They start, and I think this was just an excuse to show off JRM’s bulging arm muscles. Wolsey stresses over Henry’s growing friendship with Boleyn and Norfolk, whom he knows both hate him, and he tells More that if he doesn’t help Wolsey, he’s helping them, which is similar logic to the “you’re either for the war or against the troops” nonsense notion from the early days of the Iraq war. Boleyn reminds Brandon that there’s someone else Norfolk hates much worse than him—Wolsey. And since the real pope might never escape captivity… Wolsey cuts him off, calling this idle speculation, and tells More to get lost. While in today's modern times many people are more open with their knowledge and acceptance of sexual intercourse, during the Tudor period things were very different. How has he managed to retain this crazy purity there? Wyatt moves on to More and observes he doesn’t seem to be a big fan of the French. She doesn’t seem too appeased, though, and muses that it doesn’t seem like such a great idea to trust such a big deal to one man. Specifically, this portrait: Gabrielle was the mistress of Henry IV of France, who wasn’t even born until 1553 (at least 21 years after the events happening on The Tudors now), and didn’t hook up with her until the 1590’s, which means the sisters are copying a painting that won’t even exist for another sixty years and is so obscure that I’m pretty sure only the people who happened to read Sex with Kings recognized it. That’s totally cracked out—why would Henry ever think the pope would sanction bigamy? Katherine scoffs and tells her Henry will get tired of her, just like all the others. He knew about Knight secretly scurrying through France with letters to the pope but didn’t know the king’s worst-kept secret? “Some people think we’ve overdone it, but they were much more sexually gregarious in the 15th century than we are today,” said Rhys Meyers. Norfolk advises her not to fall for her own masquerade but to use the king’s love to get rid of Wolsey. Then he strokes her neck and tells her how much he loves it. I guess some things never change. This video is about the passion of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyns relationship.Song: Undisclosed Desires - Muse Her pieces may be fantastically placed, but her whole game board is balanced on a fence post. Late at night, George Boleyn makes his way into Anne’s bedroom, where she lays on her bed, looking pensive and unhappy. Their relationship begins about halfway through season 1. The Tudors Jewellery. The great thing about The Tudors is that the screen writers made up a ton of stuff. Yeah, right. She reminds him that there were times when Wolsey was kind to him, but Brandon says he’s quite forgotten all that. She gives him a hard ‘are you serious?’ look and Katherine flees. I’m sorry, but JRM has the creepiest, coldest eyes I’ve ever seen in a human being who wasn’t an acknowledged sociopath. Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII’s fourth wife. Of course, Anne is with Henry, and the king expectantly asks him how it went. Wolsey’s frozen smile is kind of hilarious here—it’s like he’s afraid King Francis is going to start actively hitting on him soon. Watch for the falling anvils, folks, they’re everywhere. "EPISODE10" "EPISODE10" Click EasyEdit to update this page! Speak of the devil: In much nicer rooms, Wolsey’s working when a buxom serving maid brings him a snack and then waits expectantly. Thomas Boleyn is hard at work going over Wolsey’s books. She asks Brandon what he plans to do, and he actually asks her what she thinks he should do. and is making Anne wash her feet. So it's a sad day, not only for Henry VIII, but for all fans of the hunky Charles Brandon - at least as he looked in the show. He’s closing down corrupt religious houses, but instead of sending the money to Henry’s vault, which is what he’s supposed to be doing, Wolsey’s keeping it for himself, funneling it into his own private foundations and putting it towards the foundation of his college at Oxford. Francis’s son, the Duke d’Orleans, is brought forward to meet Wolsey, and he expresses quite a bit of enthusiasm over his engagement to Princess Mary. Henry kills some time playing cards with Compton, and losing to Compton’s two queens (oh, ha ha, show). Katherine enters a room where Mendoza, the Emperor’s ambassador, is waiting for her. and warns her not to try to take Henry away. Brandon doesn’t exactly roll out the welcome mat, although you’d think he’d be delighted to have other company besides his wife. Henry was very upset when Jane died a month later. If Henry VIII’s wanted to sleep with a woman, he could pick any from his court, so I do not think that he was desperate enough to turn to Anne. You can change your mind and change your consent choices at anytime