Just a few days after Anne’s execution, Henry marries Jane Seymour, a soft-spoken and obedient woman born from an aristocratic, political family.

Jane had been one of Anne’s ladies-in-waiting, and after her execution, she forbids anyone to wear revealing French dresses, which pleases Henry.

However, Henry remains strong on his religious stance and continues his position as Supreme Head of the Church of England.

Henry is once again encouraged to marry, as sets his eyes on Catherine Howard, an aristocratic sixteen-year-old girl who was a lady-in-waiting of Anne of Cleves.

Catherine, who is the niece of the Duke of Norfolk and a cousin of the late Anne Boleyn, is flirtatious and promiscuous, and her energy makes the aging king feel lively.