the tudors

PEOPLE

Discover the scandalous story of Jane Boleyn—the Tudor courtier whose ambition, betrayal, and rivalry within the Boleyn family helped spark one of England’s greatest royal downfalls. From her fraught marriage to George Boleyn to her role in Anne Boleyn’s tragic fall, uncover how one woman’s choices nearly shattered a dynasty.

PEOPLE

Edward VI was primed to become an even more disturbing king than his father Henry VIII—until an utterly gruesome end cut his life short.

PEOPLE

"This character matters so much to so many people. I want to get that right. I want to do it justice. I want people to believe in the character and have faith in the character...

THINGS

Today, we know the six wives of Henry VIII more by the phrase "divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived" than we do by their own names and legacies. But what would they look like today?

PEOPLE

As a niece of Henry VIII, Margaret Douglas had to be cunning to survive. But her worst act put her uncle’s bloody reputation to shame.

INSTANT

Henry VIII is famous for his six wives, two of whom he beheaded, but that's just the tip of the iceberg with this dark and disturbing English monarch.



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