Season 2
(2008)
Overview
Henry quickly embraces Lutheran ideas, breaks with the Church, and marries Anne Boleyn, but Brandon sows seeds of doubt about his new queen's fidelity in the king's mind; a loyalty oath pits Henry against his mentor Thomas More.
Cast
as Henry VIII of England
as Charles Brandon
as Thomas Cromwell
as Anne Boleyn
as Catherine of Aragon
as Thomas Boleyn
as Sir Thomas More
as Jane Seymour
as Duke of Buckingham
as Thomas Cranmer
as Pope Paul III
as Henry Howard
as Catherine Parr
as Lady Ursula Misseldon
as William Compton
as George Boleyn
as Ambassador Eustace Chapuys
as Jane Seymour
as Princess Mary Tudor
as Sir Thomas Wyatt
as Francis I of France
as Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio
as John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Episodes
Everything is Beautiful 7.1
March 30, 2008
The King makes himself head of the Church of England while the Catholic Church fights a losing battle to control Henry …
Tears of Blood 6.4
April 6, 2008
Christmas at the Tudor court is a time for ringing in the new. Mistress Anne Boleyn has replaced the banished Queen Kat…
Checkmate 8.0
April 13, 2008
Henry's patience finally wears out and he marries Anne in secret, appoints his Lutheran chaplain Thomas Cranmer the hea…
The Act of Succession 8.3
April 20, 2008
Sir Thomas More refuses to accept Henry's command that his people swear an oath of "allegiance and recognition of the K…
His Majesty's Pleasure 7.1
April 27, 2008
Attempts to legitimise the King's marriage and increase his power hit unmovable obstacles as Sir Thomas More and Bishop…
The Definition of Love 7.1
May 4, 2008
As the Reformation gathers pace Sir Thomas Cromwell becomes ever more powerful as propagandist-in-chief of a new moral …
Matters of State 7.3
May 11, 2008
The English Reformation is in full swing. Queen Anne suffers from nightmares and feels threatened by Katherine and her…
Lady in Waiting 7.5
May 18, 2008
At Henry's command Jane Seymour is made a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, to the discomfort and suspicion of the Queen.…
The Act of Treason 7.4
May 25, 2008
Anne has lost a son and with it her last chance at a lasting marriage with Henry. The King's affections are shifting an…
Destiny and Fortune 8.9
June 1, 2008
Queen Anne is imprisoned in the Tower, awaiting her execution. The king granted her wish for a special executioner, but…