Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.

• DirectorKevin Billington
• Release25 February 1979
• Genre
  History / Drama
• Duration2h 46m
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• Rate
  

  6.5
  4 reviews
• Productions

  BBC, Time-Life Television Productions