The Tudors (2007–2010): Season 2, Episode 8 - Lady in Waiting - full transcript
The Pope excommunicates Henry, who recovers after a near-fatal jousting accident and begins a relationship with Jane Seymour.
Thank you, Edward.
Sister.
Yes, and fair.
-Lady Jane.
-Yes.
Her Majesty is just coming.
You are not to speak anything to her
until you are invited to.
Yes.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Mistress Seymour, will you place
your hand upon this Holy Bible?
And will you promise and swear
to serve Her Majesty Queen Anne...
...faithfully, honourably
and discreetly?
And will you promise and swear that
your conduct will always be modest...
...virtuous and good, presenting at all
times a godly spectacle to others?
I do so promise and swear.
Lady Jane.
Your Majesty.
The king.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Mr. Secretary.
I managed, with some difficulty,
to obtain a copy of the secret report...
-...of the autopsy on Catherine.
-What was discovered?
That most of the internal organs
were normal except for the heart...
...which had a black growth,
all hideous to behold...
...which clung closely to the outside.
What could've caused it?
Her doctor,
whom I trust completely...
...told me that such a growth
was consistent...
...with the evidence of poisoning.
Had the body been properly examined,
traces of it would have been seen.
Poor Catherine.
No.
There is little need to pray for her.
Her holy soul is in eternal rest.
But I worry for her daughter.
Poor Mary.
We shall talk later.
Excellency.
Your Majesty.
I hear your master
is to be congratulated.
He has taken Tunis from the Turks.
Your Majesty is very well informed.
The threat of the Turkish invasion...
...has indeed been lifted
by the emperor's victory.
-Majesty.
-Peace will follow.
-Would that it followed everywhere.
-Yes, pray God.
Perhaps one day there will be
no more need for war or war's alarms.
Your Majesty.
In the meantime...
...please convey my love and
my congratulations to the emperor.
Tell him that....
Tell him that
of all the princes in the world...
...I admire him the most.
Cromwell.
Now the emperor's defeated the Turks,
his armies are freed to turn upon us.
And a while ago,
I swear he would've done so.
But no longer.
With Catherine's death, the cause
of our enmity is altogether taken away.
And I have a new desire
to renew my friendship with him.
You will talk to Chapuys.
You will find out
the cost of friendship.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What of our reforms?
The bill for the dissolution
of the larger monasteries...
...will be laid before Parliament.
Good. Mr. Cromwell.
Majesty.
Oh, there was something else.
I understand
you have a wife and son.
Yes.
What's your son's name?
Gregory.
I had two daughters also...
...but they died.
You will bring your wife and son
to court.
I should like to meet them.
Yes, Majesty.
Your Majesty.
If Your Majesty will follow me.
Good people...
...welcome.
Here is the Queen's Majesty come...
...this Maundy Thursday,
to give you alms and wash your feet.
-God bless you.
-God bless you.
God believe you.
-God bless you.
-Your Majesty.
God bless you.
God in his mercy bless you.
God in his mercy
bless and keep you.
Will you look? This is twice as much
as the old queen gave.
-God bless you.
-God bless you.
From Queen Anne.
Holiness, His Royal Highness,
the King of France.
Majesty.
You come to us
as a pilgrim and a penitent.
Surely you deserve
heaven's graces.
With all my heart,
I welcome you to Rome.
-Holiness.
-The mother of our Church.
When others fall by the wayside...
...through vanity, avarice or lust...
...you remain loyal to us...
...and to the truth of Christ.
As a child to a father,
I say to you here...
...in the presence of all these princes
of our Holy Church...
...that I would gladly lay down my life
in order to serve you...
...in whatever way you choose.
I have decided to carry out
the bull of excommunication...
...against King Henry of England.
A father must always seek for ways
to forgive his children...
...but Henry's crimes against us
and against our faith...
...are too profound to forgive.
Moreover, he shows no repentance,
no contrition.
It's true.
The King of England has always been
the most difficult friend...
...to bear in the world.
He is continuously capricious.
In which case...
...I am sure I can rely upon you
to execute the bull.
-Holiness?
-My son...
...surely you realise...
...if I excommunicate
a fellow prince...
...then that prince
is not only separated from God...
