King Henry marries his fifth wife, inspiring jealousy in a trusted courtier.
Henry feels his age during Christmas celebrations; Lord Surrey takes aim at the Seymour clan.
The king's warm welcome in the North reinvigorates him; the queen's former lover threatens blackmail.
Henry is devastated to learn of Catherine's infidelities and banishes her from court.
Henry restores his daughters to the royal succession and forges an unexpected political alliance.
Henry marries Catherine Parr; Catherine stabilizes Henry's household.
One of Henry's officers engineers a sudden victory; the king's health is weakened; Brandon returns from France.
Accusations of heresy are made against the queen; Lord Surrey faces the ultimate penalty.
Henry defeats a political foe but faces his mortality; the ghosts of Henry's queens appear.
The Pilgrimage of Grace begins in earnest; Henry dispatches Brandon to deal with the uprising; bedridden Henry takes a new mistress.
Henry reconciles with Mary and Elizabeth in time for Christmas; Henry makes promises to the leaders of the uprising.
The leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace are executed; Brandon is disturbed by the mercilessness; Henry celebrates the birth of a son.
Henry remains in seclusion; enemies of the crown use the king's absence to their advantage; Cromwell is disturbed when Henry does not resist the new church's similarities to Roman Catholicism.
Cromwell schemes to secure the Reformation by finding Henry a Protestant wife; Henry's wounded leg turns life-threatening.
France and Spain, with backing from Rome, align against England; Henry agrees to a marriage with Anne of Cleves.
Henry moves to annul his marriage to Anne of Cleves and beds a new mistress; Princess Mary falls in love with Duke Philip of Bavaria; Cromwell falls from favor.
Henry breaks with the Roman Catholic Church; a cook poisons a high-ranking bishop; Anne encourages Henry to break contact with Katherine.
Henry undermines the Roman Catholic Church's influence in England; Anne resolves to consummate her relationship; Charles Brandon plants seeds of doubt.
Citizens must take an oath recognizing Henry as the supreme authority in England; Thomas More refuses.
Anne and her family find their power at court to be jeopardized.
Cromwell investigates the Roman Catholic Church for evidence of corruption; Pope Paul III denounces the execution of Thomas More; the queen is rebuffed for her efforts to betroth Elizabeth.
Cromwell reports on his findings about the Roman Catholic Church and confiscates its wealth for the crown; Anne has a firmer grip on power; a new lady-in-waiting catches Henry's eye.
Anne's resurgence of popularity at court is short-lived; Jane replaces Anne in Henry's affections; Anne's hysteria causes complications; Henry attempts to renew his alliance with Charles.
Anne's fall from grace is swift and complete; Henry accepts Cromwell's charges against Anne.
Anne awaits her fate in the tower; Henry proposes to Jane Seymour; Elizabeth is removed from the line of succession.
Henry prepares for war with France against counsel from Cardinal Wolsey; a lady-in-waiting becomes pregnant.
Henry considers an alliance with Spain; Elizabeth gives birth to the king's illegitimate child.
Henry must conceal his feelings for Queen Katherine; Henry meets Anne Boleyn for the first time.
Henry schemes to replace Katherine with Anne Boleyn; court intrigues and plots intensify.
The king must look elsewhere for European support; Anne Boleyn refuses Henry's offer.
Henry grows dissatisfied with the Roman Catholic Church; Cardinal Wolsey becomes vulnerable.
A food shortage and a plague force Henry to question his abilities.
Cardinal Wolsey experiences a rapid fall from grace.
Cardinal Wolsey tries to align with Queen Katherine.