by returning to this site. Other women involved include Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Mary Boleyn and Jane Boleyn (née Parker). We and our partners use technology such as cookies on our site to personalise content and ads, provide social media features, and analyse our traffic. We have no evidence that that’s true, but ok, we’ll go with it. She’s modest and tells him it’s more than they all deserve, but Henry kisses her hand and gives her a glove or something as a token of his affection. Henry throws a mini tantrum, predictably, but then smiles at Charles and welcomes him back. Speaking of marriage, Henry’s sister Margaret married his buddy, Charles Brandon, and got herself banished from court as punishment. Later, Wolsey waits for the cardinals to arrive, but time passes and nobody comes. He’s now hiding out in a small town elsewhere in Italy. It’s not even a secret anymore, they’re practically having sex on picnics in front of friends and servants. As Henry has his life-mate killed, he also has the swan's life mate killed. Brandon plays things surprisingly close to the vest, revealing nothing of what he’s feeling. Is there evidence that they traveled together? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); trying to follow you on twitter but cant find your name, You can follow me here: http://twitter.com/armchanglophile, Hahaha I love your comments about all of them. Surrey. She curtsies with the others, but he raises her to his level, calling her Sweet Anne and looking like he’s going to make out with her right then and there, but then Katherine is announced and comes striding into the room from the other direction. Looks like there won’t be a peace for a while. Much, much later, Francis is shown in to tell Wolsey the obvious: the cardinals aren’t coming. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Anne asks her what’ll happen if he doesn’t, and because Katherine has no response for that, she yells at Anne for speaking out of turn and dismisses her. He’s kind of cute in a frat boy sort of way, until he tells the girls to tell him who they’re sleeping with, and he’ll tell them if it’s a good idea or not. The messenger is one Dr. Knight, who also happened to be Anne’s tutor. More nobly and naively says that no earthly prince will ever persuade him to abandon his principles. Having seen how Henry reacts when he loses, I would strongly advise Charles to get that in writing. The suggestion that Anne Boleyn did not refuse to sleep with Henry until they could be married may diminish her in some people’s eyes – unfairly, in my view. Anne's legacy remains intact, however, thanks to the survival of her and Henry's daughter Elizabeth, who becomes the most famous English Queen in history and a far more effective ruler than her father. She hesitates and then withdraws. He was listening. In his throne room, Henry descends from his dais and tells Brandon, who’s kneeling below, that he heard Brandon crawled to court like a dog. Nothing, Tallis tells him, and that I’ll believe. Also: clearly Wolsey’s tribunals aren’t as secret as he thinks. What does she care about Wolsey? Compared to the rest of Henry VIII’s wives, Anne of Cleves came out relatively lucky. Brandon is later shown having sex with the girl, taking her from behind on top of the bed; breasts and buttocks can be seen in some shots. It is known that the lady was a friend of Lady Mary (Henry’s daughter). Mendoza promises to let the emperor know what’s going on. He strips off his jacket and holds up his hand in an arm wrestling challenge manner. Henry, of course, sulks and is a bad loser, whining that he hates cards and his court and everything in the whole wide world! Anne gives Wolsey a nice “gotcha” smile. There is another sensual scene of them later in the episode, in which they are fully clothed. Henry finishes up by saying that Brandon isn’t banished forever, just as long as he breathes. Going after him because he called her silly (which is, in itself, silly, because why should someone of Wolsey’s stature bother with insulting a supposedly insignificant lady-in-waiting?) Her father tells her Wolsey’s standing in the family’s way and it’s her job to make sure he’s gone. Anyway, it sufficiently titillates (sorry, couldn’t help it) George, who happily jumps into bed with them. Katherine calls Anne a whore in Spanish, I believe, which Anne speaks well enough to understand what was just said and to protest against it. Aghast, Mendoza asks how he managed that, and Katherine guesses either through money or sex. From what we saw of Brandon’s and Margaret’s homelife last week, I think he’s being punished enough, not that Henry would care. It seems like absolutely everyone in England knows about this whole affair. It gives a much more interesting (and cutthroat, Machiavellian) aspect to her character. Before episode 5, Anne rejects all of Henry's advances and refuses to become his mistress, increasing his desire to marry her, but Anne cannot resist any longer and submits to him, agreeing that she will sleep with him- and give him a son- after they are married. He sweeps through courtiers, blessing people, sniffing his pomander, and looking slightly stressed. Both are wearing imperial purple. Henry doesn’t like him because he “once possessed a jewel [Henry] would have.”