König Heinrich VIII. ist es gelungen, mithilfe von Intrigen und gnadenloser Härte die Macht an sich zu reißen. Er schreckt nicht davor zurück, über Leichen zu gehen oder resolute Machtkämpfe auszufechten. Damit baut er sich einen Hofstaat auf, der sich vor ihm fürchtet. Doch mit seinem Verhalten und seiner Rücksichtslosigkeit hat er sich viele Feinde inner- und außerhalb des Königreichs geschaffen, die alles daran setzen, um den Monarchen zu stürzen.
Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.
In Anlehnung an das gleichnamige faktenbasierte Geschichtsbuch folgt dieses Drama dem Aufstieg Cromwells, der zum engsten Berater Heinrichs VIII. wird. England in den 1520er Jahren ist nur einen Herzschlag von der Katastrophe entfernt. Wenn der König ohne einen männlichen Erben stirbt, könnte das Land durch einen Bürgerkrieg zerstört werden. Heinrich VIII. möchte seine zwanzigjährige Ehe annullieren und Anne Boleyn heiraten. Der Papst und der größte Teil Europas sind gegen ihn. In diese Sackgasse gerät Thomas Cromwell: ein völlig origineller Mann, ein Charmeur und ein Tyrann, sowohl Idealist als auch Opportunist, scharfsinnig darin, Menschen zu erkennen, und unerbittlich in seinem Ehrgeiz. Doch Henry ist sprunghaft: mal zärtlich, mal mörderisch. Cromwell hilft ihm, die Opposition zu brechen, aber was wird der Preis für seinen Triumph sein?
In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.
The life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until his death following a stroke in 1547, by which time he had married for the sixth time.
Königliches britisches Drama einmal ganz anders: Diese sinnliche Serie bietet Einblicke in die Leben der tödlichsten, heißesten und legendärsten Monarchen der Geschichte.
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.
Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members of the Boleyn family, ultimately made notorious for daughter Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII and execution.
Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart? Suzannah's journey will take her from Anne's childhood home at Hever Castle in Kent to the French palace where, some say, she learned the art of love. She will also visit Hampton Court, where Henry built the Great Hall for his new queen, and the Tower of London, where he had her beheaded.
On the edge of London stands Hampton Court, one of Britain's biggest palaces and most popular tourist spots, attracting almost a million visitors every year. Spanning 750 acres of grounds, it boasts 1,300 rooms and 23 courtyards...along with a host of secrets and historic stories. This two-part special provides an exclusive and intimate look at life inside the court today for the people keeping Henry VIII's world alive in the modern age, and also explores what life was like in the palace where the private world of the Tudors began.