This documentary series explores the how a seemingly normal, harmless prince turned into a ruthless tyrant who had spouses murdered and fundamentally changed Britain. Episode one focuses on Henry's upbringing.

A journey of marriage, affairs and tyrannical politics reveals Henry's obsession with marrying Anne Boleyn, which resulted in a cataclysmic split with the Roman Catholic Church.

Henry's later years brought further tyranny, death and destruction. He was also afflicted by an agonising ulcer on his leg.