Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2009)

Overview

Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour is happy, fruitful and tragically short; the king brutally suppresses a rebellion against his religious reforms; England, Spain and the Pope ally against England, forcing Henry to marry a Protestant.

Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII of England
Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Henry VIII of England

Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon
Henry Cavill

as Charles Brandon

James Frain as Thomas Cromwell
James Frain

as Thomas Cromwell

Annabelle Wallis as Jane Seymour
Annabelle Wallis

as Jane Seymour

Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves
Joss Stone

as Anne of Cleves

Tamzin Merchant as Catherine Howard
Tamzin Merchant

as Catherine Howard

Max von Sydow as Cardinal Von Waldburg
Max von Sydow

as Cardinal Von Waldburg

Alan van Sprang as Sir Francis Bryan
Alan van Sprang

as Sir Francis Bryan

Claire MacCauley as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Claire MacCauley

as Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Anthony Brophy as Ambassador Eustace Chapuys
Anthony Brophy

as Ambassador Eustace Chapuys

Sarah Bolger as Princess Mary Tudor
Sarah Bolger

as Princess Mary Tudor

Andrew McNair as Sir Thomas Seymour
Andrew McNair

as Sir Thomas Seymour

Simon Ward as Bishop Stephen Gardiner
Simon Ward

as Bishop Stephen Gardiner

Episodes

Civil Unrest poster

Civil Unrest 7.1

April 5, 2009

King Henry marries for the third time, taking as his queen the demure noblewoman Jane Seymour. A growing number of his …

The Northern Uprising poster

The Northern Uprising 8.3

April 12, 2009

The uproar over the king's break with the Catholic Church turns into a full-blown rebellion that comes to be known as "…

Dissention and Punishment poster

Dissention and Punishment 7.5

April 19, 2009

Henry reconciles with his estranged daughters Mary and Elizabeth in time for the Christmas holidays, but betrays and br…

The Death of a Queen poster

The Death of a Queen 8.0

April 26, 2009

The leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising are put to death, but Brandon is disturbed by the cruelty and merciless…

Problems in the Reformation poster

Problems in the Reformation 7.3

May 3, 2009

Henry remains in seclusion while mourning the queen's death, an opportunity that enemies of the crown seize to murder s…

Search for a New Queen poster

Search for a New Queen 7.1

May 10, 2009

Matchmaking begins in earnest as Cromwell schemes to secure the Reformation by marrying Henry to a Protestant wife - bu…

Protestant Anne of Cleves poster

Protestant Anne of Cleves 8.3

May 17, 2009

War looms with France and Spain aligning against England with backing from Rome, so Henry agrees to a politically fortu…

The Undoing of Cromwell poster

The Undoing of Cromwell 7.8

May 24, 2009

Henry moves swiftly to annul his loveless marriage to Anne of Cleves, and beds a new mistress, 17-year-old Katherine Ho…