Sinópse: By the autumn of 1535, Thomas Cromwell is remote from his humble origins. By way of the French army and the merchant banks of Italy, he has risen to become chief minister to Henry VII. He is a rich and powerful man, subtle and ruthless and with an unbounded appetite for confrontation. To allow Henry to divorce his first wife Katherine of Aragon, and marry Anne Boleyn, he has engineered England’s break with the papacy. Now he sets about enriching his master from the former threat of invasion. And Henry’s gaze is begging to stray in the direction of a third wife… Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and strong will alienate his old friends and noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice, which sets in motion a dramatic trial of the Queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. At a word from Henry, Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne’s head?