60 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestLucy presents the last 3 wives: Anne of Cleves, the one who was called ‘ugly;’ young Catherine Howard, revealing her tragic abusive childhood; and finally the far-from-saintly nurse, Katherine Parr.
In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.
Production
Actual Tudor locations, zero green screen cowardice
Acting
Worsley committing fully to double roles
Costume
Historically accurate sleeves worth dying for
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Worsley had to learn horseback riding and Tudor dance for scenes — historian boot camp.
Released alongside The Tudors' cultural peak, this deliberately centers women that Showtime sidelined.
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