The Tudors: The Complete Series - Michael Hirst [DVD]

All 38 episodes of the Emmy Award-nominated historical drama focusing on the life and romances of the young King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Set in Renaissance Britain during the early part of Henry's reign, the series portrays the passionate and irascible king, his Spanish Queen Catherine (Maria Doyle Kennedy), his ministers Sir Thomas More (Jeremy Northam) and Cardinal Wolsey (Sam Neill), and a host of would-be mistresses and wives. As bold and passionate about his country as he is about his women, Henry's obsession with ensuring his legacy leads to the beheading of both friends and foes, the waging of wars and a challenge to the Catholic Church - events that forever changed the face of the British Empire. Season 1 episodes are: 'In Cold Blood', 'Simply Henry', 'Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!', 'His Majesty, the King', 'Arise, My Lord', 'True Love', 'Message to the Emperor', 'Truth and Justice', 'Look to God First' and 'The Death of Wolsey'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Everything Is Beautiful', 'Tears of Blood', 'Checkmate', 'The Act of Succession', 'His Majesty's Pleasure', 'The Definition of Love', 'Matters of State', 'Lady in Waiting', 'The Act of Treason' and 'Destiny and Fortune'. Season 3 episodes are: 'Civil Unrest', 'The Northern Uprising', 'Dissension and Punishment', 'The Death of a Queen', 'Problems in the Reformation', 'Search for a New Queen', 'Protestant Anne of Cleves' and 'The Undoing of Cromwell'. Season 4 episodes are: 'Moment of Nostalgia', 'Sister', 'Something for You', 'Natural Ally', 'Bottom of the Pot', 'You Have My Permission', 'Sixth and Final Wife', 'As It Should Be', 'Secrets of the Heart' and 'Death of a Monarchy'.