. He starts to push Brandon’s arm down, straining ridiculously with the effort. She makes her way through a throng of courtiers, who kiss her hand and bow to her, and she sweeps right past Anne, who curtsies deeply. He asks her what’s wrong, and she says he wouldn’t understand. Norfolk is represented as an arrogant intriguer, conscious of his noble rank and arch-enemy of Cardinal Wolsey. It gets awkward when Anne gets to the part about Henry wanting to kiss her breasts, but they get past it. Katherine is once again getting ready for bed (God, is that all this woman does? Charles smiles in relief that he didn’t just have his arm chopped off as punishment. Anne tells Katherine that she loves Henry and believes he loves her. You’d think he’d be relieved to deal with a king who’s neither a child in a man’s suit nor a raging megalomaniacal psychopath. Boleyn bluntly tells him he wants Brandon to help them bring Wolsey down, and in return, Norfolk will intervene on Brandon’s behalf with Henry. Previously on The Tudors: Henry decided to jettison Katherine and promised Anne he wouldn’t sleep with her until they were married. I’d turn this into a drinking game, but I’m afraid of being incoherent by the end of the recap.) The Tudors: Bring Out Your Dead « The Armchair Anglophile, The Tudors: Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very-Bad Days « The Armchair Anglophile. Henry knows about the ‘silly girl’ comment and doesn’t seem too concerned. It could simply by symbolic of the weight Henry VIII is supposed to gain - though so far Henry … Henry first sees Anne at the summit he holds with King Francis, but doesn't think much of her. Hell, he might have been into some strange, kinky stuff during his lifetime. Learn how your comment data is processed. As ladies-in-waiting help Katherine dress for bed, she asks Anne if any letters came for her. He moves into the bedroom, where he finds the Slut Sisters naked in his bed, posed in a manner that evokes a portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrees and one of her sisters. The poem, of course, is about Anne, although she’s never named. What a totally bizarre anachronism. On his deathbed, Henry requested to be buried next to Jane. Off in the woods, Henry’s enjoying his picnic with Anne, a musician, several servants, and Compton, who’s sitting pretty far away from the happy couple and trying hard not to feel like the third wheel he is. The Virgin Mary and Eve, the mother of mankind, helped to develop people's views of sexual intercourse, birth and the formation and function of the … She was divorced after six months. I really don’t like this character at all. George joins his sister as Katherine leaves the room and shows her a drawing of a falcon (Anne’s crest) tearing apart a pomegranate (Katherine’s crest.) When Wolsey looks up at her, she tells him Francis sent her to take good care of the cardinal, and she starts to unlace her bodice. And night follows day and all things come to an end, too. Brandon sits near him, and Henry tells him that if he can beat Henry in a match, Brandon can come back to court. Out in the audience, Wyatt sidles up to Tallis and asks him if he might be willing to set one of Wyatt’s poems to music. Looks like something is rotten in the Archbishopric of York. Charles Brandon makes a bet with Henry that he will get the Duke of Buckingham's daughter to sleep with him. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, James Frain, Joss Stone. is about how precarious her position really is. Catherine asks if Henry is sending her away so he can see his mistress, Anne Boleyn, and Henry says he doesn't sleep with Anne while he and Catherine are still married. Speaking of marriage, Henry’s sister Margaret married his buddy, Charles Brandon, and got herself banished from court as punishment. At dinner that night, Henry toasts to his divorce, which he expects any day now. