The Tudors

The Tudors is a television series on Showtime, set in a time when England was ruled by monarchs, and chronicling the reign of King Henry VIII, from the time he takes the throne as a young man, seemingly having it all with Queen Katharine of Aragon at his side, and caring for their daughter, Princess Mary. Behind the glory of the crown, his country suffers from political unrest and diplomatic struggles against other countries. Additionally, Katharine's royal blood and popularity doesn't outweigh the fact that she is unable to produce a male heir. As he weighs the advice of various advisors and makes decisions that can forever alter the fate of his country, his obsession with who will do these tasks when he is dead leads to dalliances with other women in his court. He turns to Anne Boleyn as a new prospect to carry on his bloodline, eventually creating history in his decision to divorce Katharine and marry Anne, producing with her his daughter Elizabeth, one of the first steps of spiraling towards the unrest he creates within his kingdom. MORE