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The Best Episodes of The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Six Wives of Henry VIII Season 1 Episode 4 - Anne of Cleves
    8.5/10(109 votes)

    #1 - Anne of Cleves

    S1:E4

    Religious strife between Catholics and Protestants continues to swell in Europe. To try to balance the Catholic threat of France and Spain, Thomas Cromwell persuades King Henry into a political marriage with the sister of the Protestant German Duke of Cleves.

    Director:John Glenister
    Writer:Jean Morris

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  2. The Six Wives of Henry VIII Season 1 Episode 6 - Catherine Parr
    8.5/10(104 votes)

    #2 - Catherine Parr

    S1:E6

    Corpulent and old, Henry makes a final trip to the altar, with the puritan Lady Latimer, Catherine Parr. The new queen brings Henry’s estranged daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, back into the family fold, but irritates the king by debating religion with him and his advisors.

    Director:Naomi Capon
    Writer:John Prebble

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  3. The Six Wives of Henry VIII Season 1 Episode 5 - Catherine Howard
    8.4/10(110 votes)

    #3 - Catherine Howard

    S1:E5

    The powerful Duke of Norfolk, the leading Catholic aristocrat in England, dangles his teenaged niece Catherine Howard before the aging but still amorous King Henry, who foolishly marries her.

    Director:Naomi Capon
    Writer:Beverley Cross

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  4. The Six Wives of Henry VIII Season 1 Episode 2 - Anne Boleyn
    8.2/10(121 votes)

    #4 - Anne Boleyn

    S1:E2

    This second episode of the series overlaps with the first, and thus begins when Queen Anne and King Henry are already estranged. After several pregnancies, Anne has provided her husband with only one surviving child, Princess Elizabeth. Extremely unpopular with both the public and the aristocracy, Anne has few friends to protect her when Henry's eye lights upon the virginal Jane Seymour.

    Director:Naomi Capon
    Writer:Nick McCarty

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  5. The Six Wives of Henry VIII Season 1 Episode 1 - Catherine of Aragon
    8.1/10(140 votes)

    #5 - Catherine of Aragon

    S1:E1

    Catalina of Aragon, a Spanish princess, is set to wed Arthur Tudor, eldest son on King Henry VII. Shortly after they wed, Arthur is taken by illness. Catalina then catches the eye of Arthur's brother, Henry. When Henry VII dies, he tells his son Henry that he must marry Catalina. Henry becomes the King of England and marries Catalina. Being loved by her new subjects, Catalina changes her name to the English version, Catherine. After many years, she is still loved by her subjects, but it's a different story with her husband.

    Director:John Glenister
    Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson

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  6. The Six Wives of Henry VIII Season 1 Episode 3 - Jane Seymour
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #6 - Jane Seymour

    S1:E3

    Anxious to rid himself of the shrewish Anne Boleyn, and desperate for a son, Henry is charmed by the naive and pious Jane, the daughter of a wealthy country aristocrat.

    Director:John Glenister
    Writer:Ian Thorne

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Best Episodes Summary

"Anne of Cleves" is the best rated episode of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". It scored 8.5/10 based on 109 votes. Directed by John Glenister and written by Jean Morris, it aired on 1/22/1970. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Catherine Parr".