Ancient dynasty always show some mystery
This costume drama
The Tudors 1-2 DVD boxse features England's splendid Renaissance dynasty
under King Henry VIII. Beginning in Season 1 when Henry VIII was growing
desperate for an heir and growing distant from his first wife, the
series moves quickly to the period when Anne Boelyn became his
obsession.
During this time Cardinal Wolsey rose to become the power
behind his throne, ruling ruthlessly and nearly absolutely while Henry
(played by Johnathon Rhyes Meyers) for the most part followed the
Cardinal's advice, maneuvering through a series of betrayals and plots
against him. When Anne Boelyn plays much harder to get than any woman
ever has, Henry begins to search for a way out of his marriage to
Katherine of Aragon, so that he can make Anne his wife. Needing a
divorce, Henry turns to Wolsey, who promises to help him create waves of
backlash from the church, as well as the Spanish Habsburg dynasty and
its overseas empire. Against this background, gyrate the private lives
and political intrigues of several members of the royal court and
chancery. This includes Henry's friend and his sister Margaret's true
love Charles Brandon, the Habsburg ambassadors, greedy and power-hungry
schemers, their incidental victims and composer Thomas Tallis...
