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The Best Episodes of Wolf Hall

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The Best Episodes of Wolf Hall

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war....
  1. 8.6/10(627 votes)

    #1 - Master of Phantoms

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    After uncovering treasonable offences, Cromwell exacts the ultimate revenge.

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  2. 8.5/10(219 votes)

    #2 - Light

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    Cromwell is stripped of his titles and brought to the Tower of London on a charge of treason. He has no friends to speak for him but plenty of enemies among his prosecutors.

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  3. 8.3/10(635 votes)

    #3 - The Devil's Spit

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    Aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir, Anne becomes paranoid.

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  4. 8.2/10(597 votes)

    #4 - Crows

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    The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church of England.

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  5. 8.2/10(172 votes)

    #5 - Mirror

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    Cromwell’s marital diplomacy brings Princess Anne of Cleves to Henry’s court. Will the alliance create a Protestant superpower in northern Europe, or has Cromwell’s luck run out?

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  6. 8.1/10(710 votes)

    #6 - Entirely Beloved

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    As Cardinal Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn.

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  8. 8.1/10(676 votes)

    #7 - Anna Regina

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    Cromwell has Parliament acknowledge Henry as head of the Church of England.

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  9. 7.9/10(299 votes)

    #8 - Wreckage

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    As Anne Boleyn’s blood is sluiced from the scaffold, Thomas Cromwell picks his way through the wreckage of her death to take his place as principal councillor to King Henry VIII.

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  10. 7.8/10(861 votes)

    #9 - Three Card Trick

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    Lacking a male heir, the King is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.

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  11. 7.8/10(244 votes)

    #10 - Obedience

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    As the dissolution of the monasteries gathers speed, Cromwell makes a personal pilgrimage to Shaftesbury Abbey to speak with a young nun, who profoundly shakes his view of himself.

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  12. 7.7/10(189 votes)

    #11 - Defiance

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    A rising in the north destabilises Henry's kingdom. Despite the risks to his own life, Cromwell moves to protect Lady Mary from becoming the rebels’ greatest prize.

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  13. 7.7/10(177 votes)

    #12 - Jenneke

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    S2:E4

    The birth of a prince gives England the heir that Henry longs for, but at a terrible price. As the court grieves for Jane, it falls to Cromwell to find a fourth bride for the king.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Master of Phantoms" is the best rated episode of "Wolf Hall". It scored 8.6/10 based on 627 votes. Directed by Peter Kosminsky and written by N/A, it aired on 2/25/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Light".