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He’s not even good looking, which might have at least distracted from his lack of personality and the storyline that puts me to sleep. Tallis asks about his wife, and I think he knows that the poor woman doesn’t factor in here. Henry got tired of his alliance with the Holy Roman Emperor and got back into bed with the French. in season Title Setting Directed by … Also, I thought Brandon was supposed to be doing something to help bring Wolsey down in order to earn his way back to court. Wyatt’s back to work on his poem, reading it aloud to Tallis again. Wolsey looks discomforted by this; even more so when Francis squeezes his shoulder and says he thinks of him like a brother. Episode 1.10 Uncle of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard. It’s too bad she couldn’t get a recording of that promise, back then. Brandon can’t believe it, since snobby Norfolk hates him for being a “new man”. Queen Anne attempted to remove her competition with the help of her sister-in-law, Lady Rochford but their mission failed and Rochford was instead dismissed from court for a … Cromwell brings Henry letters from Wolsey and news that the pope has escaped from the emperor by disguising himself as an old man and walking right out of his prison. Henry tells her he wants them to always speak freely with one another. Once she’s out of the room, she opens the bag Henry gave her (ahh, not a glove) and pulls out a piece of pricy looking jewelry. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Henry hands his letters to Dr. Knight and tells him to be very, very careful with them. Unlike most affairs the King has, he does not sleep with Anne, in fact he doesn’t sleep with her nor with anyone else. The relationship between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was complicated due to the fact that Anne could not produce a son, Henry often had affairs, and the people of the court hated Anne. Henry stalks out of the throne room, growling for Brandon to follow him, and sits down at a table in an adjoining chamber. I bet Henry would be into some really strange, kinky stuff if he were around now. In Spanish, she asks him to take a letter to the emperor, since Wolsey reads all her mail, and she suspects he’s turned some of her ladies against her. Tallis has gotten a bit hardened since he came to court, and he scoffs that now, of course, she’s loved by another. just makes her seem childish. Henry got tired of his alliance with the Holy Roman Emperor and got back into bed with the French. As they shake hands, Wolsey suggests that all they need to do now is make peace with the emperor. Katherine informs Anne that she knows what’s going on between her and the king (see? She has no official status or position, and everything depends on Henry. Wolsey insists that there is a need, since the pope is still in Italy and, therefore, still in the control of the emperor. I do like, however, the way The Tudors showed Henry VIII's reaction to Suffolk's illness, and how they chose to show his death in the final episode of the series, to show just how important he was to the king. He tries to draw her out, rather sweetly, but she refuses to share her secrets, telling him he’d share them. Rather than slapping his face, kicking him in the nuts, and getting the hell out of there as most self-respecting women would have done, Slut Sister #1 asks what he’ll want in return for this knowledge. The Tudors Season 4 Episode 10 Quotes. Norfolk starts to get to work and says that Henry probably gets more info from Knight than he did from Wolsey. While we cannot say for certainty when it was that they consummated their relationship, they are thought to have done so around the end of 1532 either during or shortly after the two visited Calais. He also admits he’s worried about Henry being advised by others while Wolsey’s gone. Just your average business trip. Looks like Tallis drew the short straw when it came to room allotments—he’s sleeping on a cot in some dank looking basement, which is where Wyatt finds him, wakes him, and shows him the poem he’s working on. The Tudors Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Henry can’t believe that, but Boleyn breaks in to say that Wolsey has some prejudice against Anne. Henry asks him how he knows all this, guessing it’s from Wolsey, and Cromwell explains that he has his own sources of information. Cromwell acknowledges that this is true. Heh. Anyway, Norfolk and Boleyn pull out the big guns and tell Henry that Wolsey’s been quietly appropriating Henry’s money in a pretty sneaky way. Wolsey has told More about Knight’s letters, and More, naturally, is appalled. One of them asks the pope to give Henry permission to marry whomever he chooses, even if the lady would normally be forbidden because of a prior relationship with one of her relatives (this is in reference to Henry’s affair with Mary Boleyn). Boleyn immediately arranges for her to … Anne of Cleves is the fourth wife of Henry Tudor and a recurring character in The Tudors.Henry takes an instant disliking to her, and she is termed the "Flander's mare" by him.

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