...but also from the communion
of the faithful.
His rule becomes invalid.
And it is a religious imperative
to overthrow him.
You are a great Catholic prince.
You have armies, you have ships,
you have guns.
So I ask you, in all humility...
...as your Holy Father...
...will you invade England?
Will you remove
and kill the apostate...
...and will you return that country
to our common faith?
The Seymours are an old
and interesting family.
Sir John fought beside the king
during his French campaign.
He also has two sons,
Edward and Thomas.
I hear the first is steady and cold,
the other rash.
But both are ambitious and greedy.
Though they have all
taken the oath...
...what is not yet known
is how honestly and completely...
...they have renounced
the old religion.
It is something we must hope,
before long, to discover.
And if we can?
Then the tide of their ambitions
can be turned and will ebb away...
...and we shall hear
no more of them.
His Excellency,
the imperial ambassador.
Your Eminence.
You are most welcome.
Please, be seated.
You are most gracious,
Mr. Secretary.
As I told you...
...His Majesty is most desirous of
making an alliance with the emperor.
I believe also
that such an alliance...
...would be greatly to the benefit
of this country.
I have communicated
with the emperor.
He, also, is eager to find a way
to make a new and strong alliance.
And to show his goodwill...
...I can tell you that he is willing
to persuade His Holiness Pope Paul...
...not to publish the sentence
of excommunication against the king...
...which would have deprived him
of his throne.
I am sure His Majesty would wish
to express his immense gratitude...
...to your master.
And in return?
In the circumstances...
...after the death of his beloved aunt,
Queen Catherine of England...
...the emperor is prepared
to offer the king his support...
...for the continuation
of his marriage to Anne Boleyn.
But on condition...
...that the king declare Princess Mary
to be his legitimate heir.
I accept this is, in many ways...
...a most generous concession
on behalf of the emperor.
He begs the king to understand
it is as far as he is prepared to go.
I'll certainly put your proposal
to His Majesty.
With your approval?
Even with my approval,
Excellency...
...this may not be easy.
-Oh, she's pretty.
-Who?
Lady Jane Seymour.
She's new at court.
Here.
If thou wilt mighty be,
Flee from the rage of cruel will;
See thou keep thee free from
The foul yoke of sensual bondage
" Foul yoke of sensual bondage."
I like that.
Then you don't understand it.
How cruel the will that drives it.
Until you see the fruits of sensual
bondage swinging from a rope, you....
-Lady Jane Seymour?
-Yes?
Forgive me,
for there is someone over here...
...a friend who wishes
a word with you in private.
-Which friend?
-This way, my lady.
Jane.
Your Majesty.
I ask you only one thing.
That you allow me to serve
and worship you...
...as Lancelot served
and worshipped Guinevere.
Sweet, gentle lady...
...will you let me so?
I will.
May I kiss your hand?
My lady.
Do you know them?
Who? Know who?
The Seymours.
I may have met Edward,
the eldest son.
He's a cold fish.
I don't know about the others.
Are you afraid of them?
Father thinks they may be
secret supporters of Mary.
Mary, Mary.
It's a pity she's not keeping
company with her mother.
They tell me she's ill again.
And that the king has given
permission for her removal...
...from Elizabeth's household
for her comfort.
It's an act of kindness,
no more than that.
No. No, he's fond of her.
He always was and he still is, though
he pretends differently to my face.
-How ill is she?
-Very. So I'm told.
With a fever and constant vomiting.
Then with God's good grace...
...we may not have to meddle
with her after all.
-The king has offered to serve you?
-Yes, Father.
I'm not surprised.
And it means he does not seek
an easy conquest.
He has formed an affection.
What's important is that it should be
carefully and assiduously nurtured.
I must urge you not to submit yourself
and yield your virginity to the king...
...however forceful his persuasions.
Jane does not need to be lectured
on the need for virtue or modesty...
...when she possesses them
in her nature.
Still, imagine what it would mean
for us as a family...
...if he did grow to love her.
I'm certainly aware
there are some at court...
...who would like to see
the queen replaced.
Well, wait, wait.
I thought that--
Are you saying that I should be queen
instead of her?
Would you like to be?
Tell me, Sir Henry...
...are you engaged yet
to Lady Margaret?
