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After receiving a letter from an anonymous source the King decides to investigate the accusation that two other men knew Catherine 'carnally' while she was under the service of the Dowager Duchess, and he confines his Queen to her apartments with only Lady Rochford. The following is a list of episodes for the CBC/Showtime television series The Tudors. The series formally began April 1, 2007. Individual episodes are numbered. On June 20, 2010, the series aired its 38th and final episode. All four seasons have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. The official site of the SHOWTIME Original Series The Tudors. Find out about new episodes, watch previews, go behind the scenes and more. The Tudors: Showtime Series Ending After Year Four, No Season Five. The first two seasons totaled 20 episodes while season three will have only eight. Series creator and executive producer Michael Hirst explained to reporters in January that the reason was “The collapse of the dollar.” At the time, Hirst said that he. Production on Season Three began on 16 June 2008 in Bray, County Wicklow Ireland, and that season premiered on Showtime on 5 April 2009, and debuted in Canada on CBC on 30 September 2009. The day after broadcast, downloadable episodes debuted in Canada on MoboVivo.

The following is a list of episodes for the CBC/Showtimetelevision seriesThe Tudors. The series formally began April 1, 2007. Individual episodes are numbered.

On June 20, 2010, the series aired its 38th and final episode. All four seasons have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4.

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Series overview[edit]

Season		Episodes		Originally aired		Nielsen ratings
Season		Episodes		First aired	Last aired	Rank	Average viewers (in millions inc. DVR)
1	10		April 1, 2007	June 10, 2007	TBA	TBA
2	10		March 30, 2008	June 1, 2008	TBA	TBA
3	8		April 5, 2009	May 24, 2009	TBA	TBA
4	10		April 11, 2010	June 20, 2010	TBA	TBA

Episode list[edit]

Season 1 (2007)[edit]

Henry VIII is the young and virile king of England, one of the most powerful nations in the world, and seems to have it all. However, he is troubled by religious unrest in his own kingdom, as well as political struggles and changing allegiances with other countries. And weighing most on his mind is his failure thus far to produce a male heir with his Queen, Katherine of Aragon;^[1] so far their only child (who survived beyond birth) is the young Princess Mary, on whom he dotes. The aunt of the powerful Spanish king & Holy Roman Emperor Charles, Katherine is all that a Queen should be, and popular, but the difficult pursuit of a divorce approved by the Pope becomes a seductive option- especially when he encounters the beautiful, bold and intelligent Anne Boleyn.

List of *The Tudors* season 1 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Setting	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
1	1	'In Cold Blood'	1518	Charles McDougall & Steve Shill	Michael Hirst	April 1, 2007	0.869^[2]
Henry's uncle, Ambassador to Urbino, is assassinated by the French and Henry seizes upon this event to plan a war with France to establish his immortal reputation and seize back the title of King of France. More interested in his own ambitions, the Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, manipulates the young king to propose a 'Treaty of Universal Peace' with France instead. Thomas More, Henry's teacher and a humanist, is in favour of the treaty which further convinces a reluctant Henry to abandon his war plans. A summit is to take place in France, and—against Katherine's express wishes—their daughter Mary is to be betrothed to the Dauphin of France, also still a child. Meanwhile, Henry has a rival to the throne in the Duke of Buckingham, a blood relative to earlier Kings. Buckingham plots to murder Henry and thus grab the throne for himself, letting Thomas Boleyn and the Duke of Norfolk in on his plan. Boleyn's beautiful daughters Mary and Anne prepare to meet King Henry; meanwhile, Henry discovers that Lady Elizabeth Blount, his mistress and one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting, is pregnant with his child.
2	2	'Simply Henry'	1519–1520	Charles McDougall	Michael Hirst	April 8, 2007	0.464^[3]
With Thomas More's encouragement, King Henry prepares to meet King Francis of France and sign Cardinal Wolsey's peace treaty. Henry had promised the hand of his daughter, Princess Mary, to the Dauphin of France, which caused strife between Henry and his queen, Katherine of Aragon. In France, Thomas Boleyn maneuvers his elder daughter Mary into Henry's bed in an effort to secure favor for the family. The Duke of Buckingham plots against the King, claiming a better right to the throne than Henry Tudor; but his purpose is betrayed by Thomas Boleyn and the Duke is executed. Katherine of Aragon continues to pray for Henry to give her a live, healthy son, but Henry wrestles with the theological problem of having married his brother's wife, and questions whether his lack of sons could be God's punishment. There is much celebration as Lady Elizabeth Blount gives birth to Henry's illegitimate son, to Katherine's pain. When Henry loses interest in Mary Boleyn after a short time, Thomas Boleyn turns to his younger daughter, Anne, to replace her..
3	3	'Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!'	1521	Steve Shill	Michael Hirst	April 15, 2007	0.350^[4]
As Cardinal Wolsey has lost his chance to be Pope with King Henry's decision to go to war against France, a new accord with Spain and Queen Katherine's nephew Charles, Holy Roman Emperor, offers him fresh hope. Thomas More is knighted by Henry, and charged with destroying any copies of the Lutheran 'heresy' he can seize, obviously paining More (although he, too, considers it heretical). Princess Mary's engagement to the Dauphin of France is broken off in favour of a marriage to Charles of Spain; and Henry's elder sister, Princess Margaret, is to marry the King of Portugal. Charles Brandon, Henry's friend, is made Duke of Suffolk in order to be able to escort her to Portugal. Meanwhile, Anne Boleyn encounters Henry face-to-face for the first time at a masquerade, leaving a distinct impression on him.
4	4	'His Majesty, The King'	1521	Steve Shill	Michael Hirst	April 22, 2007	0.601^[5]
As a reward for his denunciation of Martin Luther in his book, the Defence of the Seven Sacraments, the Pope christens Henry 'Defender of the Faith', but a brush with death causes the King to seek a solution to his lack of an heir. Charles V defeats Francis I and captures the latter at the Battle of Pavia. Princess Margaret reluctantly marries the decrepit King of Portugal, but the union is short-lived; Henry's desire for Anne Boleyn intensifies. Having arrested the King's secretary as a supposed French spy, Wolsey replaces him with his protege, a shrewd commoner named Thomas Cromwell.
5	5	'Arise, My Lord'	c. 1526–1527	Brian Kirk	Michael Hirst	April 29, 2007	0.592^[6]
King Henry is stunned by a reversal in his alliance with Emperor Charles and forced to look elsewhere for European support, while Anne Boleyn refuses his offer of mistress status, inflaming his desire to marry her. Katherine of Aragon's alliance with Charles and her hatred for Cardinal Wolsey intensify. Wolsey urges appealing to Clement VII because the English bishops don't all approve of annulling Henry's marriage to Cathorine. Charles Brandon and the newly-widowed Margaret Tudor marry secretly, which infuriates the King, and he banishes both of them from court. Henry bestows a Dukedom on his bastard son Henry FitzRoy, but is heartbroken when FitzRoy dies only weeks later. Rome is sacked by Charles V.
6	6	'True Love'	c. 1527	Brian Kirk	Michael Hirst	May 6, 2007	0.599^[7]
As King Henry gains in confidence, his displeasure with the way the Catholic church handles his request for an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon grows. As a result, Cardinal Wolsey's position is weakening, leaving him vulnerable to his enemies. Having restored Henry's former alliance with the French King Francis, Wolsey attempts to convene a conclave of the Cardinals in France, beyond the reach of Emperor Charles' influence, to decide on the matter. But the Cardinals refuse to come- on orders from the Pope, who remains the Emperor's captive. In return for securing his return to court and reconciliation with the King, Charles Brandon makes a reluctant alliance with the Duke of Norfolk and the Boleyn family.
7	7	'Message to the Emperor'	1528	Alison Maclean	Michael Hirst	May 13, 2007	0.460^[8]
William Compton dies of the 'sweating sickness' at Compton Wynates, his house in Warwickshire. As King Henry VIII receives positive news of his war against Emperor Charles, the sickness spreads like a wildfire. Henry flees the palace and London, and starts having doubts about the future and his ability to rule the country. Both Anne Boleyn and Cardinal Wolsey are stricken with the disease, but recover. Wolsey sends agents to the exiled Pope asking for him to make a favorable decision on Henry's 'Great Matter' but Clement instead sends his legate, Cardinal Campeggio, to make a final decision in England.
8	8	'Truth and Justice'	1528	Alison Maclean	Michael Hirst	May 20, 2007	0.424^[9]
The Pope's legateCardinalLorenzo Campeggio arrives to hear the case for King Henry VIII's divorce from Katherine of Aragon. Cardinal Wolsey intimidates Campeggio: 'Let me make certain things plain to you. If you do not grant the King his divorce, papal authority in England will be annihilated!' Wolsey has assured Henry that the divorce will be granted, but the Pope and Campeggio are not so easily swayed. A desperate Wolsey begs Queen Katherine to abdicate the marriage, but she ultimately refuses. Wolsey's enemies circle; Anne Boleyn plants more doubt in Henry's mind about Wolsey, who soon threatens Campeggio both physically and politically. A Legatine Court convenes at Blackfriar's Church, and both Henry and Katherine plead their cases.
9	9	'Look to God First'	1529	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	June 3, 2007	0.396^[10]
The legatine trial on the legitimacy of King Henry's marriage to Katherine continues despite the queen's refusal to attend, but the papal envoy receives notice to return to Rome and place the evidence to the judgement of the Curia. The Pope procrastinates and Henry, goaded by the conspirators Thomas Boleyn, the Duke of Norfolk and Charles Brandon, strips Wolsey of his temporal power and properties, bans him from court and instructs him to resume his now sole role as Archbishop of York. Thomas More reluctantly succeeds Wolsey as Chancellor of the realm. Anne Boleyn, encouraged by her ally Thomas Cromwell (the King's secretary), subtly and opportunely asks the king to reacquaint himself with the subject of Lutheranism. Wolsey appeals to Cromwell for help, but Cromwell reluctantly turns his back on his former mentor. Margaret Tudor dies of tuberculosis, and her widower Charles Brandon shows repentance for his infidelity at her deathbed.
10	10	'The Death of Wolsey'	1530	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	June 10, 2007	0.465^[11]
Wolsey, now acting solely as the Archbishop of York and living in relative poverty, is repudiated by Anne Boleyn and writes to Queen Katherine instead, trying to gain her support. Thomas More uses his new powers as Chancellor and starts actively persecuting prominent Lutherans- including burning six of them at the stake, to the anger of Thomas Cromwell. King Henry finds his new Privy Counsellors less proficient than Wolsey was in running the country; he threatens to reinstate the Cardinal, spurring Norfolk and Suffolk to find a way to 'end' Wolsey. Henry has also found elements much to his liking in the teachings of Luther, and dispatches Cromwell to canvass various European faculties of theology, hopefully to obtain favourable opinions regarding his intended divorce. Wolsey's secret communication with the Queen is uncovered by Cromwell, and he is arrested by Charles Brandon and charged with high treason. His fall from grace now complete, Wolsey laments his decadent lifestyle and commits suicide in a jail cell en route to London. Anne Boleyn engages Henry in a sexual encounter, but forces him to perform coitus interruptus after which a furious Henry storms off.

