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The Tudors: Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2
MA asv
Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam
Director Charles McDougall
Year 2007
Genre Drama
Synopsis Upon arriving at Val D'Or for the much-anticipated summit, Henry VIII and his entourage marvel at the fantastic painted canvas pavilion - the Palace of Illusions - the French have built especially for the occasion. While the treaty is foremost in the minds of both Henry and his cousin, Francis I, no one can escape noticing the competitiveness lurking just below the surface. After preparing his daughter, Mary, to entertain Henry, Sir Thomas Boleyn warns Wolsey of the assassination plot being hatched by Buckingham.
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived - the tale of the six wives of Henry VIII. In this Showcase Original Presentation we see Henry as never before: young, sexy, intriguing, romantic and infinitely more complex than he's usually depicted. Covering 10 tumultuous years leading to the King's first divorce and filmed entirely on location in Ireland, the series stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry, Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Natalie Dormer, Henry Cavill, Callum Blue and Gabrielle Anwar.
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