

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 thes...

Look to God First

Season 1 - Episode 9

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-bel...

The Death of Wolsey

Season 1 - Episode 10

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