THE TUDORS: THE ROYAL COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 2007
• Genre: Drama, Romance, War
• Plot: Season I; The Tudors is an intimate, delicous and daring drama revealing the early years of Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an idealistic, lustful tyrant torn between bedding wives and mistresses and conquering Europe. King Henry VIII executed people with little excuse, and single handedly tore apart the Roman Catholic Church, the most power institution in medieval Europe. Passionate, vibrant, and scandalous, he forever altered the course of history.; ; Season II; King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) bids to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon (Maria Doyle Kennedy) in order to marry the younger Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer). His decision centres on one unshakable ambition: to father a son a heir to the Tudor dynasty he inherited from his father. However, the choice is met by refusal from the newly elected Pope Paul III (Peter O'Toole) and leads to a political and theological battle that will change history. Taking on the Catholic Church, the King launches a savage and bloody bid to be master of his own spiritual as well as secular destiny. The Tudors, Season II, filled with blood, lust and betrayal, will leave you breathless as King Henry VIII takes both his personal and political ambitions to new heights.; ; Season III; Twenty-seven years int his reign, Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is at the height of his powers. Not long after the execution of Anne Boleyn he takes a third wife - Jane Seymour (Annabele Wallis), a woman with inner beauty and noble character whom he clearly loves and who has a calming effect on the King. But while her influence is welcomed by her new husband, her Catholic background causes disquiet and discomfort for Thomas Cromwell (James Frain). Henry's most senior courtier and the ruthless driving force behind the English Reformation. Cromwell has one aim, to confiscate the moral authority of and the worldly goods of the Catholic Church.; ; Season IV; King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), the most powerful man in the world had everything... but everything was not enough. Obsessed with his need to make a mark on history and driven as ever by his hunder for success - he will stop at nothing to ensure his legacy remains forever as the man who changed the world.
• Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain, Sarah Bolger, Guy Carleton, Natalie Dormer, Max Brown, Nick Dunning, Rod Hallett, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Ward, Padraic Delaney, Jeremy Northam, Jane Brennan, Emma Hamilton, Jamie Thomas King, Rebekah Wainwright, Joanne King, Frank McCusker, Andrew McNair, John Kavanagh, Myia Elliott, Sam Neill, Callum Blue, Henry Czerny, Hans Matheson, David O'Hara, David Alpay, Joe Van Moyland, Suzy Lawlor, Bosco Hogan, Maude Hirst, Alan Van Sprang, Laoise Murray, Torrance Coombs, Peter O'Toole, Kris Holden-Ried, Catherine Byrne, Declan Conlon, Tamzin Merchant, Gabrielle Anwar, James Gilbert, Perdita Weeks, Laura Jane Laughlin, Serena Brabazon, Eoin Murtagh, Dennis Quilligan, Steve Wilson, Selma Brook, Lothaire Bluteau, Joss Stone, Joely Richardson, Emmanuel Leconte, Peter Gaynor, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Jonathan Ryan, Bláthnaid McKeown, Annabelle Wallis, Eric Higgins, Charlotte Salt, Mark Hildreth, Anita Briem, Catherine Steadman, Fiona Ryan, David Wilmot, Christy Bella Joiner, Annika Hammerton, Stephen Brennan, Krystin Pellerin, Gavin O'Connor, Jason Healey, Philip O'Sullivan, Stephen Hogan, Rebecca Friberg, Alan Devine, Clive Geraghty, Gordon Sterne, Charlie Bonner, Max Von Sydow, Tara Breathnach, Phil Kingston, Sonya Macari, Gerard McSorley, Ruta Gedmintas, Matt Ryan, David Browne, Kate O'Toole, Lorna Doyle, Gabriella Wright, Michael Winder, Gemma Reeves, Martin Maguire, David Michael Scott, Claire Macaulay, Kevin Doyle, Pat McGrath, Lenny Hayden, David Keoghan, Liam McMahon, Ciaran Donnelly, Jeremy Podeswa, Dearbhla Walsh, Steve Shill, Brian Kirk, Charles McDougall, Jon Amiel, Colm McCarthy, Michael Hirst, Sheila Hockin, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, James Flynn, Morgan O'Sullivan, Benjamin Silverman, Teri Weinberg, Gary Howsam, Bob Munroe
• Director: Ciaran Donnelly
• Runtime: 35:54:00
• Company: Phase 4 Films, Take 5 Productions, Peace Arch Entertainment, CBC.CA
• Media Format: Series