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[CHURCH BELL RINGING]

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[BAND PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC]

INSTRUCTOR: One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three.

One, two, three. One, two, three. Turn.

[WOMEN GIGGLE]

No, turn.

My ladies, this way. No, no, no.

I will show you.

[GIGGLES]

[BAND PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC]

[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]

You see?

INSTRUCTOR: Elegant.

Everything is elegant.

Beautiful.

Everything that is not elegant must be beautiful.

[WOMEN GIGGLING]

LADY ROCHFORD: The king.

Your Majesty. WOMAN: Your Majesty.

I haven't seen you for a good while.

I'm sorry.

I did not know the reason for it.

No one told me. I was unwell.

But now I am better.

Thank God.

I trust you found something to amuse yourself while I was away?

I missed Your Majesty so much.

I hope they gave you my gifts.

Your gifts are not you.

[CHUCKLES]

My Lord Surrey.

Majesty.

HENRY: You're a blood relative of my wife.

For that reason, and because you so distinguished yourself in France,

I've decided to make you a knight of the Order of the Garter.

Does it please you?

I am deeply grateful, Your Majesty.

My Lord Surrey.

Majesty.

Ah. I have something for you.

Thank you.

It's beautiful.

So are you.

I am going away tomorrow for a few days.

But tonight I will visit your bedchamber.

For nothing would please me more than for you to conceive my child.

Your Majesty, good morning. My lord bishop.

Your Majesty, these poor, suffering subjects,

they have begged leave to receive Your Majesty's gift of grace.

So if Your Majesty might consent to lay your hands upon them...

MAN 1: Your Majesty. MAN 2: Your Majesty.

WOMAN 1: Your Majesty, please. Please, Your Majesty.

By the grace of God, I command you to be healed.

WOMAN 2: Please.

MAN 3: Your Majesty. MAN 4: Your Majesty.

By the grace of God, I command you to be healed.

MAN 5: Your Majesty. MAN 6: Please, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty. WOMAN 3: Please.

Please.

WOMAN 4: Please, Your Majesty.

By the grace of God, I command you to be healed.

WOMAN 5: Please, Your Majesty. Please.

Please. Your Majesty.

HENRY: By the grace of God, I command you to be healed.

Your Majesty. Majesty. God bless Your Majesty.

Your Majesty. Please.

WOMAN 1: Please. Sir.

WOMAN 2: By the grace of God, Your Majesty.

MAN 1: Your Majesty. Your Majesty.

By the grace of God,

I command you to be healed.

God bless you, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

God bless you.

MAN 3: Thank you, Your Majesty. MAN 4: Thank you, Your Majesty.

Oh, thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty.

Oh, thank you, Your Majesty.

Thank you. Thank you, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Your Majesty. WOMAN 3: Your Majesty.

WOMAN 4: Thank you, Your Majesty. MAN 4: Thank you, Your Majesty.

[CHATTERING]

HENRY: Hiyah.

MAN 1: Thank you. Thank you, sir.

[PIANO PLAYING CLASSICAL TUNE]

[PIANO STOPS PLAYING]

Brava, my lady. Brava.

WOMAN 1: Your Majesty. WOMAN 2: Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Did I surprise you?

Good.

Lady Elizabeth.

Your Grace.

I have a gift for you.

How is your Latin?

I enjoy learning it, thank you, Your Majesty.

Mr. Grindle, the tutor you gave me, is an excellent teacher.

This book is by the Roman historian Tacitus.

Now, you may find it difficult to read, but the effort will be worthwhile.

For without knowledge, life is not worth having.

Thank you so much, Your Majesty.

I am very grateful

and thank God every night for your good health

and trust you will be our good king, and father, a long time.

[APPLAUSE]

Madam, I have come for supper. I hope that doesn't inconvenience you.

I think we may find something in the larder, Your Majesty.

Good.

EDWARD: Your formal installation into the Order

will take place soon, my Lord Surrey.

The king's grace has commanded me to prepare you for the event,

which I am happy and willing to do.

I am sure your lordship is aware of the great significance

attached to the Order by His Majesty

and the great honour that he conveys upon you

by electing you to it.

As you know, the Order comprises of 25 noble and valiant knights

and their sovereign.

There is no greater honour in England.

Your lordship has no need to sell the Order to me.

How long have you belonged to the Order?

I was elected earlier this year. A few months only.

My father and four generations of my family

have already belonged to it.

Shall we eat?

Where do you suppose the king has gone?

I don't know, Your Majesty.

They tell me there's a full moon tomorrow

and we shall all behave like lunatics.

For some, the moon was the planet of love.

I want to see him again.

