S03 Episode 1
Civil Unrest
Henry VIII weds a third time, to shy, demure noblewoman Jane Seymour - a union that he and his advisers pray will result in a male heir. Elsewhere, once-loyal subjects rebel against Henry's crusade against Catholicism.
49 mins · Sun, 5 Apr 2009
S03 Episode 2
The Northern Uprising
Pained by an old wound, Henry angrily orders the insurrection in Yorkshire to be quoshed, but fears that those closest to him, including Jane Seymour and the Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon, sympathise with the rebels' cause.
46 mins · Sun, 12 Apr 2009
S03 Episode 3
Dissension and Punishment
It's almost Christmas again and after having been estranged for years, Henry reunites with his daughters Mary and Elizabeth. Despite attempts at reconciliation with the leaders of the rebellion, there is betrayal and brutality.
47 mins · Sun, 19 Apr 2009
S03 Episode 4
The Death of a Queen
The hunt for Henry's new bride is on, but political and practical obstacles emerge. Cromwell presses ahead with his own agenda, despite his past association with a heretic.
47 mins · Sun, 26 Apr 2009
S03 Episode 5
Problems in the Reformation
After the death of his wife, Henry mourns in solitude. His enemies use this opportunity to murder members of the royal entourage. Cromwell is upset that the Church of England still closely resembles the Catholic Church.
50 mins · Sun, 3 May 2009
S03 Episode 6
Search for a New Queen
In another bid to rid the kingdom of Catholicism, Cromwell arranges for the Henry to marry a protestant. Henry's leg wound takes a turn for the worse and actually threatens his life.
52 mins · Sun, 10 May 2009
S03 Episode 7
Protestant Anne of Cleves
England is threatened by an alliance between France and Spain, backed by Rome, so Henry agrees to marry Anne of Cleves, a German protestant, without even meeting her beforehand.
50 mins · Sun, 17 May 2009
S03 Episode 8
The Undoing of Cromwell
Henry annuls his marriage and finds a teenage mistress instead. Princess Mary falls in love with a foreign duke, Philip of Bavaria.
50 mins · Sun, 24 May 2009
