The BEST episodes of Wolf Hall
Every episode of Wolf Hall ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Wolf Hall!
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impass steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
#1 - Master of Phantoms
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2015
After uncovering treasonable offences, Cromwell exacts the ultimate revenge.
#2 - Crows
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/2015
The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church in England. But the Holy Roman Emperor and his ambassador, Eustache Chapuys, have refused to recognise either his new title or his marriage to Anne Boleyn.
#3 - Entirely Beloved
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/28/2015
Cardinal Wolsey has been forced out of court to travel north to his archdiocese in York. As Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn. For Thomas Cromwell, this is only a tactical retreat; in time the cardinal will regain the King's favour.
#4 - The Devil's Spit
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/2015
Anne gives birth to a baby girl, Elizabeth. Henry does little to hide his disappointment. Anne is aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir and in her paranoia, cracks appear in her relationship with Cromwell.
#5 - Anna Regina
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/4/2015
Although he has no official title, Cromwell is relied on more in the running of the king's affairs. Cromwell manoeuvres a bill through Parliament acknowledging Henry rather than the pope as head of the Church of England.
#6 - Three Card Trick
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2015
Thomas Cromwell's patron Cardinal Wolsey is dismissed as Lord Chancellor & forced to flee his palace. The old noble families of England, jealous of their own right to advise the king, have long waited for this moment. Lacking a male heir, the King is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.