Season 2 (2008)[edit]

The season 2 premiere of The Tudors attracted 768,000 viewers to the original broadcast, with an additional 254,000 viewing the reaired broadcast the same night.^[12]

List of *The Tudors* season 2 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Setting	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
11	1	'Everything Is Beautiful'	1532	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	March 30, 2008	0.768^[12]
As he seeks the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII seeks to appoint himself the head of the Church of England. Anne Boleyn insists that Henry remove Queen Catherine from the picture – and Court. The new Pope Paul III, not wanting to displease either the king or the Emperor, practically suggests that Anne Boleyn be assassinated instead. Lutheran clergyman Thomas Cranmer, newly arrived at Court, receives a promotion as the king's chaplain at the behest of Cromwell and the Boleyns. Thomas and George Boleyn bribe a cook to poison the food of Catherine's strongest supporter, Bishop of RochesterJohn Fisher; however, the bishop survives and the cook, Richard Roose, is boiled alive. King Henry banishes the Queen from court. At the end of this episode the Spanish ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, is seen discussing the assassination of Anne with an unknown, hooded man.
12	2	'Tears of Blood'	1532	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	April 6, 2008	N/A
As the Catholic Church struggles in vain to control Henry VIII's demands for an annulment, the King appoints himself head of the Church of England; initial protests are stifled when Archbishop of Canterbury William Warham officially submits the Clergy to Henry. When Anne Boleyn insists Henry break all contacts with Catherine, the Queen is banished from court. The Reformation has begun; depressed by his failure to prevent it, Sir Thomas More resigns as Henry's Chancellor. Charles Brandon's growing hatred for the Boleyns- and his mistrust of Cromwell- causes him to abandon his alliance with them, losing him the King's favor again. Anne is created Marquess of Pembroke before she and Henry visit France to present Anne as the future Queen of England and Henry's future wife. After talks between both Henry and Anne with the French King to secure his support, in their chamber, Anne finally submits sexually to Henry, asking him to help her conceive the son and heir they both want, narrowly avoiding another encounter with the Imperial-hired assassin.
13	3	'Checkmate'	1533	Colm McCarthy	Michael Hirst	April 13, 2008	N/A
Henry destroys all ties with authority and the past. After many failed attempts to have his marriage to Catherine annulled by the Catholic Church, Henry runs out of patience and marries a pregnant Anne Boleyn in secret. He appoints the young Lutheran Thomas Cranmer to succeed the deceased William Warham as Archbishop of Canterbury and strips Queen Catherine of her title and status, along with Princess Mary; they are hence to be known as the Princess Dowager of Wales and the Lady Mary, respectively. The Act of Restrain of Appeals is presented to Parliament by Cromwell and passes. As Sir Thomas More has resigned as Chancellor, Henry hands the position to the pro-Lutheran Thomas Cromwell. Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England to a small and uneager crowd and escapes an assassination attempt. Pope Paul III threatens to excommunicate the king and the church of England from the Roman Catholic Church if Henry does not return to Catherine, but Henry tears the papal edict in half. Henry is also disappointed when Anne Boleyn gives birth to a daughter, Elizabeth, instead of his desired son, and soon resumes his philandering with ladies of the court despite assuring Anne they will still have a son.
14	4	'The Act of Succession'	1534	Colm McCarthy	Michael Hirst	April 20, 2008	N/A
Questions of faith dominate the court. As the infant Princess Elizabeth is baptised, Thomas Cromwell unveils the 'Act of Succession', declaring that only children of Henry and Anne are legitimate successors to the English throne. A law is passed where every royal subject must take an oath, on pain of death, recognising the validity of the King's new marriage and the supremacy of Henry VIII in all matters. Although Charles Brandon reluctantly does so – thus restoring him to the King's favor again – Bishop Fisher and Sir Thomas More refuse and are imprisoned in the Tower. Catherine of Aragon lives now in total seclusion, and Lady Mary is sent to be a maid to the baby Princess Elizabeth, her half-sister. Anne soon discovers the identity of the King's new mistress and secretly has her brother George banish her. Pregnant again to Henry's delight, Anne, at her father's prompting, tacitly approves of the king's infidelity while she is with child, albeit those of her own choosing and posing no political threat to her.
15	5	'His Majesty's Pleasure'	1535	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	April 27, 2008	N/A
Attempts to legitimise the King's marriage and increase his power hit firm obstacles as Sir Thomas More and Cardinal Fisher insist that only Christ can be the head of the church, but both of them are now arrested. Meanwhile Henry's wandering eye continues to roam. Queen Anne Boleyn unexpectedly miscarries her child and fears that the king has lost his love for her. Anne also fears the Lady Mary and Catherine of Aragon for she feels that Henry may still designate Mary as Heir over her own beloved daughter, Elizabeth. Also, Anne's relationship with her older sister, Mary Boleyn, deteriorates when Mary marries a commoner in secret and becomes pregnant with his child without asking her permission; Anne has the pair banished from court when pressured by her father Thomas Boleyn. Imprisoned in the Tower, Cardinal Fisher and Sir Thomas More face likely execution unless they take the Oath of Allegiance, which Cromwell encourages them to do. Both still refuse, even after More received pleas from his family, and both are found guilty of high treason, and are beheaded despite Henry's indecisiveness on Thomas More. Meanwhile, Catherine of Aragon's health begins to fail.
16	6	'The Definition of Love'	c. 1535	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	May 4, 2008	0.649^[13]
As the Reformation gathers pace, Sir Thomas Cromwell becomes ever more powerful as propagandist-in-chief of a new moral order. Royal confidence has given way to doubt. Henry is haunted by the memory of the executed Thomas More, while Queen Anne Boleyn's insecurities border on paranoia. Her husband's affairs continue and an effort to have her daughter Elizabeth betrothed to a French prince fails when the French King refuses to recognize the infant Princess's legitimacy; Anne's interference with policies both foreign and domestic also anger the King, as he expected her to play a more submissive role after receiving her crown. As a result of this debacle, deep fractures begin to appear in Henry and Anne's marriage. Meanwhile Charles Brandon feels remorse for being unfaithful to his wife, but resumes his friendship with the King.
17	7	'Matters of State'	1536	Dearbhla Walsh	Michael Hirst	May 11, 2008	N/A
As Thomas Cromwell's increasingly ruthless 'reforms' spread terror through an ever more vulnerable Catholic Church, Anne Boleyn has nightmares that her position at the King's side is under threat from the continued existence of former Queen Catherine and her daughter Mary. Catherine's death removes much of the perceived illegitimacy of Anne's position, and a passionate sexual encounter with Henry seems to heal the rift with her husband. However, she is still far from secure, and her quarrels with her former ally Cromwell alarm her father and brother. Meanwhile Henry is occupied by the sad news of Catherine's death and later has a happy encounter with Lady Jane Seymour. Anne Boleyn announces to her father that she is pregnant with a son.
18	8	'Lady in Waiting'	Spring 1536	Dearbhla Walsh	Michael Hirst	May 18, 2008	N/A
At Henry's command Jane Seymour is made a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, much to the discomfort and suspicion of the Queen. Emperor Charles indicates through Chapuys his interest in renewing relations with England. However Charles insists on legitimizing Lady Mary as Henry's heir as his condition, something Cromwell knows Anne will oppose. When Henry is seriously injured in a jousting match all thoughts turn to who might succeed him. After he recovers, Anne finds Henry kissing with Jane, and her shock, anger and grief leads to another miscarriage – of a son. Infuriated by yet another failed pregnancy, the episode closes with Henry declaring to Cromwell that his marriage with Anne is null and void, saying he was 'bewitched' into marrying her.
19	9	'The Act of Treason'	17 May 1536	Jon Amiel	Michael Hirst	May 25, 2008	0.670^[14]
Anne has lost her son, and with him her last chance at a lasting marriage with Henry. The King's affections are shifting anyway: the Seymour family are awarded new and more luxurious rooms at court and soon replace the Boleyns as the new royal favourites. Anne's behavior becomes more erratic as she is browbeaten by her family to help regain favor at any cost. Several members of the court, including Charles Brandon, begin to move against her, accusing her of adultery and witchcraft. Arrests are made of suspected lovers, and eventually of Anne herself. Cromwell leads the interrogations, torturing some of the scapegoats to force a false confession. All of the accused (apart from Thomas Wyatt), including the Queen, are sentenced to death. Four of Anne's supposed lovers, including her trusted friend Mark Smeaton and her beloved brother George are executed at the Tower while a grief-stricken Anne awaits her own fate.
20	10	'Destiny and Fortune'	18–19 May 1536	Jon Amiel	Michael Hirst	June 1, 2008	0.852^[15]
As Anne Boleyn awaits her death, which is painfully delayed by the executioner's late arrival, Henry visits Jane Seymour and asks for her hand in marriage. Declaring his marriage to Anne null and void means that their daughter Elizabeth becomes illegitimate and is no longer in line to the throne, clearing the way for a legitimate heir to come from his marriage with Jane; meanwhile, Lady Mary, delighted at Anne's fall, hopes she will soon be reconciled with her father. George Boleyn and the other men that are supposedly Anne's lovers have been put to death, while Earl Thomas Boleyn is expelled from court in permanent disgrace. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer is still Anne's loyal ally, but he can do nothing for her except protect her daughter and take her final confession, in which she firmly maintains that she was never unfaithful to Henry. Despite the roles they played in bringing Anne and her family down, both Charles Brandon and Cromwell show some remorse, feeling that death is too harsh a punishment for her. The season ends as Anne loses her head, going to her death with great dignity and surprising sympathy from the onlookers and the executioner. Henry, on the other hand, breakfasts in splendor on a swan and looks forward to his oncoming third marriage, completely indifferent to the death of his second queen.

