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The Tudors

The intrigue continues as King Henry, after eliminating one challenge to his authority with the execution of Cardinal Woolsey, fights to rid himself of Queen Katherine and marry Anne Boleyn, the mistress he is counting on to give him a son who will inherit the British throne.
IMDb 8.1200710 episodes
18+
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  1. S2 E1 - Everything is Beautiful
    March 29, 2008
    54min
    TV-MA
    Divorce, Tudor style. As the Catholic Church struggles in vain to control Henry VIII's demands for an annulment, the King appoints himself head of the Church of England. A cook is blackmailed into poisoning a high-ranking bishop; then boiled alive for his crime. When Anne Boleyn insists Henry break all contacts with Katherine, the noble Queen is banished from court. The Reformation has begun.
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  2. S2 E2 - Tears of Blood
    April 5, 2008
    57min
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    Christmas at the Tudor court is a time for ringing in the new. Mistress Anne Boleyn has replaced the banished Queen Katherine. The King's chaplin, Thomas Cranmer, makes a fact-finding visit to Lutheran Germany while Henry withdraws both the authority and taxes of the Catholic Church at home. And a royal visit to France finally convinces Anne to consummate her relationship with Henry, even as...
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  3. S2 E3 - Checkmate
    April 12, 2008
    51min
    TV-MA
    Henry destroys all ties with authority and the past. After many failed attempts to have his marriage to Katherine annulled by the Catholic Church, Henry runs out of patience and marries Anne Boleyn in secret. He appoints the young Lutheran Thomas Cranmer to the head of the Church of England and strips Queen Katherine of her title and status.
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  4. S2 E4 - The Art of Succession
    April 19, 2008
    53min
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    Questions of faith dominate the court. As the infant Princess Elizabeth is baptised, the 'Act of Succession' is unveiled declaring that only children of Henry and Anne are legitimate successors to the English throne. A law is passed where every Royal subject must take an oath, on pain of death, recognising the validity of the King's new marriage and the supremacy of Henry VIII in all matters.
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  5. S2 E5 - His Majesty's Pleasure
    April 26, 2008
    53min
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    Attempts to legitimise the King's marriage and increase his power hit 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 eye continues to roam.
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  6. S2 E6 - The Definition of Love
    May 3, 2008
    51min
    TV-MA
    As the Reformation gathers pace Sir Thomas Cromwell becomes ever more powerful as propagandist-in-chief of a new moral order. Royal confidence has given way to doubt. Henry is haunted by the memory of the executed Thomas More while Queen Anne Boleyn's insecurities border on paranoia. Her husband's affairs continue and an effort to have her daughter Elizabeth betrothed to a French royal is...
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  7. S2 E7 - Matters of State
    May 10, 2008
    54min
    TV-MA
    As Thomas Cromwell's increasingly ruthless 'reforms' spread terror through an ever more vulnerable Catholic Church, Anne Boleyn has nightmares that her position at the King's side is under threat from the continued existence of former Queen Katherine and her daughter Mary. Meanwhile Henry is occupied by sad news and a happy encounter.
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  8. S2 E8 - Lady in Waiting
    May 17, 2008
    51min
    TV-MA
    At Henry's command Jane Seymour is made a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, to the discomfort and suspicion of the Queen. When Henry is seriously injured in a jousting match all thoughts turn to who might succeed him. There will be far-reaching consequences if Anne's pregnancy does not deliver a healthy son.
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  9. S2 E9 - The Act of Treason
    May 24, 2008
    52min
    TV-MA
    Anne has lost a son and with it her last chance at a lasting marriage with Henry. The King's affections are shifting anyway: the Seymour family are awarded rooms at court and seem likely to replace the Boleyns as royal favourites. Several in the court begin to move against Anne who is accused of adultery. Arrests are made of suspected lovers and of Anne herself. All, including the Queen, are...
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  10. S2 E10 - Destiny and Fortune
    May 31, 2008
    49min
    TV-MA
    Endings and beginnings. As Anne Boleyn awaits her death, painfully delayed by the executioner's late arrival, Henry visits Jane Seymour and asks for her hand in marriage. Declaring his marriage to Anne null and void means that their daughter Elizabeth becomes illegitimate and is no longer in line to the throne - clearing the way for a legitimate heir to come from his marriage with Jane. Henry...
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Directors
Ciaran DonnellyJeremy PodeswaDearbhla WalshSteve ShillBrian KirkAlison MacleanCharles McDougallJon AmielColm McCarthy
Producers
Gary Howsam
Starring
Nick DunningHans MathesonNatalie Dormer
Studio
Showtime Network
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