Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Period & History
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Biography, Drama, History, PG
With his reign coming to an end, a dying Henry VIII looks back on his life and the six marriages that would go on to define him. The film looks back with the King, following his life from his marriage to a Spanish princess to the foundation of Protestantism, to the beheadings and divorces that would cement his place in history.
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