As you wish.

Perhaps I could bring him to my room.

Then I could wait outside, in case anyone should come.

I only urge Your Majesty to be careful when you--

What, Lady Rochford?

Don't you think I know how to meddle with a man without conceiving a child?

[CHUCKLES]

Your Majesty should be proud of your daughters.

Both of them. They do you a great credit.

The Lady Mary is very serious and religious but so very clever.

Like some women, she likes to hide her intelligence.

But the Lady Elizabeth, she cannot hide her intelligence.

She will be a great lady, I think.

If God so wills it.

MAN: Your Majesty.

I have something which I should like to return to Your Majesty.

My wedding ring.

I should like you to break it into pieces

as a thing of no value.

[HOWARD GIGGLING]

CULPEPPER: Catherine? Sweetheart?

HOWARD: Yes, Thomas.

Do you like our meeting like this?

Yes.

[GIGGLES]

Do you love me yet?

Let me perceive by some token that you love me.

HOWARD: Shall I kiss you?

We have kissed before, Catherine sweet.

It does not mean that you love me.

HOWARD: What else can I show you?

[CULPEPPER WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

[GIGGLES]

[HOWARD MOANING]

EDWARD: My Lord Surrey,

I am commanded now to invest you with the Garter

for you to wear at your installation.

[SURREY SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

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RUTLAND: Sir.

The most friendly companions of this Order,

denominated from the Garter,

have admitted you their friend, brother and companion,

in faithful testimony of which they impart and give you the Garter,

which God grant that you, deservedly receiving it,

may rightly wear and use to the glory of God.

SURREY: Thank you, my friends,

brothers...

and companions.

MEN: Your Grace.

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You know I am very grateful to you

for raising no objection to the annulment of our marriage.

It runs rather counter to my experience of women.

Your Majesty, I can truly say

that I wish in all things to please you as my lord,

to bear testament to your good treatment of me,

and to stay in this country that I already love as mine own.

Do you know what the French ambassador wrote about you?

We intercepted his letter.

He said that our people much regretted our divorce

and that in a short time, you had won their love,

and that they had esteemed you as one of the most sweet,

gracious, and humane queens they had ever had.

You have another queen now.

Yes.

I like her. Heh.

She is beautiful, of course.

And very young. Full of life.

You must adore her.

[BOTH MOANING]

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OUTSIDE]

[KNOCKING]

My lady.

My lady.

[KNOCKING]

My lady.

[FOOTSTEPS]

You did your duty.

He's insufferable. He thinks us all his inferiors.

Unfortunately, we did him the great favour

of making a member of his family the queen.

What is made can sometimes be unmade,

like a bed.

What chance is there?

The king is besotted by her. Everyone knows that.

That may change.

She seems to me nothing but a frivolous and stupid girl.

In any case,

I want you to teach the earl a lesson in humility.

I will be called a she-wolf by no man,

nor should you allow the slanders against our family to go unpunished.

Surely, my dear husband,

you could arrange for some misfortune to befall him?

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[CHATTERING AND VIOLIN PLAYING UPBEAT MELODY]

Hello, my friends.

Jesus Christ.

Not quite.

[ALL LAUGHING]

As you see, I have been received into the most noble,

most prestigious Order of the Garter.

CROWD: Yay! And here indeed is the garter.

[SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

Evil to him who evil thinks. CROWD: Ooh.

It's a good motto. I agree with it.

Ale, please.

My responsibilities to the Order

have made me dreadfully thirsty.

Very fine, my lord. Thank you.

How in God's name did you afford all this, my lord?

I have often had no money, but I have never been poor.

[CHUCKLES]

Wench. How would you like to suck the cock of a man who's a member

of the Order of the Garter? What would your friends say?

They would tell me not to swallow stories like that.

[ALL LAUGHING]

Your hand.

It is all naked. Ooh.

There, there, there.

It is dressed.

WOMAN 1: She won't wear it now, will she?

MAN: Thank you, ma'am.

WOMAN 2: Come here.

[CROWD MURMURING]

SURREY: More ale. Drink up, my friends. Drink up.

My lords, we must, before long, agree on these plans

for our much-delayed progress to the north.

We shall take a large retinue, including men-at-arms

since we mean to visit those parts of our realm

which, not long ago, rose up in treacherous rebellion against us.

This time we expect the people

being pardoned by our grace to make further submissions

in acknowledgements of their past depravities.

My lady.

It is also our intention to invite James, king of Scots,

to meet with us at York in September.

MAN 1: Your Majesty. MAN 2: Your Majesty.

MAN 3: Your Majesty. MAN 4: Your Majesty.

