Wolf Hall + Inside the Court of Henry VIII - 4 DVD Set

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In Wolf Hall, Tony® Award-winning actor Mark Rylance (Twelfth Night) and Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winner Damian Lewis (Homeland) star in the six-hour miniseries adapted from Hilary Mantel's best-selling Booker Prize-winning novels: Wolf Hall and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. From humble beginnings and with an enigmatic past, Thomas Cromwell (Rylance) is the brilliant consigliere to King Henry VIII (Lewis). Told from Cromwell's perspective, Wolf Hall follows the complex machinations and back room dealings of this pragmatic and accomplished power broker who must serve king and country while dealing with deadly political intrigue, Henry VIII's tempestuous relationship with Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy, Little Dorrit), and the religious upheavals of the Protestant reformation. A historical drama for a modern audience, this unromanticised re-telling lifts the veil on the internal struggles England faced on the brink of Reformation. At the center of it all is Cromwell, navigating the moral complexities that accompany the exercise of power, trapped between his desire to do what is right and his instinct to survive inside Britain's bloodiest dynasty. Extensive Bonus Extras include a multitude of interviews (Producers, Director, all principle Actors, additional cast and crew) as well as featurettes and behind the scenes footage. In the documentary Inside the Court of Henry VIII we journey back into this remarkable story, visit the castles and palaces where Henry lived, examine the relics that still survive - the carvings, engravings and symbols that each tell part of the story of his remarkable court - and through expert interviews attempt to understand the reign of this colossus of England's history - whose rule transformed a nation, and the world. Programs feature subtitles in English.