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The Spanish Princess
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Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Charlotte Hope
Catherine of Aragon
16 eps
Elliot Cowan
Henry VII
8 eps
Ruairí O'Connor
Henry VIII
16 eps
Laura Carmichael
Maggie Pole
16 eps
Philip Cumbus
Thomas Wolsey
16 eps
Georgie Henley
Princess Meg Tudor
13 eps
Stephanie Levi-John
Lina de Cardonne
16 eps
Sai Bennett
Princess Mary Tudor
8 eps
Aaron Cobham
Oviedo de Maceta
16 eps
Nadia Parkes
Rosa de Vargas
9 eps
Andrew Buchan
Thomas More
8 eps
Richard Pepper
Thomas, Earl of Wiltshire
16 eps
Jordan Renzo
Charles Brandon
16 eps
Harriet Walter
Margaret Beaufort
8 eps
Oliver Rix
Edward Stafford
16 eps
Kenneth Cranham
John Morton
1 eps
Norman Bowman
William Dunbar
1 eps
Jack Baggs
Dark Eyed Man
1 eps
Russell Boulter
Portrait Artist
1 eps
Philip Andrew Truempi
Philip I of Castile
1 eps
George Stocks
William Willoughby
1 eps
Doudou Masta
John Blanke
5 eps
Isla Merrick-Lawless
Mary Tudor
7 eps
Morgan Jones
Edmund Dudley
5 eps
Arthur Bateman
Reginald Pole
4 eps
Mimi De Winton
Ursula Pole
4 eps
Matt Carr
Henry Pole
4 eps
Philip McGinley
George Neville
2 eps
Nick Barber
Edmund de la Pole
4 eps
Ian Pirie
George Douglas
2 eps
Clark Butler
Reginald Pole
3 eps
Jamie Michie
Hume
3 eps
Luke Mullins
William Compton
5 eps
Christopher Craig
Louis XII of France
3 eps
Jimmy Walker
John Lincoln
2 eps
Paul Forman
Francis I of France
2 eps
Moe Idris
Negasi
6 eps
Alicia Borrachero
Isabella I of Castile
6 eps
Daniel Cerqueira
Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida
6 eps
Angus Imrie
Arthur Tudor
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Spanish Princess actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Spanish Princess reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Part I
20198 episodes
6.5IMDbCatherine of Aragon is the Princess of Spain, who has been promised the English throne all her life. She arrives in a rain-lashed England with her glorious and diverse court including her ladies-in-waiting Lina and Rosa. When her husband dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to Catherine until she sets her sights on the new heir, the future King Henry VIII.
Best episode · S01E04 The Battle for Harry
Season 2 · Complete
Part II
20208 episodes
6.1IMDbPresiding over the most glamorous court in Europe and beloved by their people, Queen Catherine and Henry VIII together create an England that is proud, confident and strong enough to withstand threat from abroad. Catherine’s struggle to produce an heir places her marriage and position in the court at risk, and she is haunted by her choices from the past. Despite proving herself a politician, a diplomat, a national inspiration and even a military commander, Catherine must battle to save her love with the King, and to preserve the peace and prosperity of their reign.
Best episode · S02E01 Camelot
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
An Audacious Plan
Catherine remains determined to become England's future Queen and makes plans to marry Prince Harry. Lizzie has a troubling premonition following a complicated labor.
- Directed by Daina Reid
- Written by Helen Childress
S01E02
Fever Dream
Catherine is one step closer to the English throne with her marriage to Arthur but must navigate the challenges of a new relationship and a new court.
- Directed by Birgitte Stærmose
- Written by Matthew Graham
S01E08
Destiny
The fate of England hangs in the balance when the Tudor family is rocked by tragedy. Catherine risks everything to find out if Harry still loves her.
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Matthew Graham, Emma Frost
S01E01
The New World
Catherine of Aragon arrives in England to wed Prince Arthur, heir to the English throne, in a marriage contract intended to forge an alliance between the two nations.
- Directed by Birgitte Stærmose
- Written by Matthew Graham, Emma Frost
S01E05
Heart Versus Duty
Catherine is faced with a dilemma - marry King Henry Tudor and immediately become Queen of England - or find a way to refuse and hold out for Harry.
- Directed by Lisa Clarke
- Written by Andrea Thornton Bolden
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E08
Peace
- Directed by Rebecca Gatward
- Written by Matthew Graham, Emma Frost
S02E07
Faith
- Directed by Rebecca Gatward
- Written by Simon Tyrrell, Matthew Graham
S02E06
The Field of Cloth of Gold
- Directed by Lisa Clarke
- Written by Kelly Jones
S02E05
Plague
- Directed by Lisa Clarke
- Written by Kate O'Riordan, Emma Frost
S02E04
The Other Woman
- Directed by Lisa Clarke
- Written by Emma Frost, Kate Verghese
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Matthew Graham
Showrunner
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Emma Frost
Creator
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Charlie Pattinson
Executive producer
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Scott Huff
Executive producer
Colin Callender
Executive producer
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Charlie Hampton
Executive producer
Willow Grylls
Executive producer
Elaine Pyke
Executive producer
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Simon Tyrrell
Writer
Kelly Jones
Writer
Kate O'Riordan
Writer
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Rita Kalnejais
Writer
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Andrea Thornton Bolden
Writer
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Helen Childress
Writer
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Nicki Renna
Writer
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Kate Verghese
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Charlie PattinsonExecutive Producer
- Pat Tookey-DicksonProducer
- Scott HuffExecutive Producer
- Andrea DewsberyProducer
- Matthew GrahamExecutive Producer
- Colin CallenderExecutive Producer
Writing
- Simon TyrrellWriter
- Kelly JonesWriter
- Kate O'RiordanWriter
- Rita KalnejaisWriter
- Andrea Thornton BoldenWriter
- Helen ChildressWriter
Direction
- Daina ReidDirector
- Stephen WoolfendenDirector
- Lisa ClarkeDirector
- Rebecca GatwardDirector
- Birgitte StærmoseDirector
- Chanya ButtonDirector
Music
- Samuel SimOriginal Music Composer
- Chris EganOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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