Characters
- King Henry VIII
- Cardinal Wolsey
- Cardinal Campeius
- Capuchius, ambassador of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Duke of Norfolk
- Duke of Buckingham
- Duke of Suffolk
- Earl of Surrey
- Lord Chamberlain
- Stephen Gardiner, the King's secretary, later Bishop of Winchester
- Bishop of Lincoln
- Lord Abergavenny
- Lord Sands
- Sir Henry Guilford
- Sir Thomas Lovell
- Sir Anthony Denny
- Sir Nicholas Vaux
- Thomas Cromwell
- Griffith, servant to Queen Katherine
- Doctor Butts
- Brandon
- Page to Gardiner
- Doorkeeper of the Council chamber
- Garter King-at-Arms
- Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham
- Queen Katherine
- Anne Bullen (Anne Boleyn, spelled Bullen throughout the play)
- Old Lady, friend to Anne Bullen
- Patience, servant to Queen Katherine
- Porter and his Man; Crier; three Gentlemen; Bishops; Lords and Ladies; Spirits; Scribes, Officers, Guards, Attendants
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