Wolf Hall
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?
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6 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
0165 minS1:E1 Three Card Trick
Lacking a male heir, the King is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.
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0260 minS1:E2 Entirely Beloved
As Cardinal Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn.
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0360 minS1:E3 Anna Regina
Cromwell has Parliament acknowledge Henry as head of the Church of England.
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0460 minS1:E4 The Devil's Spit
Aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir, Anne becomes paranoid.
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0560 minS1:E5 Crows
The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church of England.
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0660 minS1:E6 Master of Phantoms
After uncovering treasonable offences, Cromwell exacts the ultimate revenge.
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