The Six Wives of Henry VIII
A six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.
- 1970-1970
- 1 season
- CBS
- Documentary, Drama
A six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1970
Episode 1
Catherine of Aragon
Sun, Aug 1, 1971 91 mins
Catherine is widowed at only 16, and after the death of the miserly Henry VII, she happily marries the young handsome Henry VIII, could any two people be so much in love? The years ahead will provide many answers to that question.
Episode 2
Anne Boleyn
Sun, Aug 8, 1971 88 mins
Queen Catherine is dead and now Anne Boleyn is Queen, but now two years after her marriage her promise to give Henry a son remains unfulfilled and the outcome will lead more than one person to the scaffold.
Episode 3
Jane Seymour
Sun, Aug 15, 1971 91 mins
The King is embroiled with the Reformation, and after the execution of Anne Boleyn he marries the kind and loving gentlewoman Jane Seymour. Will she provide him with the peace and comfort he needs and, even more importantly, a male heir?
Episode 4
Anne of Cleves
Sun, Aug 22, 1971 91 mins
Henry has been a widower for two years but political diplomacy and Thomas Cromwell urge the king to choose Anne of Cleves. Will the match prove a triumph or a disaster?
Episode 5
Catherine Howard
Sun, Aug 29, 1971 90 mins
Henry's ulcerated leg is causing him agony. The Duke of Norfolk presents his young and pretty niece Catherine Howard to the King, who becomes captivated. Henry soon marries Catherine - but will she prove to be his rose without a thorn?
Episode 6
Catherine Parr
Sun, Sep 5, 1971 89 mins
It is the year 1543 and the King is now grossly fat, semi-lame, and wrinkled. Beset by boredom he longs for a new wife to ease his lonely life, will the twice widowed and scholarly Katherine Parr, fulfill his needs?
