Henry moves to annul his marriage to Anne of Cleves and beds a new mistress; Princess Mary falls in love with Duke Philip of Bavaria; Cromwell falls from favor.

France and Spain, with backing from Rome, align against England; Henry agrees to a marriage with Anne of Cleves.

Cromwell schemes to secure the Reformation by finding Henry a Protestant wife; Henry's wounded leg turns life-threatening.

Henry remains in seclusion; enemies of the crown use the king's absence to their advantage; Cromwell is disturbed when Henry does not resist the new church's similarities to... Full summary

The leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace are executed; Brandon is disturbed by the mercilessness; Henry celebrates the birth of a son.

Henry reconciles with Mary and Elizabeth in time for Christmas; Henry makes promises to the leaders of the uprising.

The Pilgrimage of Grace begins in earnest; Henry dispatches Brandon to deal with the uprising; a bedridden Henry takes a new mistress.

Henry marries his third wife, Jane Seymour, hoping for a male heir; subjects rebel against Henry's crusade against Catholicism.

Anne awaits her fate in the Tower; Henry proposes to Jane Seymour; Elizabeth is removed from the line of succession.

Anne's fall from grace is swift and complete; Henry accepts Cromwell's charges against Anne.