Henry VIII

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Sir Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light.

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Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Photo: Nick Briggs/BBC/PA Wire)

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A photo issued by the Royal Mint of a original coin featuring Henry VIII (right) and a coin featuring a remastered portrait of Henry VIII which has been unveiled by the Royal Mint.

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Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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