Season 3 (2009)[edit]

The third season of The Tudors premiered on April 5, 2009, and attracted 726,000 viewers in the United States, which was a five percent decrease from the previous season's premiere. The premiere bested HBO's In Treatment season two premiere which drew 657,000 viewers, and marks one of the few times that a Showtime original received more viewers than an HBO original.^[16] The season finale aired on May 24, 2009, and the original broadcast attained 366,000 viewers.^[17]

List of *The Tudors* season 3 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Setting	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
21	1	'Civil Unrest'	30 May 1536	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	April 5, 2009	0.726^[16]
The third season premier. Days after Anne Boleyn's execution, Henry VIII weds a third time, to shy, demure noblewoman Jane Seymour – a union that he and his advisers pray will result in a male heir; Henry appears to an apparently pleased court, but secretly Thomas Cromwell and Lord Rich worry for their plans for a reformation. Lady Ursula Misseldon arrives at court to wait upon the new queen, and is soon mistress to Sir Francis Bryan. Lady Mary is threatened with death unless she submits to her father's authority and, under guidance from the Spanish ambassador, reluctantly complies. A number of Catholics, once-loyal subjects, rebel in objection to Henry's crusade against Catholicism and the dissolution of the monasteries, shaking Cromwell's new-found confidence, and enraging Henry.
22	2	'The Northern Uprising'	Winter 1536	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	April 12, 2009	N/A
The rebellion now known as the Pilgrimage of Grace in York begins in earnest, with Henry dispatching Brandon to deal with the uprising. Darcysurrenders the Pontefract Castle. Bedridden due to the painful ulcerating of his jousting injury, Henry takes a new mistress named Lady Ursula Misseldon in his frustration at the Queen's lack of pregnancy. Queen Jane unveils the king's daughter, Lady Mary, at court in a bid to see her restored to the succession.
23	3	'Dissension and Punishment'	1536–1537	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	April 19, 2009	N/A
Queen Jane and Lady Mary bring the toddler Lady Elizabeth to court, and Henry reconciles with her at the Christmas holiday. He also makes promises of pardons and redress of grievances to the leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace, while making plans to bring them to heel for their insurrection, then using a further uprising as an excuse to have Charles Brandon put the leaders to death.
24	4	'The Death of a Queen'	July–October 1537	Ciaran Donnelly	Michael Hirst	April 26, 2009	N/A
The leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising are put to death, but Brandon is haunted by the cruelty and mercilessness of the suppression and his part in it; Henry celebrates the birth of a son but his joy is short-lived as Queen Jane dies within days.
25	5	'Problems in the Reformation'	1537–1538	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	May 3, 2009	N/A
Henry remains in seclusion with his jester Will Sommers while mourning the queen's death, an opportunity that enemies of the crown seize to murder several friends of the court; Cromwell is disturbed when Henry does not resist his new church's similarities to Catholicism. Meanwhile Henry ends his depression by having sex with Ursula one more time before she returns to her hometown.
26	6	'Search for a New Queen'	1538–1539	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	May 10, 2009	N/A
Matchmaking begins in earnest as Cromwell schemes to secure the Reformation by marrying Henry to a Protestant wife – but the king's marital reputation precedes him; the condition of Henry's wounded leg turns life-threatening.
27	7	'Protestant Anne of Cleves'	1539–1540	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	May 17, 2009	N/A
War looms with France and Spain aligning against England with backing from Rome, so Henry agrees to a politically fortuitous marriage with Anne of Cleves (Joss Stone), a plain and unsophisticated German aristocrat he has never met.
28	8	'The Undoing of Cromwell'	Spring – 28 July 1540	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	May 24, 2009	0.366^[17]
Henry moves swiftly to annul his loveless marriage to Anne of Cleves, and beds a new mistress, 17-year-old Katherine Howard (Tamzin Merchant); Princess Mary falls in love with Duke Philip of Bavaria in spite of their religions, only to be heartbroken when he is sent away from court; Cromwell's fall from favour is sudden and dramatic. The season ends with Cromwell's beheading.

Season 4 (2010)[edit]

On April 10, 2009, it was announced that Showtime had picked up The Tudors for a fourth and final season,^[18] which contained 10 episodes and began airing on April 11, 2010.

Maria Doyle Kennedy, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis reprise their roles as Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour, respectively, in individual dream sequences in the final episode.