No, Your Majesty. I....
I have not so far asked for her hand.
Oh, for God's sakes, man.
She's young.
She's....
She'll give you more children,
I know it.
And I know it, Your Majesty...
...but I was married before...
...and I must confess, I rather like
the liberty of not being married again.
That I can understand.
You know what, Sir Henry?
You're courting a young lady.
And I'm....
We should joust together again.
As we used to.
You always did grace the tiltyard.
We ran many courses
against each other.
Broke many lances.
We should do it again.
And you can organise it.
Soon.
Majesty.
Oh, sweetheart. What is it?
Where have you been?
I told you. I had meetings.
Privy Council matters.
-Until this hour?
-Yes.
The king's affairs never sleep.
And what of your affairs?
My affairs?
You have just come
from another's bed.
No. Do not deny it.
Very well, I shan't.
What makes it worse
is that you've not forsaken my bed...
...for that of another woman.
But for another man.
Oh, God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, it's true.
Oh, my God.
It's disgusting. It's a sin.
It's a sin against God.
It's a sin against nature.
All those who practise it
are condemned by the Gospels...
...to live forever in purgatory.
Sometimes, my love...
...I think that with you...
...I'm already condemned
to live in purgatory.
The Duke of Suffolk
has entered the list...
...and will now joust
with the Earl of Dorchester.
For you, my lady.
You've a fine husband.
Point for the Duke of Suffolk.
Gentlemen, renew your lances.
Is Her Majesty not attending
the tournament today?
No. She's worried the excitements
of the tournament...
...might harm her unborn son.
Or so she supposes it to be.
Personally, I hope she did not visit
the same astrologer as before.
Lady Jane.
Your Majesty.
I'm about to go and joust.
Would you do me the honour
of allowing me to wear your favours?
Another point
for the Duke of Suffolk.
Match goes to the Duke of Suffolk.
His Majesty the king
has entered the list...
...and will now joust ? la plaisance
with Sir Henry Norris.
Well done, Charles.
-Well done, my love.
-Thank you.
Move! Move!
Is he dead? Is he dead?
-ls he--?
-Let others help him. You can't.
Take him with all care
into the pavilion...
...where I may serve him better.
And pray for him.
-Seymour, Boleyn.
-Your Grace.
Your Majesty.
God save you, Your Majesty.
Madam. Madam. Oh, madam.
Madge? What is it?
What's happened?
-Madge, what's happened?
-Oh, madam...
...the king has fallen from his horse
and has been crushed.
They....
They say he is likely to die.
Mark.
-Your Majesty.
-No, no, no.
Oh, say it's not so.
Oh, no, no. Oh, no, please, no.
Mark.
Oh, God. Please say it's not so.
No, no.
His heart is very weak.
I don't know
if he will come back to us.
Will you bleed him?
I don't think so, Your Grace.
I do not see it will help him.
His Majesty is now
in the hands of God.
-Where are we going?
-Back to Whitehall.
Don't you understand anything?
In such a crisis,
all could disintegrate.
So the centre has to hold,
and we must hold it.
Mr. Secretary,
a letter from Dover, sir.
Mr. Secretary. Mr. Secretary.
-News?
-There is no news.
The king still shows no signs of life.
-How long since the accident?
-Almost an hour ago, Your Honour.
Mr. Secretary, what is to be done?
Preparations in the event of death
for the coronation...
...of Princess Elizabeth,
with your lordship's approval.
She would be in a minority, but under
the wardship of her mother...
...and with yourself
as Lord Protector.
Have you posted a guard
on Lady Mary? Closed the ports?
All that is in hand.
As are preparations
for an emergency recall of Parliament.
Kings had no need for Parliament
in the old days.
These are not the old days, my lord.
You know, I cannot think...
...whether it would be a bad thing...
...or a good thing if he died.
For, as Lord Protector,
you would ipso facto...
...be King of England.
Your Majesty?
Your Majesty.
Majesty.
Charles.
Oh, thank God. He's alive.
Thank God.
Right, gentlemen, out. Out.
Give us some air.
The king lives.
We must be grateful that His Majesty
took no hurt in his fall.
Yes, thank God.
But it means that the safe production
of a son from your womb...
...is more than ever imperative.
