Anne Boleyn

Season

2021

5.6

The final months of Boleyn's life, her struggle with Tudor England's patriarchal society, her desire to secure a future for her daughter, Elizabeth, and the brutal reality of her failure to provide Henry with a male heir.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Episode #1.1

The queen consort is pregnant and convinced she will bear Henry VIII a male heir, with their first-born Elizabeth being overlooked for the throne, but the king has his eye on Jane Seymour, one of Anne's ladies-in-waiting.

S1 • E2

Episode #1.2

Anne is haunted by nightmares of her stillborn son, whose loss puts her position at court in serious jeopardy, so she sets out on a new mission to secure her daughter's right to the throne. She masterminds a plan to force Cromwell to bow to her in public, thereby recognizing her and her daughter's legitimacy.

S1 • E3

Episode #1.3

Locked in the infamous Tower, Anne is accused of treason, adultery and incest. She is watched by her former ally Lady Shelton, who is secretly passing information to Cromwell. On the day of her trial, Anne presents herself with the pride and dignity of a warrior.