In this gripping saga, filled with intrigue, sex and drama, historians chart the dramatic rise and epic fall of one of the most notorious families in history.

This is the inside track on the social climbing, backstabbing and power games that ensured success at the Tudor court. The right move can make you the most powerful dynasty in England. But the wrong one can lose you your status, or your head.

Episode 1 tells the story of Thomas Boleyn, a charming opportunist who seizes every chance to rise through the hierarchy of court, taking his young family with him. Episode 2 sees the Boleyns ascend to the very top. But they make deadly enemies along the way. Episode 3 is a Tudor cautionary tale. This family has risen so high, the only way is down. The Boleyns are destroyed – but their legacy is the most successful Boleyn of them all, Elizabeth I. With a different lens on a familiar story, new light is shed on a family that has often been misunderstood. How did the Boleyns rise so high and fall so fast, and in the process, change the course of English history?