Profiles the six marriages of King Henry VIII against the political drama of the Tudor era, tracing his twenty-four-year first marriage to Catherine of Aragon and subsequent whirlwind decade of new brides.

There were six of them - three Katherines, two Annes, and a Jane. One of them was the King's wife for twenty-four years, another for only a year and a half. One died, two were divorced, and two were beheaded. It was a dangerous, uncertain life. After the King's death in 1547, his sixth wife finds a box of old letters - one from each of the first five wives. They are sad, angry, frightened letters. They tell the story of what it was like to be the...

Shadow of the tower: When Henry, Earl of Richmond, ascended to the throne as King Henry VII in 1485, he would not only unite England after the tumultuous War of the Roses, he would herald the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Era. His reign would set the stage for the Protestant Reformation and the cultural revolution brought about by the Renaissance. His achievements can stand proudly alongside anything accomplished by his descendants. Six...

Profiles the life of Henry the Eighth, his education, his kingdom, his wives, and his ruthlessness.

"Jak na monarchę słynącego z tak bujnego życia intymnego, Henryk VIII tradycyjnie przedstawiany jest jako zaskakująco świętoszkowaty. Jednak dla kobiet, które dzieliły z nim łoże, prawda mogła być zupełnie inna. W jaki sposób z dwórek stawały się one królewskimi kochankami i żonami? I jakim kochankiem był naprawdę sam Henryk VIII? Kobiety Henryka w sposób wyjątkowy mogły doświadczać napięć, jakie budziło w nim ścieranie...

Traces the ascent and decline of each of the six wives of Henry VIII of Great Britain.

When Henry Lefay is presumed dead, his daughter is left to make the funeral arrangements but is suddenly caught in the middle of a hysterical six-way power struggle when her dad's multiple ex-wives begin appearing out of the woodwork.