
Inside the Court of Henry VIII
Documentary · History
Overview
Henry VIII is the most iconic king of English history. Part medieval tyrant, part renaissance prince, he ruled over his people as no king of England had ever done before. He took a country salvaged by his father from the wreck of civil war and set over it a single, sovereign ruler. By the end of his reign the power of the Tudor.
Top Cast


Samuel West
Samuel West
Narrator
Samuel West
Narrator


John Sandeman
John Sandeman
Henry VIII
John Sandeman
Henry VIII
Harriet Green
Harriet Green
Anne Boleyn
Harriet Green
Anne Boleyn


Richard Banks
Richard Banks
Duke of Buckingham
Richard Banks
Duke of Buckingham
John Canmore
John Canmore
Thomas Wolsey
John Canmore
Thomas Wolsey
Christopher Hardcastle
Christopher Hardcastle
Duke of Norfolk
Christopher Hardcastle
Duke of Norfolk
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