Lujuria, ambición, odio, intriga y traición se unen en esta producción que recorre los primeros años de reinado de Enrique VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). El monarca de 'Los Tudor' es joven, atractivo, poderoso, seductor y mucho más complejo y fascinante que la tradicional imagen del orondo soberano de barba roja. Con un apetito voraz por las mujeres y la diversión y un ansia de poder desmedido, el joven rey deja la política en manos de sus consejeros, mientras él recorre las camas femeninas de la Corte y va de caza, representa obras de teatro o juega al tenis con sus amigos. Nada ni nadie puede oponerse a sus propios deseos.
La historia gira en torno a Catalina de Aragón, una joven y preciosa princesa de España que, a modo de alianza con Inglaterra, fue prometida con el heredero al trono cuando esta era una niña. Así, llega al país junto a su corte y sus damas de compañía. Posteriormente, su esposo el Príncipe Arturo muere, por lo que cualquier esperanza de ascender al trono parece perdida, hasta que la joven asegura que su matrimonio nunca fue consumado y que, por ello, tiene derecho a volver a casarse con el nuevo heredero: el Príncipe Harry, que más tarde gobernaría como el Rey Enrique VIII.
Following the fact-based historical book of the same name, this drama follows the rise of Cromwell as he becomes Henry the VIII's closest advisor. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
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.
The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.
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.
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.
Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr. David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll.
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land.
Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.
Tony Robinson goes for a walk through some of Britain's beautiful and historic landscapes.
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.
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty.
Elizabeth is a four-part British documentary about Queen Elizabeth I of England.