Henry VIII, a proud and wilful monarch, defies Rome's ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn, despite Cardinal Wolsey's attempts to persuade the Pope to approve the divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
The BBC Television Shakespeare
A tumultuous monarch's quest for love and power: Henry VIII, a proud and determined king, ignores Rome's ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn, while Cardinal Wolsey, England's powerful Lord Chancellor, tries to sway Rome to grant the king's desire for a divorce.
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