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Mark Rylance

Damian Lewis

Claire Foy

Jonathan Pryce

Bernard Hill

Anton Lesser

Mark Gatiss

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Harry Lloyd

Jessica Raine

Saskia Reeves

Charity Wakefield

Joss Porter

Kate Phillips

Richard Dillane

Luke Roberts

Will Keen

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

David Robb

Joel MacCormack

Alastair Mackenzie

Joanne Whalley

Edward Holcroft

Ed Speleers

Jack Lowden

Peter Straughan

Mark Pybus

Peter Kosminsky

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Wolf Hall: Episode 3: Anna Regina

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Episode 3: Anna Regina

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

Historical drama. Cromwell manoeuvres a bill through Parliament that acknowledges Henry rather than the pope as head of the Church of England.

Although he has no official title, Cromwell is relied on more and more in the running of the king's affairs. Cromwell manoeuvres a bill through Parliament acknowledging Henry rather than the pope as head of the Church of England. This is the first step in Cromwell's plan for Henry to grant his own divorce from Katherine of Aragon.

A major obstacle to Henry's marriage plan arises when Harry Percy's wife claims her own marriage is unlawful on the grounds her husband had previously made a binding contract of marriage with Anne Boleyn. With the cardinal now dead, the Boleyn family looks to Cromwell to fix Harry Percy, a task Cromwell approaches with relish, remembering how Percy helped bring the cardinal down. As Anne and Cromwell become allies, Anne secures him a formal position in the king's household. The king and his court, including Cromwell, head to Calais to meet with the French king, expecting that he will pledge his support of the Bill and Henry's marriage suit.

At a dance, Anne flirts with the French nobility to Henry's evident fury. She and Henry argue violently, but when they are reconciled Henry finally pledges himself to Anne before witnesses. Henry marries Anne upon their return to England and she is crowned queen. Even in her moment of triumph, and as Cromwell congratulates her, Anne knows the old noble families hate her and will never accept her. Anne is pregnant and leaves court to begin her confinement. She has achieved what she wanted, but it has come at a cost. As Cromwell is all too aware, Anne must now produce a male heir or risk suffering Katherine's fate.

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Historical drama chronicling Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of Henry VIII.

Historical drama chronicling the rise of Thomas Cromwell, the son of a humble blacksmith who became King Henry VIII's chief minister, as he navigated the corridors of power in the Tudor court.

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