Wolf Hall

Duration: 1'04'07''

Synopsis

Historical drama chronicling Thomas Cromwell's rise to power. Lacking a male heir, King Henry VIII is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.

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Wolf Hall | 1: Three Card Trick

Wolf Hall | 1: Three Card Trick

2015 | 1'04'07''

Historical drama chronicling Thomas Cromwell's rise to power. Lacking a male heir, King Henry VIII is desperate to annul his marriage to Kath...

Wolf Hall | 2: Entirely Beloved

Wolf Hall | 2: Entirely Beloved

2015 | 59'02''

Historical drama chronicling Thomas Cromwell's rise to power. As Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn to rega...

Wolf Hall | 3: Anna Regina

Wolf Hall | 3: Anna Regina

2015 | 59'15''

Cromwell manoeuvres a bill through Parliament that acknowledges Henry rather than the pope as head of the Church of England.

Wolf Hall | 4: The Devil's Spit

Wolf Hall | 4: The Devil's Spit

2015 | 59'14''

Anne gives birth to a baby girl. Aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir, she becomes increasingly paranoid.

Wolf Hall | 5: Crows

Wolf Hall | 5: Crows

2015 | 58'54''

The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church in England, but the Holy Roman Emperor has refused to recognise his new title.

Wolf Hall | 6: Masters of Phantoms

Wolf Hall | 6: Masters of Phantoms

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Anne divulges to Jane Rochford that Mark Smeaton, Francis Weston and Harry Norris have all declared their love to her, a treasonable offence.
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BBC News | 2013

Talking Books | Dame Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel describes her life as a writer and discusses her range of work including her memoirs and short stories as well as her Man Booker award winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies. She is the first women to win the prize twice.
Wolf Hall | BBC One | 2024

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light | 6: Light

Cromwell is stripped of his titles and brought to the Tower of London on a charge of treason. He has no friends to speak for him but plenty of enemies among his prosecutors.