List of *The Tudors* season 4 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Setting	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
29	1	'Moment of Nostalgia'	Summer 1540	Dearbhla Walsh	Michael Hirst	April 11, 2010	0.883^[19]
Whitehall Palace, London 1540. Thirty years into the reign of King Henry VIII and it’s been a long, hot, summer: London is experiencing intense heat and there has been no rain for two months. But while his subjects wilt, the King’s vigor remains undiminished. The underlying rivalry between Catholics and Lutherans continues, led by Bishop of Winchester Stephen Gardiner and Lord Edward Seymour of Hertford. Meanwhile, Henry has just married the beautiful Katherine Howard, his fifth Queen, who is a mere seventeen years old. Katherine is different from earlier wives in more ways than age: though born into an aristocratic family, she had been left by her impoverished father in the care of her aunt, who raised her in a large household with little education or supervision. Katherine attempts to befriend Henry's children; she befriends his young son, Prince Edward, but gets nothing but contempt from Mary while Elizabeth prefers to spend time with Anne of Cleves. Joan Bulmer, the new Queen’s childhood friend, is hired as a lady in waiting; she knows too much scandalous detail about Katherine’s sexual past to be outside the court. The Queen’s ‘low’ background, combined with her youth and beauty, arouses a lusty familiarity in certain members of Henry’s court. Her most notable admirer is the King’s handsome and ambitious new groom Thomas Culpeper, who makes no secret of his desire for the new Queen. During an extended hunting trip visit by the royal entourage, Culpeper unleashes his sexual frustrations by raping an unfortunate local peasant woman and then murdering her aggrieved husband. Meanwhile, Charles Brandon and his wife, Catherine Brandon, are separated after Charles's actions in defeating the Pilgrimage of Grace.
30	2	'Sister'	Winter 1540	Dearbhla Walsh	Michael Hirst	April 18, 2010	0.740^[20]
Thomas Culpeper – principal groom to Henry VIII – continues to make eyes at his King’s young bride, Katherine Howard. He is not alone; the teen Queen inspires many admirers in Henry’s court, not least the King himself who spoils his new wife with an endless supply of extravagant gifts. Lady Rochford gets plenty of gossip about her new mistress from Katherine’s old friend and indiscreet lady-in-waiting Joan Bulmer who hints about their sexual adventures as young ladies. When Rochford sleeps with Culpeper soon after, he doesn’t hide that the Queen is his real desire and she helpfully suggests that she aid him in seducing Katherine. On a drinking binge with his cronies in one of London’s nastiest neighborhoods, the arrogant Lord Surrey persecutes prostitutes, smashes windows and causes general mayhem. Not content with stirring up trouble after dark, Surrey intends to be the scourge of the Seymour brothers –- Edward and Thomas – whom he considers mere commoners. As part of the Christmas festivities Henry invites his previous wife Anne of Cleves to the palace. He is pleasantly surprised by her beauty – something he missed when they were married – and delighted by her graciousness. But where once he was the life and soul of such parties, the aging King goes to bed early and the party grows boisterous in his absence. Never before have two of Henry’s wives had such fun together, nor have so many of his male courtiers enjoyed openly ogling their Queen, nor has Princess Mary ever hated a Queen as much as she hates Katherine Howard, since Katherine's cousin, and mother of Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn, was on the throne.
31	3	'Something for You'	Spring 1541	Dearbhla Walsh	Michael Hirst	April 25, 2010	0.890^[21]
Henry VIII is in great spirits. Buoyed by the happiness that a young wife brings an aging man, he is noticeably more tolerant and forgiving than the Henry of old. He pardons a criminal, gives blessings and alms to a crowd of the poor, visits Princess Elizabeth and plans a visit to the North of England – his first visit to the territory that hatched the ‘Pilgrimage of Grace’ rebellion. Charles Brandon is ordered to go ahead and make preparations. Scenes of rebellion are now closer to home. Unknown to the doting King, his wife Katherine Howard has begun a serious flirtation with Culpeper with the assistance of her lady in waiting, Lady Rochford. Cuckolding the King is a capital offense, but Henry can play by different rules and takes his pleasure in the bed of Anne of Cleves, the ex-wife he once thought ugly. A large and impressive entourage accompanies the King, Queen and Princess Mary north to the city of Lincoln for the royal visit. In his appreciation for the warm welcome he receives, Henry gives a speech forgiving the city for its earlier revolt, and the Lady Mary gives a speech. Feeling benevolent and powerful once more, the King longs to be with his young bride but his troublesome leg-wound makes him tired and irritable and confines him to his room. Thomas Culpeper, on the other hand, is young, passionate and fit for a Queen.
32	4	'Natural Ally'	Summer – Autumn 1541	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	May 2, 2010	0.902^[22]
Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire was the only royal property captured by the rebels during the Catholic uprising known as the ‘Pilgrimage of Grace’. In a symbolic gesture, it now welcomes Henry and his large entourage. Rejuvenated by the affection he has experienced in his tour of the north of England, Henry feels a stirring sexual energy towards his Queen. Charles Brandon, on the other hand, senses death as he remembers the hangings and punishments he oversaw as the King’s representative during the Northern rebellion. In a castle full of ghosts, Queen Katherine sees something like one when a young man arrives at her door. He is Francis Dereham, one of the men she had sexual liaisons with before she married the King.. and he wants a job. Threatened with blackmail, she has little choice but to give in. Katherine Howard’s past begins to catch up with her on another front. Meanwhile, after getting snubbed by the King of the Scots, Henry rushes to Prince Edward when it is reported to the King that Edward has fallen gravely ill.
33	5	'Bottom of the Pot'	Winter 1541 – 13 February 1542	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	May 9, 2010	0.929^[23]
The King receives an anonymous letter accusing his wife of sexual relationships with two men, including Francis Dereham. Henry thinks the whole thing is a fraud but nonetheless orders an investigation, to be led by Lord Hertford. Queen Katherine is shocked to be confined to her apartments by the King’s orders, with no visitors permitted. The investigation into her past moves with speed: Francis Dereham is arrested and interrogated; Joan Bulmer is questioned, as is the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, at whose home Joan and Katherine lived as young women, where their immoral acts are rumored to have taken place. Dereham confesses that he and Katherine Howard had planned to get married and that he knew her carnally before she became Queen: a serious revelation, but not adultery. Uncharacteristically, Henry weeps when told of these discoveries. Nevertheless, his response is unsentimental and swift: Katherine Howard is removed from court and her title as Queen withdrawn. Her pleas for understanding and forgiveness are coldly ignored, but she knows she is lucky to escape with her life. Francis Dereham is brutally tortured as Lord Hertford seeks to establish whether Katherine committed adultery. Dereham denies the charge but points to Thomas Culpeper, who is promptly arrested. Furious that the betrayal was widely known, Henry isolates himself from his court. Later, Katherine Howard, Thomas Culpeper, Francis Dereham and Lady Rochford are all executed, and Joan is lucky to escape with her life. Betrayed, bruised but unbowed, the King gives a banquet, attended only by 26 beautiful young women.
34	6	'You Have My Permission'	1542	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	May 16, 2010	0.820^[24]
In a surprise decision, the King orders a new Act of Parliament which restores the succession rights of his two daughters, Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth, and, although they are next in line after their younger brother Edward, it is a powerful gesture of his love, which will have historical consequences. At the same time, recalling Katherine Howard's fate, Elizabeth makes a vow that will also have historical consequences--'As God is my witness, I shall never marry.' The King dispatches Hertford and his arch enemy the Earl of Surrey north to warn the King of Scotland that any further acts of aggression will be responded to with the might of England’s armies. But Surrey is no man for issuing warnings, and the body count is high at the Battle of Solway Moss. Meanwhile, both the ambassador of France and the ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire seek the support of Henry in attacking each other. To the surprise of his court, Henry sides with the Catholic Emperor, for the first time since he was married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The Catholic alliance signals a weakening of the Reformation’s influence in English politics. Realizing that the tide is turning, Bishop Stephen Gardiner goes on the hunt for suspected Calvinists. Single once again, Henry takes an interest in the twice-married Catherine Parr, a woman closer to his own age than his usual fancies. She has in mind to marry Thomas Seymour, but within hours of her husband’s death, Seymour is hastily transferred to Brussels as permanent Ambassador, and the King proposes marriage.
35	7	'Sixth and the Final Wife'	1543	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	May 23, 2010	0.948^[25]
Henry marries Catherine Parr, his sixth and final wife. The wedding is notable for the presence of Henry’s daughters, the now restored Princesses Mary and Elizabeth. Catherine is determined to be a loving stepmother to the King’s children, who are fond of her in return. Plans are made for the invasion of France, and Charles Brandon is named commander of the English armies. The emissaries of the Emperor Charles, with whom Henry has formed an alliance, are entertained in great style at the English court where, to their surprise and delight, Princess Mary addresses them in Spanish. As the Catholic influence increases, Bishop Gardiner begins to investigate the new Queen’s religious beliefs. She is rumored to be a secret Protestant and he intends to expose her. But any such suspicions are excused by the courage and commitment she shows in nursing the King when he is once again struck down by his ulcerous leg. There has never been a Queen so attentive to Henry at his most vulnerable. The war effort is elaborate and costly. Three hundred ships have been requisitioned to take guns, wagons, horses and the army to France. The King may not be in peak condition but he is determined to lead his armies into battle, to recapture both the lands he once held and a glimmer of his youth. To the shock and horror of Bishop Gardiner, the King appoints Catherine regent in his absence, protector of the realm and guardian of his children. The new Queen rises to the opportunity with ease and is well liked and respected by all.
36	8	'As It Should Be'	1544	Jeremy Podeswa	Michael Hirst	June 6, 2010	0.991^[26]
The year is 1544. Under the supervision of Henry VIII, the Earl of Surrey and his men attempt to undermine the French fortifications at Boulogne. Clearly pleased to be once again in the field of battle, the King dines and entertains in style at his tent some distance from the action. But progress is slow and conditions are appalling for his soldiers. Over two thousand men die of disease and starvation and another three thousand fall ill as ‘the flux’ sweeps the King’s camp. When hope of success seems all but lost, Treviso, the King’s engineer, explodes a mine that spectacularly brings down the city's walls. The French surrender to a gloating Henry, who returns to England in triumph and commands festivities and celebrations throughout the land. Charles Brandon, who has been separated from his wife for some time, finds happiness with a young Frenchwoman, Brigitte, who returns with him from France. While Henry too has been rejuvenated by the siege of Boulogne, given a taste once more of the vigor and vitality of his youth, he may have pushed his already weakened body too far.
37	9	'Secrets of the Heart'	1545–1546	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	June 13, 2010	0.724^[27]
King Henry VIII is aging rapidly: the recent siege of Boulogne has taken its toll, his ulcerous leg is constantly in pain, and he now requires glasses to read. Political events continue to be tumultuous and exhausting. The profligate Earl of Surrey, a noble not known for his sense of judgment, loses 600 men in an unprovoked battle in France, endangering Henry’s recent success at Boulogne. News arrives that the King of France is preparing for war and, worse, that the Emperor Charles, England’s recent ally, has seized English ships and properties. The rising influence of Bishop Gardiner is signaled by the appointment of a Catholic, Wriothesley, to the important position of Lord Chancellor. Nonetheless the Lutherans continue with their radical reforms, the latest of which is women preachers. One such preacher, Anne Askew, is imprisoned and tortured by Wriothesley and then burnt at the stake for her perceived heresies. Sir Richard Rich brings bad news to the Princess Mary; her best friend, and long-time confidant, Eustace Chapuys, is dead. Mary avows that it is all her fault for not being a boy, and declares, that, if she becomes Queen, then she will return England to the true faith. Sensing their rise in authority, Gardiner and his allies are determined to trap Queen Catherine. Brazenly, the Bishop suggests to the King that he has proof of her heresy. Henry confuses the Bishop with the reply that even if this were true – and he probably knows that it is – he would spare her life. The Earl of Surrey, however, is not so fortunate. Defiant on his return to court, he fails to convince Henry’s Privy Council with his explanation of how so many men were lost under his command in France. His rank is withdrawn and the King refuses to see him. Surrey’s wild antics and attitude have won him no friends among Henry’s closest advisers, and he is arrested on charges of treason. After a quick and one-sided trial he is sentenced to death.
38	10	'Death of a Monarchy'	January 1547	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	June 20, 2010	0.682^[28]
Henry is forced to surrender Boulogne, his great prize, as part of a peace treaty with France. But where, in the past, he might have felt anger, his feelings now turn melancholic with the news that King Francis, his long-time friend and sometimes foe, is dying. There is a slow, quiet and nonetheless inevitable shifting of allegiances as Henry’s own health begins to fade. Factions are forming at court as thoughts turn towards a successor. Some see Prince Edward, Henry’s son by Jane Seymour, as his natural heir while others, notably Bishop Gardiner, are determined to restore a Catholic to the throne in the person of Lady Mary. Under the orders of Gardiner, an arrest warrant for Queen Catherine is issued on the grounds of heresy. However, when Wriothesley and his men come to arrest the Queen –- believing that they are carrying out the King’s orders –- they are brutally rebuffed by Henry in a complex psychological game that leaves everyone uncertain of his allegiances and beliefs. For his overreaching ambition, Bishop Gardiner is expelled from court, leaving the Lutheran factions –- led by Prince Edward's uncle, Edward Seymour –- suddenly dominant, prompting Wriothesley to switch his allegiance to Seymour. Hearing that Charles Brandon is ill, the King summons his old friend to court. It is to be their last encounter. Brandon dies soon after and Henry is greatly shaken: his longest and most loyal ally is now gone. Henry also commissions artist Hans Holbein to do a portrait of him, but soon rejects the realistically sickly depiction and demands that Holbein repaint it. He sees the ghosts of his past wives with his children: Catherine of Aragon, who tells him that Mary should have been married and have children of her own by now; Anne Boleyn, who proclaims her innocence of the crimes she was beheaded for, the ill-fated death of her cousin Katherine Howard, and her pride in their daughter Elizabeth; finally Jane Seymour, who tells him that she is upset at young Edward's being shut away, and that he will die young. Realizing that his own death is now imminent, Henry retreats more and more into himself and sends Queen Catherine and his beloved daughters Mary and Elizabeth away from Whitehall Palace, telling them that he will not see them again. Queen Catherine and Lady Mary weep outside Henry's chamber, but Elizabeth bravely strides away, ready to face her destiny. As Henry sits alone in his room reflecting on his momentous reign, he is called back to see his new portrait, of which he approves. As he turns and leaves the room, the fates of Henry's children are briefly explained, with a final note that the Tudor dynasty ultimately produced the two most famous monarchs in English history: Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

