King Henry VIII

(Jonathan Rhys Meyers)

He was England’s most infamous royal bad boy; Henry was a voluptuary, consuming food and women as voraciously as he disposed of those who crossed him. He became obsessed with producing a male heir. This led to the pursuit of many women and the demise of several marriages. Ultimately, Henry had the blood of many on his hands—he was not one to be tangled with.

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Lady Ursula Misseldon

Lady-in-waiting to Queen Jane, the fictional Lady Ursula becomes Henry’s bedside nurse—and mistress.

Lord Thomas Darcy

A statesman and sympathizer to the rebel uprising, Darcy joined Robert Aske and the ‘Pilgrims of Grace.’

Jane Seymour

Patient, gracious and demure—and the only one of Henry’s wives to produce a male heir—Jane Seymour was considered Henry’s favorite wife.

Anne Boleyn

Henry broke from the Catholic Church and instated the Church of England just so he could marry his mistress Anne Boleyn.

Lady Rochford

Sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and lady-in-waiting to Henry’s subsequent wives, Lady Rochford helped arrange romantic trysts between Queen Katherine Howard and Thomas Culpepper.