The Six Queens of Henry VIII
Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves
Season 1 Episode 3 of 4
Historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones focus on the king's marriage to his third wife, Jane Seymour, who finally gave him the son he craved, but died within days of childbirth. Henry's joy turned to despair, and he chose to marry the German princess Anne of Cleves. However, he found her so ugly that he became impotent, with Thomas Cromwell paying for the fiasco with his head
The Six Queens of Henry VIII airs on PBS America at 4:00 PM, Saturday 21 December. (Subtitles.)
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Suzannah Lipscomb
Presenter
Dan Jones
Presenter
Chris Holt
Series Director