S01E01 In Cold Blood
Henry prepares for war with France but receives cautious counsel from the powerful Cardinal Wolsey, who urges a treaty; the king learns that his queen's lady-in-waiting Elizabeth Blount is pregnant with his child.
The Tudors
It's Good to Be King.
Overview
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Episodes
S01E02 Simply Henry
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 birth to the king's illegitimate...
S01E03 Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!
A visit from Charles V forces Henry to conceal his growing disaffection from Queen Katherine, who is the influential Spanish monarch's aunt - even as Henry comes face-to-face with the seductive Anne Boleyn for the...
S01E04 His Majesty, The King
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 to seek a solution to his lack of an heir....
S01E05 Arise, My Lord
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 surprised when Anne Boleyn turns him down after offering to make...
S01E06 True Love
As King Henry gains in confidence, his displeasure with the way the Catholic church handles his request for an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon grows. As a result, Cardinal Wolsey's position is...
S01E07 Message to the Emperor
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 self. He starts having doubts...
S01E08 Truth and Justice
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 Wolsey's future career as well...
S01E09 Look to God First
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 Thomas More, a man unlike...
S01E10 The Death of Wolsey
Cardinal Wolsey is down but not yet out. Although exiled, he tries to gather last-minute support from his old enemy, Queen Katherine. She hesitantly agrees to his plan, as she finds herself in a situation...
Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry VIII of England
Henry Cavill
Charles Brandon
Sarah Bolger
Mary Tudor
Max Brown
Edward Seymour
David O'Hara
Henry Howard
Lothaire Bluteau
Ambassador Charles de Marillac
Tamzin Merchant
Catherine Howard
Torrance Coombs
Thomas Culpepper
Anthony Brophy
Ambassador Eustace Chapuys
Laoise Murray
Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Eoin Murtagh
Prince Edward Tudor
Jake Hathaway
Prince Edward Tudor