Home media[edit]

Season		Episodes	DVD release date
Season		Episodes	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Discs
Season 1	10	January 8, 2008^[29]	December 10, 2007^[30]	4
Season 2	10	November 11, 2008^[31] (Canada) January 6, 2009^[32] (United States)	October 13, 2008^[33]	4
Season 3	8	November 10, 2009^[34] (Canada) December 15, 2009^[35] (United States)	December 7, 2009^[36]	3
Season 4	10	October 12, 2010 (United States) November 9, 2010 (Canada)	March 21, 2011^[37]	3

References[edit]

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The Tudors
Genre	Historical drama
Created by	Michael Hirst
Written by	Michael Hirst
Starring
Composer(s)	Trevor Morris
Country of origin	United Kingdom Canada Ireland United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Hirst Eric Fellner Tim Bevan Ben Silverman Teri Weinberg Sheila Hockin
Producer(s)	James Flynn Gary Howsam
Production location(s)	Ireland
Running time	47–56 minutes
Production company(s)	Reveille Eire Working Title Television Octagon Entertainment Peace Arch Entertainment Showtime Networks
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television (non-USA)
Release
Original network	BBC Two CBC Television Showtime TV3 (Ireland)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	1 April 2007 – 20 June 2010
External links
Website

The Tudors is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among American, British, and Canadian producers, and was filmed mostly in Ireland. It is named after the Tudor dynasty as a whole, although it is based specifically upon the reign of King Henry VIII.^[1]^[2]

The series was produced by Peace Arch Entertainment for Showtime in association with Reveille Productions, Working Title Television, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and was filmed in Ireland. The first two episodes debuted on DirecTV, Time Warner Cable OnDemand, Netflix, Verizon FiOS On Demand, Internet Movie Database and on the website of the series before the official premiere on Showtime. The Tudors premiered on 1 April 2007; it was the highest-rated Showtime series in three years.^[3] In April 2007, the show was renewed for a second season,^[3] and in that month the BBC announced it had acquired exclusive United Kingdom broadcast rights for the series, which it started to broadcast on 5 October 2007. The CBC began broadcasting the show on 2 October 2007.^[4]

Season Two debuted on Showtime on 30 March 2008, and on BBC 2 on 1 August 2008. Production on Season Three began on 16 June 2008 in Bray, County Wicklow Ireland,^[5]^[6] and that season premiered on Showtime on 5 April 2009, and debuted in Canada on CBC on 30 September 2009. The day after broadcast, downloadable episodes debuted in Canada on MoboVivo.^[7]

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Showtime announced 13 April 2009, that it had renewed the show for a fourth and final season. The network ordered 10 episodes that were first broadcast on 11 April 2010.^[8]^[9] The series finale was broadcast on 20 June 2010. The final season was shown in Canada on CBC starting 22 September 2010, and ending on 23 November 2010.

International distribution rights are owned by Sony Pictures Television.

1Synopsis
4Departures from history

Synopsis[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Season 1 chronicles the period of Henry VIII's reign in which his effectiveness as king is tested by international conflicts and political intrigue in his own court. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey plays a major part, acting as Henry's trusted advisor.

In Episode 1, Wolsey persuades Henry to keep the peace with France, and the two kings meet at Calais to sign pact of friendship. The pressure of wanting a male heir compels Henry to question his marriage to Queen Katherine of Aragon.^[10] He also has a string of affairs and fathers an illegitimate son in episode 2 with his mistress Elizabeth Blount, who is also one of Queen Katherine's ladies-in-waiting.

Anne Boleyn returns from attending the French court, and she catches Henry's eye. Her father and uncle encourage her to seduce the King, though she also falls in love with Henry as the season unfolds. She refuses to become his mistress but insists that he marry her, which pushes him to use Cardinal Wolsey to take action against the Queen. The King instructs him to get papal dispensation for his divorce, on the grounds that his wife did indeed consummate her marriage to his brother Arthur. In Episode 6, Wolsey makes increasingly desperate efforts to persuade the Catholic Church to grant a royal divorce, primarily as a result of Emperor Charles V's influence over the Pope as Katherine's nephew—but this starts to weaken his position.

In episode 7, the mysterious sweating sickness arrives in England, killing both the high-born and low-born, and Henry is terrified of catching it; he secludes himself in the countryside away from court with his herbal medicines. Anne Boleyn contracts the illness but recovers. A papal envoy arrives in England to decide on the annulment. The court convenes a special session at which both Henry and Katherine initially are present, and it eventually decides in favor of Katherine. Cardinal Wolsey is stripped of his office in episode 9 and banished to York, where he pleads with the King to restore him to office. Henry chooses his loyal friend Sir Thomas More as Wolsey's successor.

In the final episode, Wolsey makes one last desperate attempt to save himself by allying himself with his former enemy Queen Katherine, but their plot is discovered and Wolsey kills himself during his internment in the Tower of London after saying a brief prayer apologizing for his sins.

Season 2[edit]

Henry will do whatever it takes to marry Anne Boleyn, even defying Pope Paul III. He prepares to take Anne on a royal visit to France, having demanded loyalty from the English clergy. The papacy in Rome organises an assassination plot against Anne but the assassins' attempts fail.

In Episode 3 the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury annuls Henry's marriage, clearing the way for Henry to marry a by now pregnant Anne, which also increases the growing rift between England and Rome. Bishop Fisher refuses to recognise the validity of Henry's marriage — after Henry issues a decree ordering all his subjects to recognise their new Queen — and is finally joined by Sir Thomas More, who is granted permission by Henry to retire from his public office. In Episode 5, Fisher and More's refusal to sign an oath of allegiance recognising Henry's supreme authority as head of the English church eventually leads to their executions.

In Episode 6, Thomas Cromwell, who has assumed More's office as Chancellor of England, announces his plans to cleanse England of dissenters to the New Monarchy. Also, England's relationship with France is complicated by King Francis's refusal to unite their kingdoms in marriage, thus causing Henry to question his decision to have married Anne. Episode 7 sees an increasingly ill and disillusioned Katherine who has been forbidden to see her daughter, Lady Mary, and Cromwell has legislation approved by Parliament agreeing to the dissolution of first the smaller and then the larger abbeys and monasteries.