CHANCELLOR: The king is in council.

Arrange the conveyance of our best tapestries and plates.

Yes, Your Majesty.

CHANCELLOR: I apologise, Your Majesty.

[PANTING]

Come.

Catherine, you silly-- I have missed my bleeding.

I believe I am with child.

My sweet sweetheart.

I had to tell Your Majesty. I am sorry I made you angry.

I'm not angry. How could I be angry now? God forbid.

Catherine, listen to me, listen to me. Listen to me.

For the sake of our child, please, girl, don't excite yourself.

Go and lay down.

Rest, and I will come and see you very, very soon.

God bless you.

Go.

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My beautiful young queen.

Go.

MARY: How is my father?

CHAPUYS: The king, having recovered from his recent illness,

seems in much better humour, my lady.

GARDENER: Too many of these are maggoty, sir.

CHAPUYS: He is planning to make a progress to the north of England.

A great deal of work is already instigated.

They say that embroiderers are working on furniture and tapestries,

using copes and ornaments stripped from the churches, alas.

[CHAPUYS GRUNTS]

Excellency.

Thank you, madam.

GARDENER: Pass those baskets over there, will you?

[GRUNTS]

GARDENER: Some are gonna need pruning next season.

There is another reason why the king's humour is improved.

GARDENER: Don't you want the basket?

There are rumours. The queen is thought to be with child.

I'm sure His Majesty would be overjoyed

if she produced a Duke of York.

On the other hand, if she does not,

then the succession may, in fact,

remain an open question.

What do you mean?

Surely Edward is first in line. Who could doubt it?

Lady Mary, certain important people at court have told me

they feel a scruple of conscience

over the fact that Prince Edward's mother,

Queen Jane, was never, ever formally crowned,

unlike your own mother, Queen Catherine.

So the rumour also goes that the king intends to crown

his new queen at York, so if she has a son,

no one can question his legitimacy or right to the throne.

But if she does not have a son...

Exactly.

It would strengthen your own claim to the crown.

Which is why certain people at court have assured me

how they pray, pray, not only for the overthrow

of vile reformers like Hertford, but for the day and the hour

that Your Grace succeeds to the throne.

Only if God wills it, Excellency.

Only if God wills it.

But he must will it, Lady Mary.

For how else will this country ever be restored to obedience

and to faith?

Otherwise, as things are,

it will go to the devil.

[HENRY GRUNTS]

HOWARD: Tell me more about the progress. Where shall we go?

HENRY: First to Hatfield,

then to Dunstable, Ampthill and Grafton,

hunting and hawking along the way.

Then to Stamford, and then Lincoln,

and so on to Boston and Yorkshire.

You'll have to have plenty of new dresses made,

for there will be many great occasions and banquets along the way

and great crowds will come to see your magnificence.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm so excited.

All of this seems to me still like a dream

from which I hope never to wake.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Will you come to my bedchamber tonight?

No, sweetheart.

It's too dangerous.

Not while you're with child.

What's the matter?

You are with child?

I was mistaken. I...

I miss--

My lady?

My lady?

CULPEPPER: A low ride.

HOWARD: Master Culpepper,

I heartily recommend me unto you,

praying you send me word how that you do.

I would you were with me now

that you might see what pain I take in writing to you.

[LAUGHING]

"I heard that you were sick.

Never longed so much for anything as to see you.

It makes my heart die to think I can't always be in your company."

[LAUGHING]

HOWARD: It makes my heart die

to think I cannot always be in your company.

Yours as long as life endures, "Yours as long as life endures,

Catherine. Catherine."

It's not her fault. She's so young.

No, that is her fault.

[CHUCKLES]

[GIGGLES]

[LAUGHS]

Hm.

[LAUGHING]

[SIGHS]

You play well.

You didn't used to, I remember.

[WINE POURING]

And I never used to drink wine or play music.

Now I do all of those things.

And I like to do it. I am free, and I like to do it.

May I come to your bed tonight?

I'm here now.

I don't want your heart to die.

[HOWARD MOANING]

You're so sweet.

My sweet little fool.

I love you.

You mustn't...

you know.

I won't.

I promise.

[BOTH MOANING]

Your Majesty, Lady Bryan.

Your Majesty. My lord.

Here is your son, Prince Edward.

Your Majesty. Uncle.

Your Grace.

[HENRY CHUCKLES]

Edward.

I trust you are well looked after

and everybody is kind to you.

Yes, sir.

I have a gift for you.

[GASPS]

Thank you, Your Majesty.

[CHUCKLING]

I have to go away from London for a while.

But your uncle will stay here.

Hm?

