In the mid-16th century, the British ambassador to France was assassinated, and the deceased was the uncle of the young British King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). This made the king extremely angry, and he immediately summoned his ministers to prepare to send troops to France. However, Cardinal Walkin (Sam Neill) weighed the interests of all parties and did not approve of the war between Britain and France. Therefore, he tried every means to let the King of England and the King of France resolve the matter through negotiation. Because Queen Catherine only gave birth to a daughter for Henry VIII, she gradually fell out of favor. Henry VIII has always been brooding about this and has been having fun in the court. However, what really moved Henry VIII was a maid named Ann Boleyn (Natalie Dormer), who was beautiful, plump and enchanting, which made him almost crazy. In order to be able to marry in a formal way, Henry VIII conspired with Bishop Walkin to divorce the queen, which immediately involved many interests such as diplomacy and religion. During this period, the heat death disease spread, causing panic throughout the country, and a palace turmoil ensued...