Overview

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

Details

Genres

Drama

Language

EN

First Air Date

2015-01-21

Seasons

2

Episodes

12

Available On

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Cast

Mark Rylance

Damian Lewis

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Joss Porter

Charlie Rowe

Harry Melling

James Larkin