Episode 2 Preview | Beheaded, Died
Watch as two queens, Catherine of Aragon, then Anne Boleyn, fall from power.
Episode 2 Preview | Beheaded, Died
Episode 3 Preview | Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
Learn new stories of Henry’s last three wives.
Episode 3 Preview | Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
Catherine Howard Confesses to Adultery
Catherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife, confesses to adultery with another courtier.
Catherine Howard Confesses to Adultery
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Witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.
Travel with historian Lucy Worsley back to the Tudor court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives, each of whom found a method of exerting influence. The show combines drama with historical comment.
Travel with historian Lucy Worsley back to the Tudor court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives, each of whom found a method of exerting influence. The show combines drama with historical comment.
Episode 2 Preview | Beheaded, Died
Watch as two queens, Catherine of Aragon, then Anne Boleyn, fall from power.
Episode 2 Preview | Beheaded, Died
Episode 3 Preview | Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
Learn new stories of Henry’s last three wives.
Episode 3 Preview | Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
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Photos from Secrets of the Six Wives
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Maria De Salinas (Bea Segura), Maud Parr (Natalie Grady) and Catherine of Aragon (Paola Bontempi) seated on the throne.
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Lucy Worsley, dressed as a maid, and a servant wait on teenage Elizabeth (Madeline Power) at the banquet table.
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King Henry VIII (Scott Arthur) and Catherine of Aragon (Paola Bontempi)
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Kathryn Parr (Alice Patten)
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Older King Henry VIII (Richard Ridings) teaches Katherine Howard (Lauren McQueen) to use a bow. Thomas Culpepper (Wilf Scolding) looks on.
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Mary Boleyn (Tiffany Ceri) and King Henry VIII kiss.
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Lucy Worsley as a servant. King Henry VIII (Scott Arthur) looks on in the background.
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King Henry VIII (Scott Arthur) and Anne Boleyn (Claire Cooper) marry.
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Portrait of Older King Henry VIII (Richard Ridings)
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Lucy Worsley as maid.
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