When he fails in his attempts to have a son with her and instead has another daughter, Elizabeth, whom he briefly dotes, he is quick to lay the blame at Anne's door and meets Jane Seymour, a knight's sweet, shy daughter. Determined that Anne will be his Queen and will provide him with a legitimate son, Henry separates himself from his wife and the influential, wealthy Catholic Church, causing friction with the Pope and a clash of religious opinions. The difficult pursuit of a divorce approved by the Pope begins when Henry meets, falls in love with Anne Boleyn, a charming lady-in-waiting to his own wife.
The series portrays Henry as having a major turning point in his marriage to Katherine after a near-death experience in the early 1520s, after which he becomes obsessed with trying to produce a male heir. He does, however, dote on their daughter Mary, whom he hopes to marry off to a European ruler. Weighing most on his mind is his failure thus far to secure the throne's stability by producing a male heir with his long-time wife Katherine of Aragon, a pious and dutiful Queen who is popular with the people.
However, he is troubled by religious unrest and political struggles in his own realm, as well as the changing allegiances with other countries.
The main cast are listed in credits order.Īs the virile king of one of the most powerful nations in the world, King Henry VIII seems to have it all. The following is a list of characters from the Showtime television series The Tudors (2007–2010).
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