Bishop Gardiner was imprisoned for five years during the reign of Edward VI.
The bloodline of Anne Boleyn while not direct continues into the present day royals. Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson are all directly descendant of Anne's sister Mary and very possibly Henry VIII himself.
Henry VIII ruled England for 40 years. Many constitutional changes occurred under his rule. The influence of Parliament, the doctrine of Divine Right of Kings, and the religious chaos that engulfed England through the 17th century. Through him were the last of the Tudor dynasty. In total, the Tudors ruled England from 1485 until 1603. Upon the death of his daughter, Elizabeth, England was plunged into a century of Constitutional crises. From her successor James I, to the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I, the Interregnum, the Restoration, and finally the Glorious Revolution. England would not know peace and stability until Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837.
The final three episodes depict the final three years of Henry's life.