Six Wives of Henry VIII

Name: Six Wives of Henry VIII
Released: 2001-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Fleeshman, Annabelle Dowler, Chris Larkin

TV Show · Documentary

In this four-part series, Dr David Starkey, the renowned historian, reveals Henry VIII's six wives as vibrant, powerful individuals who showed great dignity when faced with exile from the King's favour.

2001 · 49m

Starring David Fleeshman, Annabelle Dowler, Chris Larkin

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Failure to produce an heir caused Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, making way for his mistress. An uncommon public confrontation cost the Queen everything.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Henry's long-awaited son is stillborn and Anne Boleyn's daughter carries on the Tudor name. Henry then accuses Boleyn of adultery and incest, and she is beheaded.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Meek and modest Jane seduced the King but died in childbirth, whilst Anne agreed to a blind date marriage that remained unconsummated until the end.
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

The flighty teenager who failed to keep her head when details of her secret romps were revealed, and the last, who managed to outlive the tyrant.