So I beg you to be always careful
with yourself.
Take no exertions or excitements.
Shut yourself away,
as much as you can, from the world.
I wish there was a way I could remove
Mistress Seymour...
...from among my ladies,
but I dare not.
I think it would anger the king.
This is what I mean.
If you fret about such little matters...
...then your thoughts may poison
the child inside you.
It is not a little matter to me.
It is for now.
Afterwards, when you have given
the king his great desire...
...then you will have all the power
to deal with her as you like.
Think that I am the angel
come down to tell you...
...that you carry the Christ child
in your belly.
What is it?
Because of the fall, this old wound
on your leg has reopened...
...and an ulcer has formed.
-Can you heal it?
-Most certainly, Your Majesty.
For now, you'll have to wear
a dressing, have the leg bound up.
Though Your Majesty
is still a young man...
...you're not as young
as you used to be.
In those days, you were able to joust
the whole day and not feel the effect.
I have a message from the king for
your daughter, and for her ears alone.
Jane.
-Your Grace.
-Lady Jane.
His Majesty is pleased
to send you this letter.
And this purse. He commends you
accept these gifts...
...in the spirit
in which they are offered.
I'm so happy you're well.
I was so alarmed, so afraid.
So was I when I thought
that through my foolishness...
-...you might lose the child.
-Your foolishness?
It was a mistake to think
I could behave like I used to.
In any case...
...those carefree days are gone.
Our daughter was brought to court
and everyone admired her.
I think she'll be a great beauty.
Of course she will.
Look at her mother.
Will you not ask King Francis
to reconsider his refusal?
If we delay much longer in finding
a good marriage for Elizabeth...
...people will talk even more
than they do already.
Why do you talk of Elizabeth
when Mary is not yet betrothed?
Surely you have more of a care
for your legitimate daughter.
Charles.
What did she say?
She returned the letter unopened
and the purse both.
She said that she has no greater
treasure in the world than her honour.
And that if you want to give her
money, she prays you might do so...
...when she has made
an honourable marriage.
She has behaved herself
in this matter most modestly.
His Excellency,
the imperial ambassador.
Excellency.
I wondered if you had put the
emperor's proposals to the king.
Not exactly.
I wish with all my heart that we could
reach a speedy accommodation.
However, in the question
of legitimizing the Lady Mary...
...there remains one great obstacle.
You mean the queen.
I know she hates the emperor
as Catherine's nephew.
They say that when she was told
of his victory over the Turks...
...she looked like a dog
being thrown out of a window.
But what can we do?
If there is an obstacle in our path,
Excellency...
...we must find a way around it.
Lady Jane.
Majesty.
I pray you come closer.
Closer still.
Here.
Sit on my knee.
Don't be afraid.
I respect your honour...
...believe me.
In the future, I won't see you unless
your other family members are present.
I just had to see you now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your favour saved my life.
-No, it--
-Yes.
As I lay there,
your image came to me...
...and I awoke with its promise.
What should I say?
Will you let me kiss you, Jane?
Once more.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, what is this?
What is this?
Just when my belly
is doing its business...
...I find you wenching
with Mistress Seymour.
-Sweetheart.
-No.
Jane, you had best leave.
Why are you doing this?
Why did you have to do this?
-Peace. Peace, now.
-No, no, no.
Stop. Stop it.
Stop.
Peace.
Two knaves.
Two queens and a king.
You win.
-Do you think I should go and see if--?
-No. Let her sleep.
No!
What is it, Your Majesty?
-The baby.
-My God.
My boy.
Get some help.
-Hurry.
-No, no, no.
No!
No.
You've lost my boy.
I cannot speak of it.
The loss is too great.
But I see now...
...that God will not grant me
any male children.
When you are up...
...I will speak with you.
It is not all my fault.
You have no one to blame
but yourself for this.
I was distressed to see you
with that wench Jane Seymour.
Because the love I bear you
is so great...
...it broke my heart
to see you loved others.
I said I will speak with you...
...when you are well.
No!
Your Majesty.
Majesty.
It's true...
...what they have whispered.
I shut my ears to them...
...but now I know it to be true.
I made this marriage...
...seduced by witchcraft.
And for that reason
consider it to be null and void.
