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The Worst Episodes of The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Every episode of The Six Wives of Henry VIII ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Six Wives of Henry VIII!

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....
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC Two

Worst Episodes Summary

"Catherine of Aragon" is the worst rated episode of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". It scored 8.1/10 based on 128 votes. Directed by John Glenister and written by Rosemary Anne Sisson, it aired on 1/1/1970. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Jane Seymour".

  • Catherine of Aragon
    8.1/10128 votes
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    #1 - Catherine of Aragon

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1970

    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

  • Jane Seymour
    8.2/10101 votes
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    #2 - Jane Seymour

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/1970

    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

  • Anne Boleyn
    8.4/10107 votes
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    #3 - Anne Boleyn

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/1970

    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

  • Anne of Cleves
    8.5/1099 votes
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    #4 - Anne of Cleves

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/1970

    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

  • Catherine Howard
    8.5/10100 votes
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    #5 - Catherine Howard

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/1970

    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

  • Catherine Parr
    8.5/1096 votes
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    #6 - Catherine Parr

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/1970

    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