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Paul Jesson (King Henry VIII), Jane Lapotaire (Queen Katherine), Timothy West (Cardinal Wolsey), Anton Lesser (Duke of Norfolk), David Yelland (Duke of Buckingham), Steve Hodson (Gardiner), Ian Gelder (Duke of Suffolk), Michael N. Harbour (Cranmer), David Shaw Parker (Lord Chamberlain), Anthony Jackson (Cardinal Campeius), Sean Baker (Prologue/Epilogue), Nicholas Murchie (Cromwell), Katharine Schlesinger (Anne Bullen), Maria Charles (Old lady), Alan Westaway (Lord Abergavenny), Stephen Mangan (Earl of Surrey), John McAndrew (Doctor Butts), Alan Cox (Bishop of Lincoln), Nicholas Rowe (Lovell)
One of the last plays written by Shakespeare, "Henry VIII" is one of his finest historical dramas. Focusing on the life and times of Henry VIII, one of England's most dynamic rulers, the play examines and dramatizes monarchical life of 16th century England. The plot surrounds the events of King Henry VIII's annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon and engagement to Ann Boleyn. The play portrays the suppression of the protestant reformation and the split of the Anglican and Catholic churches with great valor. In Shakespeare's "Henry VIII", religious power and political desire merge, resulting in a splendid historical tale
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