And the evidence is that God
will not permit us male issue.
So now I believe...
...with all my heart...
...that I will take another wife.
Sister.
Yes, and fair.
-Lady Jane.
-Yes.
Her Majesty is just coming.
You are not to speak anything to her
until you are invited to.
Yes.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Mistress Seymour, will you place
your hand upon this Holy Bible?
And will you promise and swear
to serve Her Majesty Queen Anne...
...faithfully, honourably
and discreetly?
And will you promise and swear that
your conduct will always be modest...
...virtuous and good, presenting at all
times a godly spectacle to others?
I do so promise and swear.
Lady Jane.
Your Majesty.
The king.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Mr. Secretary.
I managed, with some difficulty,
to obtain a copy of the secret report...
-...of the autopsy on Catherine.
-What was discovered?
That most of the internal organs
were normal except for the heart...
...which had a black growth,
all hideous to behold...
...which clung closely to the outside.
What could've caused it?
Her doctor,
whom I trust completely...
...told me that such a growth
was consistent...
...with the evidence of poisoning.
Had the body been properly examined,
traces of it would have been seen.
Poor Catherine.
No.
There is little need to pray for her.
Her holy soul is in eternal rest.
But I worry for her daughter.
Poor Mary.
We shall talk later.
Excellency.
Your Majesty.
I hear your master
is to be congratulated.
He has taken Tunis from the Turks.
Your Majesty is very well informed.
The threat of the Turkish invasion...
...has indeed been lifted
by the emperor's victory.
-Majesty.
-Peace will follow.
-Would that it followed everywhere.
-Yes, pray God.
Perhaps one day there will be
no more need for war or war's alarms.
Your Majesty.
In the meantime...
...please convey my love and
my congratulations to the emperor.
Tell him that....
Tell him that
of all the princes in the world...
...I admire him the most.
Cromwell.
Now the emperor's defeated the Turks,
his armies are freed to turn upon us.
And a while ago,
I swear he would've done so.
But no longer.
With Catherine's death, the cause
of our enmity is altogether taken away.
And I have a new desire
to renew my friendship with him.
You will talk to Chapuys.
You will find out
the cost of friendship.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What of our reforms?
The bill for the dissolution
of the larger monasteries...
...will be laid before Parliament.
Good. Mr. Cromwell.
Majesty.
Oh, there was something else.
I understand
you have a wife and son.
Yes.
What's your son's name?
Gregory.
I had two daughters also...
...but they died.
You will bring your wife and son
to court.
I should like to meet them.
Yes, Majesty.
Your Majesty.
If Your Majesty will follow me.
Good people...
...welcome.
Here is the Queen's Majesty come...
...this Maundy Thursday,
to give you alms and wash your feet.
-God bless you.
-God bless you.
God believe you.
-God bless you.
-Your Majesty.
God bless you.
God in his mercy bless you.
God in his mercy
bless and keep you.
Will you look? This is twice as much
as the old queen gave.
-God bless you.
-God bless you.
From Queen Anne.
Holiness, His Royal Highness,
the King of France.
Majesty.
You come to us
as a pilgrim and a penitent.
Surely you deserve
heaven's graces.
With all my heart,
I welcome you to Rome.
-Holiness.
-The mother of our Church.
When others fall by the wayside...
...through vanity, avarice or lust...
...you remain loyal to us...
...and to the truth of Christ.
As a child to a father,
I say to you here...
...in the presence of all these princes
of our Holy Church...
...that I would gladly lay down my life
in order to serve you...
...in whatever way you choose.
I have decided to carry out
the bull of excommunication...
...against King Henry of England.
A father must always seek for ways
to forgive his children...
...but Henry's crimes against us
and against our faith...
...are too profound to forgive.
Moreover, he shows no repentance,
no contrition.
It's true.
The King of England has always been
the most difficult friend...
...to bear in the world.
He is continuously capricious.
In which case...
...I am sure I can rely upon you
to execute the bull.
-Holiness?
-My son...
...surely you realise...
...if I excommunicate
a fellow prince...
...then that prince
is not only separated from God...
...but also from the communion
of the faithful.
His rule becomes invalid.
And it is a religious imperative
to overthrow him.
You are a great Catholic prince.
