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The Women Characters of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Season 2 | 2m 48s

Henry VIII may have been the king, but the women surrounding him and his court were all powerful in their own ways. The cast discuss the many intriguing women characters of the series.

Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
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