He is to be kept warm and well at Windsor, Lady Bryan.

And if, heaven forbid, you should fall ill,

dose him with this.

It's my own concoction.

I can see your mother in you.

Do you know who she was?

This is her.

And this is her thimble.

You're a good boy.

Your sword, sir.

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This piece is very delicate.

WOMAN 1: Look how beautiful...

WOMAN 1: Your Majesty. WOMAN 2: Your Majesty.

JOAN: My lady, the king is here.

Catherine, I've come to tell you we're leaving Whitehall in two days.

I trust you're prepared.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I've also come to tell you,

the Lady Mary will be accompanying us.

Why?

Must she come?

Obviously, you don't understand.

Mary is a much-loved figure in the north

where we mean to impress our subjects.

The decision has nothing to do with you.

I'm sorry I was not with child.

I am sure I can be.

WOMAN: Lift it!

MAN 1: Keep moving.

WOMAN: Gather it up.

MAN 2: Hay up!

Boy!

COMMANDER: Keep in line. Formation.

[DRUMS POUNDING]

You there.

Keep moving.

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[CHEERING]

See how much they love us?

These are the real people of England. And they love their king.

SERVANT: His Grace, Bishop Gardiner.

My lord. I trust I am not disturbing you.

I know you bear a heavy burden in His Majesty's absence.

Not at all, Your Grace. You are most welcome.

How goes the king's progress? Most excellently.

He has been warmly and graciously received everywhere he goes.

And he has had good sport. Just last week,

he and his companions shot over 400 deer in two days.

Hm. They're now on their way to Lincoln.

Well, I am very glad to hear His Majesty is in such good spirits.

I suppose he would number among his companions the Earl of Surrey.

Yes, for certain.

My lord. Why?

I have received more reports of the earl's behaviour.

It seems that after his investiture into the Order of the Garter,

he appeared in a tavern in his regalia

and made great fun of the Order and of those belonging to it.

Even before bawds and pimps.

And these are sworn statements of his behaviour?

They are, my lord. Are you going to investigate further?

Yes, I will. I am most grateful to Your Grace for this information.

I trust that someday you will use it.

For I am as convinced as I can be that Surrey and his crew

flout the fasting laws

and are fanatic Lutherans and Sacramentarians

for which damnable heresies they ought to be burned at Smithfield.

Your Grace.

[DRUMS POUNDING]

COMMANDER: Left, left, right, left, right, left, right, left.

[CHOIR SINGING HYMN]

[CHOIR CONTINUES SINGING HYMN]

Henry, by the grace of God,

king of England, Ireland and France,

also God's high minister here, head of his church

and soul of the whole kingdom.

We beseech you in all humility

to animate, rule, and save your people.

And we further pray God, of his infinite mercy

that he will bless and maintain in faith, in love

and in fecundity Queen Catherine

and your blessed daughter, Lady Mary.

Amen.

ALL: Amen.

Your Majesty.

HENRY: People of Lincoln.

Do I need to remind you

many of you here and about rose up

in an unnatural and unlawful rebellion against your king,

who you, by the laws of God,

are bound to obey?

Well...

today we come here for an altogether different reason.

Today we come here on a pilgrimage of forgiveness.

We are here to pardon all our subjects for their past sins and disobedience.

And since we have seen how much you love us

and seen all your tokens and signs of loyalty,

with a free heart,

we forgive you.

[CROWD CHEERING]

[CHURCH BELL RINGING]

LADY ROCHFORD: Here is Your Majesty's bedchamber.

[GIGGLING]

[SIGHS]

Where does this go? To the stool chamber.

And that?

To the backstairs.

Come on. I want to see.

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What's behind here?

His Majesty's bedchamber.

With his servants?

[HENRY SIGHS]

HENRY: It looks bad, doesn't it, Thomas?

CULPEPPER: I have seen it better, Your Majesty. But I'll bathe it.

HENRY: I wanted to visit the queen tonight.

She looked so pure and beautiful in the cathedral today.

Don't you think?

You were both magnificent.

And the people adored and worshipped Your Majesty

such as I have never seen the like.

Hm.

HOWARD: Do you think the king is asleep yet?

It must be late.

It's almost midnight.

Oh, where is he?

He has gone to sleep.

Go and fetch him. Hurry.

Yes, my lady.

Help me change out of this.

[BOTH GIGGLING]

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[FOOTSTEPS]

Shh.

Who's that? The night watchman.

Come.

LADY ROCHFORD: I'll stay out here.

I'll watch outside.

Not in here.

Where then?

HOWARD: In here.

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[HOWARD GIGGLING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Jesus Christ.

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