You have armies, you have ships,
you have guns.
So I ask you, in all humility...
...as your Holy Father...
...will you invade England?
Will you remove
and kill the apostate...
...and will you return that country
to our common faith?
The Seymours are an old
and interesting family.
Sir John fought beside the king
during his French campaign.
He also has two sons,
Edward and Thomas.
I hear the first is steady and cold,
the other rash.
But both are ambitious and greedy.
Though they have all
taken the oath...
...what is not yet known
is how honestly and completely...
...they have renounced
the old religion.
It is something we must hope,
before long, to discover.
And if we can?
Then the tide of their ambitions
can be turned and will ebb away...
...and we shall hear
no more of them.
His Excellency,
the imperial ambassador.
Your Eminence.
You are most welcome.
Please, be seated.
You are most gracious,
Mr. Secretary.
As I told you...
...His Majesty is most desirous of
making an alliance with the emperor.
I believe also
that such an alliance...
...would be greatly to the benefit
of this country.
I have communicated
with the emperor.
He, also, is eager to find a way
to make a new and strong alliance.
And to show his goodwill...
...I can tell you that he is willing
to persuade His Holiness Pope Paul...
...not to publish the sentence
of excommunication against the king...
...which would have deprived him
of his throne.
I am sure His Majesty would wish
to express his immense gratitude...
...to your master.
And in return?
In the circumstances...
...after the death of his beloved aunt,
Queen Catherine of England...
...the emperor is prepared
to offer the king his support...
...for the continuation
of his marriage to Anne Boleyn.
But on condition...
...that the king declare Princess Mary
to be his legitimate heir.
I accept this is, in many ways...
...a most generous concession
on behalf of the emperor.
He begs the king to understand
it is as far as he is prepared to go.
I'll certainly put your proposal
to His Majesty.
With your approval?
Even with my approval,
Excellency...
...this may not be easy.
-Oh, she's pretty.
-Who?
Lady Jane Seymour.
She's new at court.
Here.
If thou wilt mighty be,
Flee from the rage of cruel will;
See thou keep thee free from
The foul yoke of sensual bondage
" Foul yoke of sensual bondage."
I like that.
Then you don't understand it.
How cruel the will that drives it.
Until you see the fruits of sensual
bondage swinging from a rope, you....
-Lady Jane Seymour?
-Yes?
Forgive me,
for there is someone over here...
...a friend who wishes
a word with you in private.
-Which friend?
-This way, my lady.
Jane.
Your Majesty.
I ask you only one thing.
That you allow me to serve
and worship you...
...as Lancelot served
and worshipped Guinevere.
Sweet, gentle lady...
...will you let me so?
I will.
May I kiss your hand?
My lady.
Do you know them?
Who? Know who?
The Seymours.
I may have met Edward,
the eldest son.
He's a cold fish.
I don't know about the others.
Are you afraid of them?
Father thinks they may be
secret supporters of Mary.
Mary, Mary.
It's a pity she's not keeping
company with her mother.
They tell me she's ill again.
And that the king has given
permission for her removal...
...from Elizabeth's household
for her comfort.
It's an act of kindness,
no more than that.
No. No, he's fond of her.
He always was and he still is, though
he pretends differently to my face.
-How ill is she?
-Very. So I'm told.
With a fever and constant vomiting.
Then with God's good grace...
...we may not have to meddle
with her after all.
-The king has offered to serve you?
-Yes, Father.
I'm not surprised.
And it means he does not seek
an easy conquest.
He has formed an affection.
What's important is that it should be
carefully and assiduously nurtured.
I must urge you not to submit yourself
and yield your virginity to the king...
...however forceful his persuasions.
Jane does not need to be lectured
on the need for virtue or modesty...
...when she possesses them
in her nature.
Still, imagine what it would mean
for us as a family...
...if he did grow to love her.
I'm certainly aware
there are some at court...
...who would like to see
the queen replaced.
Well, wait, wait.
I thought that--
Are you saying that I should be queen
instead of her?
Would you like to be?
Tell me, Sir Henry...
...are you engaged yet
to Lady Margaret?
No, Your Majesty. I....
I have not so far asked for her hand.
Oh, for God's sakes, man.
She's young.
