The Tudors - (Complete Season 1) - 3-DVD Set ( The Tudors - Complete Season One )

The Tudors - (Complete Season 1) - 3-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Tudors - Complete Season One
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
Greek ( Subtitles )
Hindi ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
516 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Charles McDougall
Steve Shill

Written By:
Michael Hirst

Actors:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers ..... King Henry VIII
Sam Neill ..... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Callum Blue ..... Anthony Knivert
Henry Cavill ..... Charles Brandon
Henry Czerny ..... Norfolk
Natalie Dormer ..... Anne Boleyn
Maria Doyle Kennedy ..... Queen Catherine of Aragon
Nick Dunning ..... Thomas Boleyn
Jeremy Northam ..... Sir Thomas More
Kristen Holden-Ried ..... William Compton (as Kris Holden-Ried)
Sean Pertwee ..... King Henry's Uncle
Steven Waddington ..... Duke of Buckingham
Ruta Gedmintas ..... Elizabeth Blount
Joe Van Moyland ..... Thomas Tallis
Matt Ryan ..... Richard Pace
Perdita Weeks ..... Mary Boleyn
Marcello Magni ..... Sarto
Brendan McCormack ..... Captain
Anna Brewster ..... Anna Buckingham
Alan Devine ..... Wolsey's Secretary
Jonathan Ryan ..... French Ambassador
Barry McGovern ..... Bishop Bonnivet
Slaine Kelly ..... Jane Howard
Catherine Byrne ..... Alice More
Mark Lambert ..... William Cornish
Eric Higgins ..... Groom
Arthur Riordan ..... Priest in Confessional
Jonathan White ..... Hopkins
Bláthnaid McKeown ..... Princess Mary
Geoff Minogue ..... Boleyn's Secretary
Myia Elliott ..... Lady Anne Clifford
David Coakley ..... Court Announcer (uncredited)
Padraic Delaney ..... George Boleyn (uncredited)
Aidan Turner ..... Bedoli (uncredited)

Synopsis:

The incredible tale of the young, powerful, seductive King Henry VIII unfolds in The Tudors, a daring series focusing on the tumultuous early years of the ambitious King's nearly 40 year reign of England. Bold and passionate about his country and his women, Henry's obsession with ensuring his legacy led to beheadings of friend and foe, waging war and challenging the almighty Catholic Church of England, forever changing the soul of the British Empire. The Tudors dramatically portrays Henry's scandalous and romantic relationships with Catherine of Aragon, his brother's widow, and the infamous Anne Boleyn, the first of his wives that he beheaded. The series also delves into his political relationships, including those with philosopher Sir Thomas More and Cardinal Wolsey, head of the Catholic Church of England during its break with Rome. An exhilarating story, told over 10 episodes, filled to the brim with passion, cruelty, and treachery!

