Wolf Hall (2015–2024)
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Historical drama chronicling the rise of Thomas Cromwell, the son of a humble blacksmith who became King Henry VIII's chief minister, as he navigated the corridors of power in the Tudor court.
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- 01
Master of PhantomsAnne accuses Cromwell of betrayal when she finds out he tried to protect Mary and not Elizabeth at a time of crisis. But Anne's power is dissolving rapidly and her enemies are gathering. - 02
WreckageThe Mirror and the Light opens in the heartbeat after Anne Boleyn's death, as the young queen's blood is sluiced from the scaffold and Thomas Cromwell picks his way across the wreckage to take up his position as principal councillor to an unpredictable king.Despite his lowly beginnings in a Putney blacksmith's forge, Cromwell has made a reputation for himself as one of England's most formidable politicians. On the day of the queen's death, he is at the height of his powers. He has found a bloody way for the king to escape his marriage, pinning Anne Boleyn and her circle to crimes they could never have imagined. He has delivered her to the Calais swordsman's blade. He has smoothed the path for the king's marriage to his third wife, Jane Seymour. And he has been rewarded well. Now both master secretary and lord privy seal, there are few parts of the state's business that do not pass over his desk.But in rising so high, Cromwell has also attracted powerful enemies... - 03
ObedienceCromwell has become the most significant politician in the whole of England, his place as Henry's principal adviser secure. The duke of Norfolk, England's most senior nobleman by rank, is in disgrace, tainted by the treasonous behaviour of his niece, Anne Boleyn. So when Cromwell uncovers a clandestine affair between Norfolk's brother and the King's niece, an opportunity opens up to destroy his foremost enemy for good. Yet Cromwell stays his hand.
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Season01Best season
- S01E01
Three Card TrickJanuary 21, 2015Thomas Cromwell's patron Cardinal Wolsey is dismissed as lord chancellor and forced to flee his palace at York Place. The old noble families - S01E02
Entirely BelovedJanuary 28, 2015Cardinal Wolsey has been forced out of court to travel north to his archdiocese in York. For Thomas Cromwell, this is only a tactical retrea - S01E03
Anna ReginaFebruary 4, 2015Although he has no official title, Cromwell is relied on more and more in the running of the king's affairs. Cromwell manoeuvres a bill thro - S01E04
The Devil's SpitFebruary 11, 2015Anne gives birth to a baby girl, Elizabeth, and Henry does little to hide his disappointment. Anne is aware that her power in court rests on - S01E05
CrowsFebruary 18, 2015The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church in England. But the Holy Roman Emperor, and his ambassador, Eustache Chap - S01E06Season's bestMaster of PhantomsFebruary 25, 2015Anne accuses Cromwell of betrayal when she finds out he tried to protect Mary and not Elizabeth at a time of crisis. But Anne's power is dis
Season02
- S02E01Season's bestWreckageNovember 10, 2024The Mirror and the Light opens in the heartbeat after Anne Boleyn's death, as the young queen's blood is sluiced from the scaffold and Thoma
- S02E02ObedienceNovember 17, 2024Cromwell has become the most significant politician in the whole of England, his place as Henry's principal adviser secure. The duke of Norf
- S02E03
DefianceNovember 24, 2024A rising in the north destabilises Henry's kingdom. Despite the risks to his own life, Cromwell moves to protect Lady Mary from becoming the - S02E04
JennekeDecember 1, 2024The court of King Henry is on the brink of a new era. Henry and Jane are expecting a child, and for the third time in his life, the king all - S02E05
MirrorDecember 8, 2024Cromwell's marital diplomacy brings Princess Anne of Cleves to Henry's court. Will the alliance create a Protestant superpower in northern E - S02E06
LightDecember 15, 2024June 1540. Thomas Cromwell, lately Earl of Essex and lord great chamberlain of England, is arrested, stripped of his titles and imprisoned i
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