EPISODE
SEASON
The fourth season begins with Henry taking his fifth bride, the lustful teenager Catherine Howard. However, the newlyweds'; honeymoon is short-lived when the new queen';s faithfulness is soon called into question. The ageing King seeks military glory by capturing Boulogne, France. In his final hours, he is troubled by the ghosts of his dead wives.
19 January 1952, USA
21 March 1965, Manchester, England, UK
8 February 1959, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
9 July 1982, Dublin, Ireland
6 November 1977, Adamstown, Co. Wexford, Ireland
20 February 1983, London, England, UK
2 August 1932, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
1 August 1973, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
19 June 1971, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1961, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
1971, Sheffield, England, UK
11 October 1982, Paris, France
1949, Ireland
19 August 1948, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
28 June 1983, Ireland
April 11, 2010
It's now little more than a puppet act bouncing through history to get to its end.April 11, 2010
The closing run seems content to focus on bodice-ripping and little else -- a bit like a CW drama, only with prettier clothes.April 11, 2010
Its strongest suit is illustrating 1) the coexistence of powerful, conflicting forces inside the same person, and 2) the idea that absolute power corrupts.April 11, 2010
Tudor history is irresistible, even if the bedroom gymnastics here seem more in keeping with the Playboy Mansion than a royal palace.