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The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

''. The series formally began 1 April 2007. Individual episodes are numbered. On 20 June 2010, the 38th and final episode of the series was aired. All four seasons have been released on

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in Regions 1, 2 and 4. All seasons were also released for a limited time on region free Blu Ray.

Series overview

Episode list

Season 1 (2007)

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. ...

is the young and virile king of

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, and seems to have it all. However, he is troubled by religious unrest in his own kingdom, as well as political struggles and changing allegiances with other countries. And weighing most on his mind is his failure to produce a male heir with his Queen,

Katherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine, historical Spanish: , now: ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May ...

;As established by the series credits an
character list on the official website
, the character's name is spelled Katherine with a "K" in contrast to the

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spelling "Catherine" usually used for the actual historical figure. So far their only child to survive beyond a few days is the young Princess Mary, on whom he dotes. The aunt of the powerful Spanish king and Holy Roman Emperor

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, Katherine is all that a queen should be, and popular, but the difficult pursuit of a divorce approved by the

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becomes a seductive option - especially when he encounters the beautiful, bold and intelligent Anne Boleyn.

Season 2 (2008)

The season two premiere of ''The Tudors'' attracted 768,000 viewers to the original broadcast, with an additional 254,000 viewing the reaired broadcast the same night.

Season 3 (2009)

The third season of ''The Tudors'' premiered on 5 April 2009, and attracted 726,000 viewers in the United States, which was a five per cent decrease from the previous season's premiere. The premiere bested

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'' season two premiere which drew 657,000 viewers, and marks one of the few times that a

original received more viewers than an HBO original. The season finale aired on 24 May 2009, and the original broadcast attained 366,000 viewers.

Season 4 (2010)

On 10 April 2009, it was announced that Showtime had picked up ''The Tudors'' for a fourth and final season,Broadcasting and Cable 13 April 2009 Showtime Picks Up Fourth And Final Season Of ‘The Tudors'
/ref> which contained ten episodes and began airing on 11 April 2010. Maria Doyle Kennedy, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis reprise their roles as

Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine, historical Spanish: , now: ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the Wives of Henry VIII, first wife of King Henry VIII from their marr ...

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the Wives of Henry VIII, second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading ...

, and

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (; 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was ...

, respectively, in individual dream sequences in the final episode.

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