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"Anna Regina" is the third episode of the BBC Two series Wolf Hall. It was first broadcast on 4 February 2015.

Plot summary

In 1531, King Henry VIII pushes his cause of marrying Anne Boleyn by proposing a bill that would make him, and not the Pope, the head of the Church in England. Thomas Cromwell's influence in the king's affairs continues to grow, but he seeks more power.

Cast

• Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell
• Jonathan Pryce as Thomas Wolsey
• Damian Lewis as Henry VIII of England
• Joanne Whalley as Catherine of Aragon
• Claire Foy as Anne Boleyn
• Jonathan Aris as James Bainham
• Bernard Hill as Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk
• Robert Wilfort as George Cavendish
• Anton Lesser as Thomas More
• Christopher Fairbank as Walter Cromwell
• Tom Holland as Gregory Cromwell
• Thomas Brodie Sangster as Rafe Sadler
• Harry Lloyd as Harry Percy
• Charity Wakefield as Mary Boleyn
• Jessica Raine as Jane Boleyn

Critical reception

"Anna Regina" received positive reviews. The Daily Telegraph again gave the episode 5/5. Reviewer Tim Martin wrote that "Wolf Hall is getting better, and darker, with each episode," and called it a "stellar political drama, with a thrillingly delicate feel for the weight of words."

References

1. Sutherland, John (4 February 2015). "Wolf Hall recap: episode three – the purse strings are in Cromwell's hands". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
2. Martin, Tim (4 February 2015). "Wolf Hall, episode 3, review: 'better and darker'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

External links

• "Anna Regina" at IMDb
• "Anna Regina" at the BBC

• Wolf Hall (miniseries) episodes
• 2015 British television episodes
• Cultural depictions of Henry VIII
• Cultural depictions of Anne Boleyn
• Fiction set in the 1530s