There were six of them - three Katherines, two Annes, and a Jane. One of them was the King's wife for twenty-four years, another for only a year and a half. One died, two were divorced, and two were beheaded. It was a dangerous, uncertain life. After the King's death in 1547, his sixth wife finds a box of old letters - one from each of the first five wives. They are sad, angry, frightened letters. They tell the story of what it was like to be the wife of Henry VIII of England.
這六個人當中,有三個叫做Katherine,有兩個叫做Anne,另一個叫Jane。她們其中一位已經嫁給國王長達24年的時間了,一個嫁為人妻的時間只有一年半。有一個已經過世了,另外兩個離婚,而其他兩個已被斬首。這是一個充滿危險而且不穩定的時代。自從國王在西元1547過世後,他的六位太太發現一個裝有舊信件的盒子,來自前面五位太太給的信,是難過、憤怒、恐懼的信。所有的信件講述成為英國亨利八世太太的辛酸史。