Fair rating?The Tudors· Season 3 · Episode 1
Civil Unrest
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.
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#2In Season 3of 8 rated episodes
#21All-timeof 38 rated episodes
+0.2vs season avgSeason 3 averages 7.4
2009First airedApril 5, 2009
Guest stars
Sarah Bolgeras Princess Mary Tudor
Anthony Brophyas Chapuys
Guy Carletonas Chamberlain
Max Brownas Edward Seymour
Rod Hallettas Sir Richard Rich
Simon Wardas Bishop Gardiner
Joanne Kingas Jane Parker / Lady RochfordRebekah Wainwrightas Catherine
Charlotte Saltas Lady Ursula Missledon
David Wilmotas Sir Ralph Ellerker
Mark Hildrethas Cardinal Reginald Pole
Gavin O'Connoras ShrewsburyJason Healyas Groom
Kevin Doyleas John ConstableCrew
Ciarán DonnellyDirector
Michael HirstWriterShows like The Tudors
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