This historical drama depicts Cromwell's ascent to become Henry VIII's closest advisor. England in the 1520s is at risk. Without a male heir, civil conflict may destroy the country. Henry VIII wants to annul his 20-year marriage to Anne Boleyn. He's opposed by the Pope and Europe. Thomas Cromwell enters this deadlock as an original, charmer, bully, idealist, opportunist, people-reader, and ambitious man. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, the next savage. Cromwell helps him win, but at what cost?
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This historical drama depicts Cromwell's ascent to become Henry VIII's closest advisor. England in the 1520s is at risk. Without a male heir, civil conflict may destroy the country. Henry VIII wants to annul his 20-year marriage to Anne Boleyn. He's opposed by the Pope and Europe. Thomas Cromwell enters this deadlock as an original, charmer, bully, idealist, opportunist, people-reader, and ambitious man. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, the next savage. Cromwell helps him win, but at what cost?
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