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The play is named for him, so you know he's important. In fact, King Henry VIII is one of...
At the beginning of the play, Cardinal Wolsey is Henry's right-hand man. He's involved in all...
Poor Katherine. It's not her fault that Henry wants to marry some hot young thing, or that Wolsey...
This Archbishop of Canterbury is Henry's "learnèd and well-belovèd servant"...
One dance with Anne, and Henry is a smitten kitten. Who can blame him? The gents all tell us that...
If only everyone would have listened to Buckingham. From the very beginning, the this dude sees...
Cardinal Campeius is sent by the Pope to England to see what's up with the whole divorce thing....
Good friends are hard to find, and Thomas Cromwell might be Wolsey's only real friend. Sure,...
First a secretary, then a council member, Gardiner makes quite an impact for a minor character....
Did someone call for some comic relief? The Old Lady is at your service. The Old Lady tells it...
These lords of the court are mostly around for—you guessed it—the court scenes. They...
You might think these gents aren't important because they don't even receive names, but think...
The baby princess is only in the play for one scene, but Cranmer sure knows how to talk about...
These two dudes aren't in the play very long. Griffith is Katherine's usher (her servant), and...
The Prologue opens the play with the line: "I come no more to make you laugh," but we beg to...
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