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The Tudors Synopsis and General Information

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Premiered: April 1, 2007
When is it on?: Sundays at 10pm EST on Showtime. You can also catch this series several times during the week and on Showtime on Demand.
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as King Henry VIII
Sam Neill as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Jeremy Northam as Sir Thomas More
Gabrielle Anwar as Princess Margaret
Callum Blue as Knivert
Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon
Henry Czerny as Norfolk
Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Queen Katherine
Nick Dunning as Boleyn
James Frain as Thomas Cromwell
Where is it filmed?: This series was filmed at Ardmore Studios, in the beautiful country of Ireland.
Synopsis: Lover. Warrior. Rebel. King. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is Henry VIII as never seen before. The Tudors is the epic new Showtime Original Series that reveals the scandalous life of the stunning young monarch, who ruled his kingdom with ruthless abandon.

With a lust for power and an appetite for love, Henry's affair with Anne Boleyn – and obsession with producing a male heir – changed the institution of marriage, and the world, forever. The Tudors is the untold story of Henry VIII, the beloved tyrant whose reign was marked by treachery, betrayal and intrigue.

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