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"The Tudors" The Death of a Queen (TV Episode 2009) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Apr 26, 2009 · The Death of a Queen: Directed by Ciaran Donnelly. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, James Frain, Annabelle Wallis. Forced to recant, Aske is hanged in Yorkshire, Cromwell coerces Brandon to execute more rebels as examples, and Jane suffers complications in childbirth.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Ciaran Donnelly
- 2009-04-26
The Tudors (TV Series 2007–2010) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The following is a list of characters from the Showtime television series The Tudors (2007–2010). Characters. The main cast are listed in credits order. Recurring. See also. George Throckmorton. Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich. Margaret (Madge) Shelton. Philippe de Chabot. William Kingston. Hans Holbein the Younger.
Character NamePortrayed ByHistorical BasisFirst AppearanceKing Henry VIIIJonathan Rhys Meyers (2007–2010)Episode 1.01Cardinal WolseyEpisode 1.01Sir Anthony KnivetCallum Blue (2007)Episode 1.01Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkHenry Cavill (2007–2010)Episode 1.01- Summary
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The leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising are put to death, but Brandon is haunted by the cruelty and mercilessness of the suppression and his part in it; Henry celebrates the birth of a son but his joy is short-lived as Queen Jane dies within days.
Aske is hanged in chains. Henry learns that Pole is attacking him in writing from the safety of the French court and sends Bryan to arrest him but he has already fled. A reluctant Brandon is forced by the king to kill many innocents in Yorkshire as an example to scare would-be rebels. He is sickened at what he has been made to do and haunted by his...
Michael Hirst. Writer (8 Episodes) Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour is happy, fruitful and tragically short; the king brutally suppresses a rebellion against his religious reforms; England, Spain and the Pope ally against England, forcing Henry to marry a Protestant.
Writing. Henry's marriage to randy, unfaithful teenager Catherine Howard ends in her swift execution, but he finds domestic tranquility at last with the steady Catherine Parr; a war with France and Brandon's death signal Henry's waning days.
