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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

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Henry VIII is the most infamous monarch in English history. Famously he married six times over his 36 year reign. The six queens were formidable individuals. Some were ambitious, some brave, some ruthless - and between them they shaped the man who began as a Renaissance prince, became a monster and ended a regretful old man. In turn they shaped England itself. Presented jointly Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones, this is 4-Part series is an original and enlightening look at the real people at the centre of the action during one of the most turbulent, passionate and violent periods in English history.

Apr 15, 20161 seasons4 episodesEndedEN

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Dan Jones

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Suzannah Lipscomb

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

Premiered Apr 15, 2016

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

Katherine of Aragon

Apr 15, 2016

45m

Dan and Suzannah recount the fateful unions Henry had with his first two wives, Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.

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Ep 2

Anne Boleyn

Apr 22, 2016

45m

Drama documentary series in which historians Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb bring to life the scandal, romance and betrayal that characterised Henry VIII's six marriages. Dan and Suzannah recount how Henry changed history to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry the woman who had captivated him, Anne Boleyn.

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Ep 3

Jane Seymour & Anne of Cleves

Catherine Howard & Catherine Parr

May 6, 2016

45m

In 1539, after four failed marriages and only one sickly son and two daughters to succeed him, Henry VIII fell in love with seductive teenager Catherine Howard, first cousin of his second queen, Anne Boleyn. However, Catherine turned out to have a hidden sexual past. In the kindly, mature Catherine Parr he seemed to have found the perfect wife, but as historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones recall when she tried to push Henry into religious reform, she too came within hours of the executioner's block.