In Episode 8, Henry has Cromwell initiate overtures to the Emperor to make peace with Rome as a bulwark against a hostile France, and the King starts to pay court to Lady Jane Seymour after Anne's two miscarriages following the birth of Princess Elizabeth. It is his long-time friend, Charles Brandon who, with Cromwell, eventually alerts Henry to Anne's apparent indiscretions and her fate is sealed. She is conducted to the Tower of London and her four supposed lovers, one of whom is her own brother, are executed followed eventually by her own — delayed by some hours as a result of the French executioner's late arrival from Calais. Her devious father, who shows little remorse at the death of his son and Anne's impending death, is allowed to go free but banished from court and is shown leaving the Tower without even acknowledging his daughter waving from her cell window.

On the morning of his Queen's execution, Henry enjoys a lavish breakfast, symbolically consisting of the mate of a swan he has seen outside his window, as he looks forward to a new start and heirs with Lady Jane Seymour.

Season 3[edit]

The third season focuses on Henry's marriages to Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves, the birth of his son Prince Edward, his ruthless suppression of the Pilgrimage of Grace, the downfall of Thomas Cromwell, and the beginnings of Henry's relationship with the free-spirited Catherine Howard.

Henry happily marries his third wife but his honeymoon period is soon spoilt by a growing resentment against the Reformation in the north and east of England. The growing band of rebels disperses in Lincolnshire but gathers strength in Yorkshire, primarily because of its able leaders such as Robert Aske and Lord Darcy. The royal troops, commanded by the Duke of Suffolk, are severely outnumbered and are forced to parley, whilst on the Continent the papacy sends a newly appointed English cardinal to persuade the Spanish and French monarchs to support the English rebellion, deemed the Pilgrimage of Grace by its followers as their objective is to restore the old Catholic religious practices.

In Episode 3 Henry is determined to stop at nothing to suppress the revolt, his fears stirred by remembrances of the Cornish uprising during his father's reign. He deceitfully persuades the rebel leaders to lay down their arms and disperse their followers, promising to hold a Parliament in York to answer all their grievances, which is never convoked. A second uprising is savagely suppressed and the leaders executed as Henry, via Cromwell, instructs Suffolk to shed quantities of blood to act as an example. Jane Seymour goes into labor and produces a baby boy, but she dies soon after as a result of her protracted labors. In Episode 5, Henry retires from public view, bereft by the loss of his Queen, but finally emerges: his first act is to get the church leaders to agree on a new Protestant doctrine, one that threatens to undermine Cromwell's Reformation.

In the ensuing episodes, the King has the last remaining Plantagenet heirs, the Pole family, put to death (mother, son and grandson) as a result of Cardinal Reginald Pole's actions to undermine his rule. This creates a schism with Spain and France and, upon Cromwell's urging, Henry agrees to an alliance with the Protestant League by marrying Anne of Cleves after first dispatching the English Ambassador to Holland to negotiate terms, followed by Hans Holbein to paint her likeness. However, Cromwell's plans to bolster the Reformation are undone by Henry's dislike for Anne, whom he calls a 'Flanders mare'. He is unable to consummate his marriage and vents his frustration on his Lord Privy Seal, which is encouraged by the Duke of Suffolk in league with Edward Seymour, as both want Cromwell removed from office. With his enemies encircling him, Cromwell pleads with Anne of Cleves to submit herself to her husband, but she is powerless to deflect King Henry's antipathy towards her. Finally, Cromwell is dragged off to the Tower after being accused of being a traitor by the King's Council and, despite writing a letter begging his master's forgiveness, is gruesomely beheaded by a drunken executioner.

In the meantime, Sir Francis Bryan is instructed by the Duke of Suffolk to find a woman to rekindle Henry's jaded love interest, and the beautiful and very young Catherine Howard, a distant relation of the Duke of Norfolk, is introduced at court and, catching the King's interest, he beds her in secret and a new romance begins.

Season 4[edit]

The fourth and final season covers Henry's ill-fated marriage to Catherine Howard and his final, more congenial, marriage to Catherine Parr. The ageing King seeks military glory by capturing Boulogne, France. In his final hours, he is troubled by the ghosts of his dead wives.^[11]

Henry marries 17 year old Catherine Howard, and, besotted by her beauty, calling her 'his rose without a thorn', feels rejuvenated. Catherine starts to dally with the King's groom, Thomas Culpepper, and is encouraged by her senior lady-in-waiting, Lady Rochford — Henry's sister-in-law — who is also being bedded by Culpepper. In Episode 2, Henry invites his former wife, Anne of Cleves, to court to celebrate Christmas as he wants to reward her for keeping her word to him and for her loyalty. She, in turn, is grateful for the charity he has shown towards her. After the festivities, he is struck down once again by his leg wound — from his former jousting days — while Catherine is with Culpepper.

Feeling the need for company, Henry visits Anne of Cleves and has a liaison with her. He and Catherine embark on the royal Passage to the North to forgive the former rebels, accompanied by the Princess Mary who is popular with the King's northern subjects. It is during this period that Catherine and Culpepper consummate their relationship and Catherine is truly in love with him. In Episode 4, Henry makes friendly overtures to the French Ambassador, hoping to prevent an invasion, and Francis Dereham, Catherine's former lover when they both resided with the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, arrives at court and blackmails the Queen into making him her private secretary. Some weeks later Henry receives a secret letter about their prior sexual exploits.

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In Episode 5 the King grants permission to the Earl of Hertford to investigate the Queen's infidelity. He plans to pardon her but is then informed by his Council of her affair with Culpepper — revealed by Dereham under torture — and he has all three executed, along with Lady Rochford who has gone mad in the Tower. On the scaffold, Catherine states that, although Queen of England, she would have preferred to have been Thomas Culpepper's wife. In Episode 6, Henry is courted by both Spain and Rome to form a military alliance against the French, who have allied with the Turks, and he is persuaded to form an alliance with the Emperor and invade France. Thomas Seymour introduces Catherine Parr at court and she catches the King's eye, even though married. Henry pursues her and sends Seymour over to Belgium to remove him as a love rival.

Military preparations are made and English troops lay siege to Boulogne, bombarding it with cannon as an Italian engineer digs a tunnel to blow up the castle. Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk, captures a French father and daughter and falls in love with the daughter Brigitte. At home, Catherine Parr is acting as Regent in Henry's absence and uses her power to further the Protestant cause but is checked by Bishop Gardiner and his Catholic faction, supported by the Princess Mary. In Episode 8, the castle of Boulogne is overcome and the keys to the city handed over to Henry by the French mayor. Henry returns to court in triumph, leaving the Earl of Surrey in charge of the new possession.

At home, Henry is disturbed by the struggle between the Catholic and Protestant factions and Catherine alienates him through her support of the Reformation. Bishop Gardiner continues his campaign against heretics and gathers enough evidence to persuade the King to issue an arrest warrant against the Queen for heresy. In the meantime, Henry Howard, now Lieutenant General Surrey, loses a disastrous battle at Boulogne and, in an attempt to usurp power away from the new men like the Seymours and Richard Rich, he is arrested and tried for treason and executed, despite the paucity of evidence against him.

In Episode 10 an increasingly frail Henry is facing his own mortality. His mind is on the succession and he appoints Edward Seymour, the Earl of Hertford, to be Lord Protector until Prince Edward reaches his maturity. Catherine, knowing the mortal danger she is in, orders her ladies-in-waiting to destroy all their heretical books and no longer to discuss religious matters; she also submits herself to her husband and he pardons her. Charles Brandon, the King's most trustworthy friend and loyal servant, is reunited with Henry for one final meeting before he dies. As the end approaches, the ghosts of Henry's first three wives confront him over their ends and his treatment of their children. Henry orders his family to spend their Christmas at Greenwich, bidding them his final farewell and instructing the Princesses Mary and Elizabeth to care for their brother. The final scene has him approving the portrait painted for him by Hans Holbein, depicting him as a virile, youthful King.

Cast[edit]

