Attempts to legitimize the King‘s marriage and increase his power encounter unmovable obstacles as Sir Thomas More and Bishop Fisher insist that only God can be head of the church. Imprisoned in the Tower of London, they face likely execution unless they take the Oath of Allegiance. Meanwhile, Henry’s wandering eyes continue to roam.
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Attempts to legitimize the King‘s marriage and increase his power encounter unmovable obstacles as Sir Thomas More and Bishop Fisher insist that only God can be head of the church. Imprisoned in the Tower of London, they face likely execution unless they take the Oath of Allegiance. Meanwhile, Henry’s wandering eyes continue to roam.
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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.
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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.
MoreThomas Cranmer
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury thanks to ties with the Boleyn family, Thomas Cranmer rose to power from a relatively minor status.
MoreQueen Katherine of Aragon
Katherine left strong impressions on people—so much so that even her enemy, Thomas Cromwell, said ‘If not for her sex, she could have defied all the heroes of History.’
MoreThomas Howard
Thomas Howard was uncle to Henry’s 2nd and 5th wives: Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard.
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