5.6
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Risley is a fictional character portrayed by Frank McCusker in the TV series The Tudors.
They appear in 13 episodes out of a total of 38 aired

Risley

by Frank McCusker

character

Episodes13

  • 7.5
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    Problems in the Reformation
    episode S3.E5 may 2009
    While a grieving Henry remains in seclusion with his fool coming to grips with Jane's death, court intrigue turns to political assassination in his absence.
  • 7.5
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    Search for a New Queen
    episode S3.E6 may 2009
    frustrated in his efforts to assassinate Cardinal Pole, Henry has his relatives executed while Cromwell supports a marriage to Anne of Cleves.
  • 8
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    The Undoing of Cromwell
    episode S3.E8 may 2009
    As Henry seeks to have his marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled and Cromwell removed, Bryan pimps teenage Catherine Howard as Henry's new mistress.
  • 7.6
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    Moment of Nostalgia
    episode S4.E1 april 2010
    Henry is proud of Catherine, his beautiful, vivacious seventeen year old wife, who buys silence from an old friend by making her a member of the court.
  • 7.7
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    Sister
    episode S4.E2 april 2010
    Joan Bulmer confides the Queen's sexual history to Lady Rochford who tells it to Culpepper and arranges for him to have a liaison with the neglected Catherine.
  • 7.7
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    Something for You
    episode S4.E3 april 2010
    While Henry prepares for a politically important trip to meet the defeated Northern rebels, Queen Catherine carries on her passionate affair with Culpepper.
  • 7.6
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    Natural Ally
    episode S4.E4 may 2010
    Catherine's buys the silence of an indiscreet former lover with a position in her chamber as her affair with Culpepper becomes more tempestuous.
  • 8.2
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    Bottom of the Pot
    episode S4.E5 may 2010
    After receiving a letter from an anonymous source the King decides to investigate the accusation that two other men knew Catherine 'carnally' while she was under the service of the Dowager Duchess, and he confines his Queen to her apartments with only Lady Rochford. The investigations uncovers many lies and many truths, which results in the execution of one of Catherine Howard's former lovers Francis Dereham, her current lover Thomas Culpepper, Lady Jane Rochford and Herself.
  • 7.7
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    You Have My Permission
    episode S4.E6 may 2010
    Henry allows Bishop Gardner a free rein in rooting out heretics and sets his eyes on the soon-to-be-widowed Catherine Parr.
  • 7.9
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    Sixth and the Final Wife
    episode S4.E7 may 2010
    After leaving wife Catherine as regent, a bellicose Henry invades France and lays siege to Boulogne in an attempt to regain his French provinces.
  • 7.8
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    As It Should Be
    episode S4.E8 june 2010
    Although Henry does take Boulogne, his troops are decimated by dysentery while back in England the Queen arranges to give Edward a tutor with Lutheran beliefs.
  • 7.9
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    Secrets of the Heart
    episode S4.E9 june 2010
    Surrey plots treason after being relieved of command, and as Bishop Gardiner's inquisition proceeds, it comes closer and closer to the Queen.
  • 8.6
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    Death of a Monarchy
    episode S4.E10 june 2010
    As Henry's health deteriorates, he grows introspective as various factions in the court try to position themselves for the seemingly inevitable succession.