Henry VIII (TV serial) has an all-American cast.
 Both the rise and fall of court nobles could be swift: Henry did undoubtedly execute at will, burning or beheading two of his wives, 20 peers, four leading public servants, six close attendants and friends, one cardinal (John Fisher) and numerous abbots
=== Military ===Apart from permanent garrisons at Berwick, Calais, and Carlisle, England's standing army numbered only a few hundred men