Role	Actor	Seasons
The King
Henry VIII of England	Jonathan Rhys Meyers	1–4
The Queens
Katherine of Aragon^[10]	Maria Doyle Kennedy	1–2, 4 (Dream sequence)
Anne Boleyn	Natalie Dormer	1–2, 4 (Dream sequence)
Jane Seymour	Anita Briem	2
Jane Seymour	Annabelle Wallis	3, 4 (Dream sequence)
Anne of Cleves	Joss Stone	3–4
Catherine Howard^[12]	Tamzin Merchant	3–4
Catherine Parr	Joely Richardson	4
The King's Children
Princess Mary, daughter by Catherine of Aragon
	Bláthnaid McKeown	1
	Sarah Bolger	2–4
Princess Elizabeth, daughter by Anne Boleyn	Kate Duggan	2
	Claire MacCauley	3
	Laoise Murray	4
Prince Edward, son by Jane Seymour	Eoin Murtagh	4
Prince Edward, son by Jane Seymour	Jake Hathaway	4
The King's Court
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk	Henry Cavill	1–4
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex	James Frain	1–3
Sir Thomas More	Jeremy Northam	1–2
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton	Frank McCusker	3–4
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk	Henry Czerny	1
Lady Elizabeth Blount	Ruta Gedmintas	1
Sir Anthony Knivert	Callum Blue	1
Sir William Compton	Kristen Holden-Ried	1
Thomas Tallis	Joe Van Moyland	1
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham	Steven Waddington	1
Thomas Wyatt	Jamie Thomas King	1–2
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire	Nick Dunning	1–2
Mary Boleyn	Perdita Weeks	1–2
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford	Padraic Delaney	1–2
Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford	Joanne King	2–4
Lady Margaret Sheldon	Laura Jane Laughlin	2
Mark Smeaton	David Alpay	2
William Brereton	James Gilbert	2
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford	Max Brown	2–4
Anne Seymour, Countess of Hertford	Emma Hamilton	3–4
Thomas Seymour	Andrew McNair	3–4
Sir Richard Rich	Rod Hallett	2–4
Sir Francis Bryan	Alan van Sprang	3
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury	Gavin O'Connor	3
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey^[13]	David O'Hara	4
Joan Bulmer	Catherine Steadman	4
Sir Thomas Culpeper	Torrance Coombs	4
Francis Dereham	Allen Leech	4
Hans Holbein the Younger	Peter Gaynor	1–4
Anthony Brophy	1–4
French Ambassador Charles de Marillac	Lothaire Bluteau	4
Clergy
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York	Sam Neill	1
Cardinal Campeggio	John Kavanagh	1–2
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester	Bosco Hogan	1–2
Pope Clement VII	Ian McElhinney	1
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury	Hans Matheson	2
Pope Paul III	Peter O'Toole	2
Max von Sydow	3
Cardinal Reginald Pole	Mark Hildreth	3
Bishop Stephen Gardiner	Simon Ward	3–4
Other
Margaret Tudor,^[14] sister of Henry VIII of England	Gabrielle Anwar	1
Francis I of France	Emmanuel Leconte	1–2
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor	Sebastian Armesto	1
Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk	Rebekah Wainwright	1–4
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury	Kate O'Toole	1, 3
Margaret, Lady Bryan	Jane Brennan	2–4
Philip, Duke of Bavaria	Colin O'Donoghue	3
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Brother to Anne of Cleves	Paul Ronan	3
Robert Aske	Gerard McSorley	3
Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy	Colm Wilkinson	3–4

Episodes[edit]

Season		Episodes		Originally aired		Nielsen ratings
Season		Episodes		First aired	Last aired	Rank	Average viewers (in millions inc. DVR)
1	10		April 1, 2007	June 10, 2007	TBA	TBA
2	10		March 30, 2008	June 1, 2008	TBA	TBA
3	8		April 5, 2009	May 24, 2009	TBA	TBA
4	10		April 11, 2010	June 20, 2010	TBA	TBA

Departures from history[edit]

Many events in the series differ from events as they actually happened in history. The series takes liberties with character names, relationships, historical costume, physical appearance, and the timing of events.^[1] As creator Hirst said, 'Showtime commissioned me to write an entertainment, a soap opera, and not history. … And we wanted people to watch it.'^[2] He added that some changes were made for production considerations and some to avoid viewer confusion, so 'any confusion created by the changes is outweighed by the interest the series may inspire in the period and its figures.'^[2]

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General[edit]

Time is compressed in the series, giving the impression that things happened closer together than they actually did. King Henry VIII was already in his mid- to late-30s by the time covered in the series. Catherine of Aragon had auburn hair and fair skin, much like her daughter Mary, and she was only six years older than Henry; he was approximately 10 years older than Anne Boleyn.^[2] Anne was recalled to Henry's court from France three years after her sister Mary Boleyn, not simultaneously, and Henry did not begin to court her until 1526. There was a period of seven years from Henry's infatuation with Anne until her coronation and his break from the Roman Catholic church. In the series, the timeline from introduction to marriage seems to take little more than a year. The assassination attempt on Anne during her coronation procession was a completely fictional event, invented by Hirst 'to illustrate how much the English people hated her'.^[2]
Many characters were introduced to the series only when they would produce the most drama or when they become prominent in the story arc for some reason. In reality, Jane Seymour is believed to have become a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon around 1527; Anne Boleyn had been serving Catherine in the same capacity for five years at that point, which means that they were at court at the same time. Catherine Howard was lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves, and Henry's pursuit of her began during that time rather than after the end of his fourth marriage, as is shown in the series. Sir Francis Bryan is featured in the series only during Season 3, but he actually became a member of Henry's Privy chamber sometime between the king's ascent and 1519. He was instrumental in the machinations behind Anne's downfall, earning him the sobriquet 'The Vicar of Hell'. The Earl of Surrey was present in the court during the tenure of his cousin Anne Boleyn, but the series portrays him as coming back to England around the time that Jane Seymour became Queen.

First season[edit]

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey died of an illness in Leicester in 1530 while en route to London to answer charges of treason. The series implies that this report of illness is part of a cover-up by Henry and Thomas Cromwell to prevent anyone from knowing that the cardinal had committed suicide.^[2]
The Duke of Norfolk does not appear after season one of the series, implying that he retired. In reality, he played important roles in both the purge of the Boleyns and the suppression of the Pilgrimage of Grace, deeds fulfilled by Charles Brandon in the show.
Henry's sister is called 'Princess Margaret' in the series, but she is actually a composite of his two sisters, the life of his younger sister Princess Mary Tudor coupled with the name of his older sister Margaret Tudor. This was done to avoid confusion with Henry's daughter Mary I of England.^[2]^[15]
Early in the series, Henry VIII is also styled as King of Ireland, a title which he did not use until his break from the Roman Catholic Church. Until that point, he was only Lord of Ireland.^{[citation needed]}
Louis XII has already died as the series begins, and Henry is already negotiating a peace treaty with Francis. The show's Princess Margaret thus marries a fictional, elderly Portuguese king who lives only a few days until she smothers him in his sleep.^[2]^[16] This composite character and her story technically eliminates the children who led to Mary, Queen of Scots and Lady Jane Grey.
The king's illegitimate son Henry Fitzroy is born near the beginning of the series and dies at a young age from the sweating sickness. In fact, he lived until 1536, long enough to marry Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset and to witness Anne Boleyn's execution.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor is given a Spanish accent when dealing with the king of England, when in fact he was Flemish-born.
Sir Thomas More is seen ordering the death of Simon Fish by burning at the stake. However, Simon Fish died in prison of bubonic plague.

Second season[edit]

Imperial Ambassador Eustace Chapuys has a Spanish accent, but the historical Chapuys was a native of Savoy and his mother tongue was French.
Chapuys is also treated somewhat anachronistically for dramatic effect. He was a replacement for Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga, but this transition occurred earlier than in the show. Mary is told of his 'death in Spain', but Chapuys died in Belgium well into Mary's reign, outliving Henry by a number of years.
During the trial of Anne Boleyn, the series depicts George Boleyn, Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris, and William Brereton being executed as co-conspirators. Francis Weston is omitted.
Paul III is depicted as suggesting that a character should join the Jesuits (milites Christi) and carry out the assassination of Anne Boleyn. Anne was crowned in 1533, and the first band of Jesuits did not assemble until 1534. Paul III remarks in the episode that he had approved their company, but he did not do so until 1540.

Third season[edit]

The Countess of Salisbury (Princess Mary's governess) was executed during Catherine Howard's time as Queen-consort. In the series, however, she and her son, Lord Montagu are executed before Henry meets Anne of Cleves.
The court of Cleves shows not the coat of arms of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg but of the Kingdom of Prussia of the 18th century.
At the welcoming reception for Anne of Cleves, Henry introduces his daughters as 'Princess.' As both Mary and Elizabeth were still considered by Henry to be illegitimate, he would never have accorded them such a title, as it would in effect be declaring them legitimate. Neither Mary nor Elizabeth ever regained the title of Princess, and continued to be known as 'Lady' until they each in turn succeeded to the throne.

Fourth season[edit]

