Henry VIII (Part 2 of 2)
Shortly after Anne Boleyn's execution, Henry weds Jane Seymour. Battles rage throughout the country; hundreds are being tortured and slaughtered by Henry's soldiers, while churches are burned to the ground. Three days after giving birth to a healthy boy, Jane dies. A few years later, the aging, ailing king is persuaded to marry Anne of Cleves, whom he has seen only in a painting. When he meets her, he is repulsed. Their marriage is unconsummated and the union dissolved at great expense and embarrassment to the king. Captivated by the beautiful Catherine Howard, Henry proposes, but the marriage of the impotent king to the sensual 17-year-old is a disaster. Catherine's lovers are executed with their young queen. The aged Henry then weds Catherine Parr, who undertakes to repair his relations with his daughters Mary and Elizabeth. The excitement of the reconciliation overwhelms Henry and he collapses. On his deathbed, he advises his son, Prince Edward, "For you to be successful as a king, you must first be successful as a man." Moments later, King Henry VIII is dead.
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