She's....
She'll give you more children,
I know it.
And I know it, Your Majesty...
...but I was married before...
...and I must confess, I rather like
the liberty of not being married again.
That I can understand.
You know what, Sir Henry?
You're courting a young lady.
And I'm....
We should joust together again.
As we used to.
You always did grace the tiltyard.
We ran many courses
against each other.
Broke many lances.
We should do it again.
And you can organise it.
Soon.
Majesty.
Oh, sweetheart. What is it?
Where have you been?
I told you. I had meetings.
Privy Council matters.
-Until this hour?
-Yes.
The king's affairs never sleep.
And what of your affairs?
My affairs?
You have just come
from another's bed.
No. Do not deny it.
Very well, I shan't.
What makes it worse
is that you've not forsaken my bed...
...for that of another woman.
But for another man.
Oh, God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, it's true.
Oh, my God.
It's disgusting. It's a sin.
It's a sin against God.
It's a sin against nature.
All those who practise it
are condemned by the Gospels...
...to live forever in purgatory.
Sometimes, my love...
...I think that with you...
...I'm already condemned
to live in purgatory.
The Duke of Suffolk
has entered the list...
...and will now joust
with the Earl of Dorchester.
For you, my lady.
You've a fine husband.
Point for the Duke of Suffolk.
Gentlemen, renew your lances.
Is Her Majesty not attending
the tournament today?
No. She's worried the excitements
of the tournament...
...might harm her unborn son.
Or so she supposes it to be.
Personally, I hope she did not visit
the same astrologer as before.
Lady Jane.
Your Majesty.
I'm about to go and joust.
Would you do me the honour
of allowing me to wear your favours?
Another point
for the Duke of Suffolk.
Match goes to the Duke of Suffolk.
His Majesty the king
has entered the list...
...and will now joust ? la plaisance
with Sir Henry Norris.
Well done, Charles.
-Well done, my love.
-Thank you.
Move! Move!
Is he dead? Is he dead?
-ls he--?
-Let others help him. You can't.
Take him with all care
into the pavilion...
...where I may serve him better.
And pray for him.
-Seymour, Boleyn.
-Your Grace.
Your Majesty.
God save you, Your Majesty.
Madam. Madam. Oh, madam.
Madge? What is it?
What's happened?
-Madge, what's happened?
-Oh, madam...
...the king has fallen from his horse
and has been crushed.
They....
They say he is likely to die.
Mark.
-Your Majesty.
-No, no, no.
Oh, say it's not so.
Oh, no, no. Oh, no, please, no.
Mark.
Oh, God. Please say it's not so.
No, no.
His heart is very weak.
I don't know
if he will come back to us.
Will you bleed him?
I don't think so, Your Grace.
I do not see it will help him.
His Majesty is now
in the hands of God.
-Where are we going?
-Back to Whitehall.
Don't you understand anything?
In such a crisis,
all could disintegrate.
So the centre has to hold,
and we must hold it.
Mr. Secretary,
a letter from Dover, sir.
Mr. Secretary. Mr. Secretary.
-News?
-There is no news.
The king still shows no signs of life.
-How long since the accident?
-Almost an hour ago, Your Honour.
Mr. Secretary, what is to be done?
Preparations in the event of death
for the coronation...
...of Princess Elizabeth,
with your lordship's approval.
She would be in a minority, but under
the wardship of her mother...
...and with yourself
as Lord Protector.
Have you posted a guard
on Lady Mary? Closed the ports?
All that is in hand.
As are preparations
for an emergency recall of Parliament.
Kings had no need for Parliament
in the old days.
These are not the old days, my lord.
You know, I cannot think...
...whether it would be a bad thing...
...or a good thing if he died.
For, as Lord Protector,
you would ipso facto...
...be King of England.
Your Majesty?
Your Majesty.
Majesty.
Charles.
Oh, thank God. He's alive.
Thank God.
Right, gentlemen, out. Out.
Give us some air.
The king lives.
We must be grateful that His Majesty
took no hurt in his fall.
Yes, thank God.
But it means that the safe production
of a son from your womb...
...is more than ever imperative.
So I beg you to be always careful
with yourself.
Take no exertions or excitements.
Shut yourself away,
as much as you can, from the world.
