The Tudors
His Majesty's Pleasure
Season 2, Episode 5 · Aired 2008-04-27
Synopsis
Attempts to legitimise the King's marriage and increase his power hit firm obstacles as Sir Thomas More and Cardinal Fisher insist that only Christ can be the head of the church, but both of them are now arrested. Meanwhile Henry's wandering eye continues to roam. Queen Anne Boleyn unexpectedly miscarries her child and fears that the king has lost his love for her. Anne also fears the Lady Mary and Catherine of Aragon for she feels that Henry may still designate Mary as Heir over her own beloved daughter, Elizabeth. Also, Anne's relationship with her older sister, Mary Boleyn, deteriorates when Mary marries a commoner in secret and becomes pregnant with his child without asking her permission; Anne has the pair banished from court when pressured by her father Thomas Boleyn. Imprisoned in the Tower, Cardinal Fisher and Sir Thomas More face likely execution unless they take the Oath of Allegiance, which Cromwell encourages them to do. Both still refuse, even after More received pleas from his family, and both are found guilty of high treason, and are beheaded despite Henry's indecisiveness on Thomas More. Meanwhile, Catherine of Aragon's health begins to fail.
In the series
This episode is part of The Tudors (2007–2010) on Showtime.
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Key cast
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII
- Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon
- Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn
- Sam Neill as Cardinal Wolsey
- Maria Doyle Kennedy as Catherine of Aragon
- James Frain as Thomas Cromwell