The incident of rape/murder, which marks the introduction of Sir Thomas Culpeper in the series, was a real event, but it took place in 1539, a full year before Catherine Howard's marriage to Henry and nearly two prior to the beginnings of their affair. In reality, Culpeper was a favorite of Henry's at court and a knight of the realm, having served as a courtier for other nobility as early as 1535. He was a member of Henry's Privy chamber by 1540, when he was a member of the envoy that greeted Anne of Cleves, when she arrived in England to marry Henry.
After the annulment of his marriage with Anne of Cleves, it was only rumored that they had an affair: there is no evidence of this and it seems likely that Anne remained a virgin until her death. Anne is portrayed as being extremely popular, with just about everyone preferring her to Catherine Howard. Although it is true that both Mary and Elizabeth remained close to Anne and seem to have preferred her company to Catherine's, Anne was a rather neutral figure, who inspired no great affection from either courtiers or commoners.
Catherine Howard was referred to as a 'distant relation' of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk in the series. In reality, he was her uncle, just as he was to Anne Boleyn, who was Catherine's first cousin; Norfolk helped orchestrate both marriages. Contrary to the series' portrayal of the household of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk as a shelter for distantly related 'aristocratic bastards' and the resulting implication that Catherine Howard was an illegitimate child, in real life the Dowager Duchess was Catherine's step-grandmother, wife of Catherine's deceased grandfather the 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Catherine was born to one of the 2nd Duke's many sons in lawful wedlock – she was sent to live in the household because her father was impoverished and recently widowed. Norfolk is also barely mentioned with regards to Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, being called a mere kinsman to him, when in actuality Surrey was the Duke's eldest son and heir.
By the time he married Catherine Howard, the real Henry was middle-aged (49) and obese, not a svelte, still relatively healthy man as portrayed on the show. This is perhaps quite relevant to appreciating historical context since Catherine's affair with Sir Thomas Culpeper and her declaration of true love to him on the block would sit better with a 17-year-old girl trapped in a marriage to a much older and obese king.
A few liberties are taken with Catherine Parr as well. Parr is portrayed as meeting Henry while her husband, Lord Latimer, is still alive and she was a casual acquaintance of Mary's. In fact, she came to court only after his death, using her status as Catherine of Aragon's goddaughter to secure a place in Mary's household. Further, Mary is shown to be openly hostile towards Catherine Parr after discovering her Protestant views. In fact, Mary got on rather well with Parr and did not fall out with Catherine until after Henry's death. Even then, her hostility had little to do with religion: she was angered when the dowager Queen married Thomas Seymour so soon after Henry's death.
Also, in season 4 during the execution of Lady Rochford and Catherine Howard, it is depicted in the series that Rochford was beheaded first. In fact this was the other way round and although Rochford appears to weep on the block, many accounts have praised both her and Catherine for their alleged bravery in the face of death. Though Rochford had suffered a nervous breakdown during her pre-execution imprisonment, the series exaggerates her mental instability just prior to her death. In reality, one eyewitness, a merchant named Ottwell Johnson, wrote that both Lady Rochford's and Catherine Howard's souls must be with God, for they made the most godly and Christian end.
Catherine Parr was only four years older than Mary I and Mary was seventeen, when her younger sister Elizabeth was born. The series portrays Mary as much younger: barely an adolescent at the time of Elizabeth's birth and at least a decade younger than Catherine Parr. Also, Catherine Parr was a member of Mary's household at the time of Lord Latimer's death. Elizabeth, on the other hand, is depicted as being much older, with the series portraying her as a teenager, when Henry married Catherine Howard. Historically, she was six years old at the time. Although Laoise Murray does indeed bear resemblance to the historical Elizabeth, being pale-skinned and copper-haired, she looks nothing like the dark-haired Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (Henry VIII); historically, Elizabeth was the spitting image of her father, although she had her mother's eyes.
Anne Askew was never given the mercy of a quick death through a sack of gunpowder tied to her neck. Witnesses say it took up to 15 minutes for her to die. Other details are accurate as her joints had been dislocated on the rack by the torturers depicted in the episode and she had to be brought to her execution, tied to a chair, removed in considerable agony to be tied to a seat on the stake.
In the last episode of the final series, Henry commissions Hans Holbein the Younger to paint his portrait, and the final result is shown as he died. However, the portrait depicted was actually painted almost a decade before his death, in 1536. Holbein, in fact, had pre-deceased Henry by several years.

Reception[edit]

Metacritic ratings per season

Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4
Rating	64^[17]	68^[18]	74^[19]	63^[20]

The premiere of The Tudors on 1 April 2007, was the highest-rated Showtime series debut in three years.^[3] On 23 March 2008, The New York Times called The Tudors a 'primitively sensual period drama .. [that] critics could take or leave, but many viewers are eating up.'^[2] A 28 March 2008 review, also by the New York Times, reported that 'despite the scorching authenticity of some performances,' in particular the 'star-making, breakout performance of Natalie Dormer as the defiant, courageous proto-feminist martyr Anne Boleyn' the series 'fails to live up to the great long-form dramas cable television has produced' largely because 'it radically reduces the era's thematic conflicts to simplistic struggles over personal and erotic power.'^[1] According to the ratings site Metacritic, the show had 64% favourable reviews for the first season, 68% for the second season, 74% for the third season, and 63% for the fourth.

Ratings[edit]

In the United States, the season 1 premiere drew almost 870,000 viewers. The premiere earned a combined 1 million views online and via cable affiliates.^[21]

Media releases[edit]

DVD Name	Release dates				# of Ep	Additional Information
	Region 1		Region 2	Region 4
	Canada	United States	Region 2	Region 4
Season One	8 January 2008^[22]		10 December 2007^[23]	19 March 2008^[24]	10	The four-disc box set includes all 10 episodes. There is a special edition in United Kingdom, with a headless picture for the cover, exclusive of Amazon.co.uk.^[25] This season was released on Blu-ray in Europe and Canada.^[26]
Season Two	11 November 2008^[27]	6 January 2009^[28]	13 October 2008^[29]	7 July 2009^[30]	10	The four-disc box set includes all 10 episodes. This season has also been released on Blu-ray in Europe and Canada.^[31]
Season Three	10 November 2009^[32]	15 December 2009^[33]	7 December 2009^[34]	23 November 2009^[35]	8	The three disc box set includes all 8 episodes. Bonus features include an exclusive tour of Hampton Court and an interview with Joss Stone.
Season Four	9 November 2010	12 October 2010	21 March 2011^[36]	24 November 2010^[37]	10	The three-disc box set includes all 10 episodes.

An original soundtrack for each season, composed by Trevor Morris, has been released by Varèse Sarabande.

Season	Release Date	Catalog Number
Season One	12 November 2007	302 066 867 2
Season Two	14 April 2009	302 066 959 2
Season Three	24 August 2010	302 067 039 2
Season Four	10 December 2010	302 067 049 2

Awards and nominations[edit]

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The Tudors was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Drama Series in 2007. Jonathan Rhys Meyers was also nominated for the Best Actor in a Television Drama Golden Globe for his role.^[38]

The series was nominated for eight Irish Film and Television Awards in 2008 and won seven, including Best Drama Series, acting awards for Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Lead Actor), Nick Dunning (Supporting Actor) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (Supporting Actress), and craft awards for Costume Design, Production Design and Hair/Makeup.^[39]Brian Kirk was also nominated for Directing, but lost to Lenny Abrahamson of Prosperity. The series won the 2007 59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Outstanding Costumes for a Series and Outstanding Main Title Theme Music. Later the series won six awards at the Irish Film and Television Awards in 2009 including Drama Series, Director, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair.^[40] In 2010 it was nominated for seven Irish Film and Television Awards, winning one in the category Best Supporting Actress in Television (Sarah Bolger).^[41]

Notes[edit]

^ ^a^b^cBellafante, Ginia. 'Nasty, but Not So Brutish and Short.' The New York Times. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g^hⁱGates, Anita. 'The Royal Life (Some Facts Altered).' The New York Times. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
^ ^a^b^c'Showtime's Tudors continues reign.' Variety. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^'A slightly neutered Tudors.' The Toronto Star. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^'Peace Arch(R) Entertainment Announces Renewal of Hit Series The Tudors.' Money.CNN.comArchived 2 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 24 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^'Showtime Orders Season Three of The Tudors.' The New York Times. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^United States (5 May 2009). 'MoboVivo Licenses Hollywood Hit Show, The Tudors'. Techvibes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'Showtime renews – and ends – The Tudors'. The Live Feed. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
^'Showtime Picks Up Fourth And Final Season Of The Tudors'. BroadcastingCable.com. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
^ ^a^bAs established by the series credits and character list on the official website, the show spells the character's name with a 'K'.
^'Showtime's Acclaimed Drama Series The Tudors Gets 4th Season Pick-up to End the Saga of Henry VIII'. Sho.com. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
^'The Tudors: Season 3, Episode 8'. Sho.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
^Courtney O. (17 June 2009). 'David O'Hara Set for The Tudors'. MovieWeb.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^The character of Henry's sister, called 'Princess Margaret' in the series, is actually a composite of his two sisters: the life events of his younger sister, Princess Mary Tudor, coupled with the name of his elder sister, Margaret Tudor. This was reportedly done to avoid confusion with Henry's daughter, Mary I of England.
^Stanley, Alessandra. 'Renaissance Romping With Henry and His Rat Pack.' The New York Times. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^There is no historical evidence that Henry's sister Mary Tudor contributed to the death of Louis XII.
^'The Tudors: Season 1'. Metacritic. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^'The Tudors: Season 2'. Metacritic. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^'The Tudors: Season 3'. Metacritic. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^'The Tudors: Season 4'. Metacritic. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^'Tudors’ Reign In Premiere On Showtime Multichannel News, 6 April 2007
^'The Tudors: The Complete First Season'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete BBC Series 1'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete Third Series'. ezydvd.com.au. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete BBC Series 1 (Limited Edition 'Headless' Sleeve)'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete BBC Series 1 (Blu-ray)'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^The Tudors: The Complete Second Season – Futureshop.ca
^'The Tudors DVD news: Delay for The Tudors – The Complete 2nd Season'. TVShowsOnDVD.com. 25 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete BBC Series 2'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete Third Series'. ezydvd.com.au. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete BBC Series 2 (Blu-ray)'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: The Complete Third Season'. TVShowsOnDVD. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors Season 3 DVD'. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete Third Series'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: Complete Third Series'. ezydvd.com.au. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'The Tudors: The Complete Fourth Season'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'Tudors, The – The Complete 4th Season: The Final Seduction (3 Disc Set)'. Ezydvd.com.au. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^'Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2008 Golden Globe Awards For The Year Ended 31 December 2007'. HFPA. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
^The Irish Film & Television Awards: 2008 Winners – IFTA.ie Retrieved 12 March 2008.
^The Irish Film & Television Awards: 2009 Winners – IFTA.ie Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^The Irish Film & Television Awards: 2010 Winners – IFTA.ie Retrieved 16 March 2014.