Drama

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall, starring Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance, tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, a blacksmith’s son who rises from the ashes and deftly picks his way through King Henry VIII's court. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the sequel to Wolf Hall, based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, airs Sundays, March 23-April 27, 2025, 9/8c, only on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

Schedule

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    Wolf Hall

    Thursday
    Feb 12

    1 Hour 07 Minutes

    Thomas Cromwell's patron, Cardinal Wolsey, is dismissed as Lord Chancellor and forced to flee his palace at York Place; the old noble families of England, jealous of their own right to advise the king, have long waited for this moment.
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    Wolf Hall

    Friday
    Feb 13

    1 Hour 03 Minutes

    Cardinal Wolsey has been forced out of court; for Thomas Cromwell, this is only a tactical retreat; in time the cardinal will regain the king's favor; Wolsey urges Cromwell to find a way to get close to Anne Boleyn.
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    Wolf Hall

    Monday
    Feb 16

    1 Hour 03 Minutes

    Although he has no official title, Cromwell is relied on more and more in the running of the king's affairs; Cromwell maneuvers a bill through Parliament acknowledging Henry rather than the Pope as head of the Church of England.
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    Wolf Hall

    Martyrs

    Tuesday
    Feb 17

    1 Hour 03 Minutes

    Anne gives birth to a baby girl, Elizabeth, and Henry does little to hide his disappointment; Anne is aware that her power at court rests on producing a male heir and, in her paranoia, cracks appear in her relationship with Cromwell.
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    Wolf Hall

    Wednesday
    Feb 18

    1 Hour 03 Minutes

    The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the Church of England, but the Holy Roman Emperor and his ambassador, Eustache Chapuys, have refused to recognize either his new title or his marriage to Anne Boleyn.

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