I wish there was a way I could remove
Mistress Seymour...
...from among my ladies,
but I dare not.
I think it would anger the king.
This is what I mean.
If you fret about such little matters...
...then your thoughts may poison
the child inside you.
It is not a little matter to me.
It is for now.
Afterwards, when you have given
the king his great desire...
...then you will have all the power
to deal with her as you like.
Think that I am the angel
come down to tell you...
...that you carry the Christ child
in your belly.
What is it?
Because of the fall, this old wound
on your leg has reopened...
...and an ulcer has formed.
-Can you heal it?
-Most certainly, Your Majesty.
For now, you'll have to wear
a dressing, have the leg bound up.
Though Your Majesty
is still a young man...
...you're not as young
as you used to be.
In those days, you were able to joust
the whole day and not feel the effect.
I have a message from the king for
your daughter, and for her ears alone.
Jane.
-Your Grace.
-Lady Jane.
His Majesty is pleased
to send you this letter.
And this purse. He commends you
accept these gifts...
...in the spirit
in which they are offered.
I'm so happy you're well.
I was so alarmed, so afraid.
So was I when I thought
that through my foolishness...
-...you might lose the child.
-Your foolishness?
It was a mistake to think
I could behave like I used to.
In any case...
...those carefree days are gone.
Our daughter was brought to court
and everyone admired her.
I think she'll be a great beauty.
Of course she will.
Look at her mother.
Will you not ask King Francis
to reconsider his refusal?
If we delay much longer in finding
a good marriage for Elizabeth...
...people will talk even more
than they do already.
Why do you talk of Elizabeth
when Mary is not yet betrothed?
Surely you have more of a care
for your legitimate daughter.
Charles.
What did she say?
She returned the letter unopened
and the purse both.
She said that she has no greater
treasure in the world than her honour.
And that if you want to give her
money, she prays you might do so...
...when she has made
an honourable marriage.
She has behaved herself
in this matter most modestly.
His Excellency,
the imperial ambassador.
Excellency.
I wondered if you had put the
emperor's proposals to the king.
Not exactly.
I wish with all my heart that we could
reach a speedy accommodation.
However, in the question
of legitimizing the Lady Mary...
...there remains one great obstacle.
You mean the queen.
I know she hates the emperor
as Catherine's nephew.
They say that when she was told
of his victory over the Turks...
...she looked like a dog
being thrown out of a window.
But what can we do?
If there is an obstacle in our path,
Excellency...
...we must find a way around it.
Lady Jane.
Majesty.
I pray you come closer.
Closer still.
Here.
Sit on my knee.
Don't be afraid.
I respect your honour...
...believe me.
In the future, I won't see you unless
your other family members are present.
I just had to see you now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your favour saved my life.
-No, it--
-Yes.
As I lay there,
your image came to me...
...and I awoke with its promise.
What should I say?
Will you let me kiss you, Jane?
Once more.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, what is this?
What is this?
Just when my belly
is doing its business...
...I find you wenching
with Mistress Seymour.
-Sweetheart.
-No.
Jane, you had best leave.
Why are you doing this?
Why did you have to do this?
-Peace. Peace, now.
-No, no, no.
Stop. Stop it.
Stop.
Peace.
Two knaves.
Two queens and a king.
You win.
-Do you think I should go and see if--?
-No. Let her sleep.
No!
What is it, Your Majesty?
-The baby.
-My God.
My boy.
Get some help.
-Hurry.
-No, no, no.
No!
No.
You've lost my boy.
I cannot speak of it.
The loss is too great.
But I see now...
...that God will not grant me
any male children.
When you are up...
...I will speak with you.
It is not all my fault.
You have no one to blame
but yourself for this.
I was distressed to see you
with that wench Jane Seymour.
Because the love I bear you
is so great...
...it broke my heart
to see you loved others.
I said I will speak with you...
...when you are well.
No!
Your Majesty.
Majesty.
It's true...
...what they have whispered.
I shut my ears to them...
...but now I know it to be true.
I made this marriage...
...seduced by witchcraft.
And for that reason
consider it to be null and void.
And the evidence is that God
will not permit us male issue.
So now I believe...
...with all my heart...
...that I will take another wife.