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The Tudors Episode 1.02 EPISODE 2
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The Tudors Episode 1.02 EPISODE 2

Episode Premiere
April 8, 2007
Genre
Drama, Romance, History
Production Company
Bord Scannon na hEireann, Peace Arch, Showtime
Official Site
http://www.sho.com/site/tudors/
Episode Premiere
April 8, 2007
Genre
Drama, Romance, History
Period
2007 - 2010
Production Co
Bord Scannon na hEireann, Peace Arch, Showtime
Distributor
Showtime
Official Site
http://www.sho.com/site/tudors/
Director
Charles McDougall
Screenwriter
Michael Hirst
Main Cast
  • Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as King Henry VIII
  • Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon
  • James Frain as Thomas Cromwell
  • Anthony Brophy
  • Jeremy Northam as Sir Thomas More
  • Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn
  • Maria Doyle Kennedy
  • Nick Dunning
  • Annabelle Wallis as Jane Seymour
  • Kris Holden-Ried as William Compton
Additional Cast
  • Donncha Crowley
  • Ruta Gedmintas
  • Jonathan Byrne

Allegiances shift at home and abroad. Despite extravagant claims of loyalty to France during the "Field of Cloth of Gold" ceremonies, Henry contemplates an alliance with Charles V, King of Spain, who was recently named Holy Roman Emperor. Because he is dependent on the support of the French cardinals, Wolsey's chance to become Pope is threatened. A gift of Machiavelli's The Prince makes Henry wonder if it is better for a king to be loved or feared. For now, he sets about achieving both. He executes the scheming Duke of Buckingham for treason and celebrates the birth - by Lady Elizabeth Blount - of a first healthy baby son, whom he names Henry Fitzroy.