Season 1
In Cold Blood S1, Ep1 1 Apr. 2007
King Henry VIII, the young and ambitious monarch of England, prepares for war with France but is dissuaded by the diplomatic manipulation of his powerful Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, who proposes that the King sponsor a 'Treaty of Universal Peace.' The harmony of the King's domestic affairs is threatened, however, when he discovers that Elizabeth Blount, the young and beautiful lady-in-waiting to his Queen, Katherine of Aragon, is pregnant with his child.
Simply Henry S1, Ep2 8 Apr. 2007
Henry and his court look to sign the treaty with France, though tempers of both kings flare up at the summit. Meanwhile, Henry takes on a new mistress named Mary Boleyn, though he soon tires of her and Mary's sister, Anne, is summoned to the court.
Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey! S1, Ep3 15 Apr. 2007
The King asks Charles to escort his sister, Margaret, to her betrothed and promotes him to Duke of Suffolk. The envoys from the Holy Roman-Emperor meet with Cardinal Wolsey and determine how to cement the treaty between the two nations. Anne catches the King's notice in a play. The Emperor is invited to the King's court. It is learned that the King of France knows of the treaty talks- and the Cardinal is quick to find a scapegoat. We learn more of why Anne's father and uncle want her to seduce the King.
His Majesty, the King S1, Ep4 22 Apr. 2007
As a reward for his denunciation of Martin Luther, the Pope christens Henry 'Defender of the Faith,' but a brush with death causes the king to seek a solution to his lack of an heir. Princess Margaret marries the decrepit King of Portugal reluctantly, but the union is short-lived; Henry's desire for Anne Boleyn intensifies.
Arise, My Lord S1, Ep5 29 Apr. 2007
Henry is displeased to learn that the Emperor Charles V, Queen Katherine's nephew, has released King Francis of France from prison and is forced to look for a foreign ally elsewhere. Meanwhile Katherine's alliance with Charles intensifies as does her hatred of Wolsey. Anne Boleyn turns down the king's proposal that she be the royal mistress, demanding nothing less than being declared queen.
True Love S1, Ep6 6 May 2007
Henry is still besotted with Anne Boleyn, queen Catherine asks a diplomat to appeal to her Habsburg relatives. Now the emperor has captured the pope in Italy, cardinal Woolsey promises the king to get a mandate from the cardinals to handle Henry's divorce demand and personally goes to Paris in triumph, to sign a treaty with the French king Francis I. Ann's father Thomas Boleyn tells the incredulous king about the cardinal's stealing confiscated monastical goods. After utterly abject humiliation at Henry's feet, Charles Brandon is allowed to win his return to court by ...
Message to the Emperor S1, Ep7 13 May 2007
Sir William Compton is diagnosed on his Warwickshire estate with highly contagious 'sweating sickness', the physician bleeds his back- death comes swift, his body is burned before burial, Thomas Tallis breaks his lute on the fresh grave, then courts Joan Larke. The Cardinal flatters Ann and announces the alliance with France against the emperor is a fact, while he sends lawyers Stephen Gardiner and Foxe to pope Clement VII in Orvieto, requesting an annulment of the royal marriage to Catherine, if necessary by threats, while the emperor demands confirmation. The duke ...
Truth and Justice S1, Ep8 20 May 2007
Cardinal Campeggio's long awaited papal legation has arrived at court to decide with colleague-cardinal Thomas Wolsey on the royal request for divorce, claiming Catherine's first marriage to Henry's late elder brother nullified his. When Campeggio learns the king won't yield, he suggests an alternative: the queen could retire to a monastery, but only voluntarily, which she refuses, swearing in confessional she came as a virgin to Henry. Thomas Tallis proposes to his late lover Joan's sister Jane. Under Anne Boleyn's love spell, Henry sends bishops to tells the queen ...
Look to God First S1, Ep9 3 Jun. 2007
The legatine court's divorce trial continues in the Queen's absence, hearing testimony suggesting prince Arthur carnally consummated his marriage to Catherine: embarrassing for the court, amusing for the populace. Catherine's council, bishop Fisher, dares claim even heaven can't dissolve the royal marriage, comparing to Herod Antipas' adultery shamed by Saint John the Baptist who was executed for that truth. Woolsey sends Thomas More to Cambria (Cambray) to check if France and the pope remain irreconcilable with the emperor. After Anne walks off, disbelieving Wolsey's...
The Death of Wolsey S1, Ep10 10 Jun. 2007
Now cardinal Wolsey lives in misery as penniless archbishop of and in York, barred from court, hoping in vain Ann Boleyn who broke his hold on the king will reward his efforts as she once wrote, honors and offices are mainly distributed to the Boleyn clan, with Norfolk in charge -Charles Brandon neglects his joint presidency- of the royal council. While the devout, rather ascetic new chancellor Thomas More is determined to crush heresy, personally attending the stake, Thomas Cromwell convinces Henry that under Luther's vision the king is above all earthly laws, even ...

Focusing on the early years of King Henry VIII's reign, The Tudors looks at the colourful personal life and tremendously influential political life of the monarch. King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) was obsessed with having a male heir, which led to him marrying six times. Rome's decision not to grant him a divorce led to him taking on the power of the Catholic Church, changing Christianity forever in England.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 16 May, 2020.