King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the tenets of the Church and consent to his divorce from the Queen. The cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office, as representative of the Holy See. Angered King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. In punishment for his refusal to accede to the king's wishes, the cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey where he dies three days afterward, conscious that he had sustained the sacredness of his office, a martyr to his faith and of service to his king.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hal ReidCardinal Wolsey | Cardinal Wolsey |
 Julia Swayne GordonCatherine of Aragon | Catherine of Aragon |
 Clara Kimball YoungAnne Boleyn | Anne Boleyn |
 Tefft JohnsonKing Henry VIII | King Henry VIII |
 Robert GaillardGardiner, later Bishop of Winchester | Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester |
| LLogan PaulThomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury | Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| GGeorge OberBishop of Essex | Bishop of Essex |
 Hal WilsonKing's friend (as Harold Wilson) | King's friend (as Harold Wilson) |