The Tudors (2007–2010): Season 3, Episode 4 - The Death of a Queen - full transcript

Have you dispatched
suffolk to the north?

- Yes, your majesty.
- What did you say to him?

I urged him as a true knight
to his sovereign lord

not to spare but Frankly to slay

Plenty of these false rebels.

I said to him there was
no need for courtesy

in shedding the blood of traitors.

And?

The emperor will shortly
be dispatching an envoy

With authority to discuss
with your majesty

Possible candidates for
the hand of the lady Mary.



Hmm...

What do you think of this?

It's the bucintoro,
the doge's ship.

When it is built, the queen will
ride in it to her coronation.

Then it will indeed
be a memorable occasion.

Of course, it will have to wait

Until after the
birth of my son.

What's that?

This is a pamphlet, widely distributed.

its author is reginald pole,

of your majesty's acquaintance,

who has lately been made a
cardinal by the bishop of Rome.

A cardinal?
What does it say?

It condemns your majesty
in the vilest terms.



- As what?
- As a heretic, and...

...as an adulterer.

So much for gratitude...

Unfortunately, there is more.

My creatures tell me that
the same cardinal Pole

is now in France, as papal
legate and has been granted

private audience with king Francis.

Apparently, he is trying to
persuade the french, and others,

to help rekindle the rebellions
against your majesty.

Every year, the doge of venice
travels out in this ship,

into the lagoon, to renew his
marriage vows with the sea.

Marriage with the sea...

What prince does not aspire to
have such an elemental mistress?

Mr. Robert Aske.

You have been accused of
conspiring to deprive the king

of his title of head of the church,

of seeking to compel him
to hold a parliament.

And finally, of levying war
against him.

All after his majesty's
gracious pardon was granted.

On all these counts we
find you guilty as charged.

You are to be returned to york,

where you enjoyed your
most frantic triumph

and there hanged in
chains as a punishment

for your grievous sins against
his majesty's highness

and against this realm.

Your horse is ready, your grace.

Father?

Son.

I know you will do your duty.

Thank you.
Now, go check on the horses.

I don't ask for your
blessing, Catherine.

Please don't send me
away with your curse.

You are a man of honor,

and I pray to god I shall
never have cause to curse

or disoblige you.

But I beg you, show mercy.

Especially to the innocent.

Sir Ralph Ellerker.

Sir Ralph...

You are accused of taking part
in the late insurrection

That so wretchedly offended
his king's majesty

and the whole realm.

We have taken account of your
deposition to the court,

that you only joined the rebels
out of fear for your own life

and the lives
of your dependants.

We also note your subsequent
vows of contrition.

- We ask you to sign this.
- What is it?

An oath.

You swear that you
are heartily sorry

that you have offended the
king's highness in this rebellion.

You promise never again
to make unlawful assembly

and also promise to inform
against anyone else who does.

From henceforth, you shall be
a true and faithful subject

unto our king, our sovereign
lord Henry the eighth,

King of England and
of France and on earth

Supreme head of the church
of England, so help you god.

And in return, his majesty
will grant you mercy.

- That one's moving!
- Finish him.

- Make way!
- You there!

Stop what you're doing!

Stop your labors, do you hear?

...Of the king! Make way!

Cease your labors!

You stop it, you!

You are traitorous villains.
All of you.

You were bound,
by law and by nature,

to obey the king's majesty

and yet you followed the traitor aske.

You're the traitors!

... And rose in unholy
rebellion against him!

And you-

It is my purpose here

To show a fearful example
to those who would disobey

His most gracious and sacred
majesty, who after all,

In his mercy,
granted you a pardon.

Whereupon you continued
your willful disobedience

And traitorous hearts.
For these reasons,

The king will not forgive you.
And neither will god!

Your majesty...

Ladies...

Our father, who art in heaven

Hallowed be thy name,

thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Please, lord, forgive
thy poor servant,

his trespasses
against your flock.

Mr. Aske, my name
is Richard Curwen.

I am an ordained priest,

and I have come to
hear your confession.

May I speak to you
honestly, Mr. Curwen?

Please, do not betray my trust.

Never, Mr. Aske.

Tomorrow, I must
beg the forgiveness

Not only of
his sacred majesty,

but also of cromwell
and the other heretics.

It sticks in my craw...

Cromwell has openly said

that all us northerners were traitors...

It offended me so much.

and then, several times,
he offered me a pardon,

For confessing the truth!

Cromwell is the devil's
messenger, Mr. Curwen.

And yet, I must beg his pardon.

or else they will
hurt my family,

and that I cannot allow.

Bad enough that
my wife and children

will see me hanged, and left
to rot in these chains.

Mr. Aske, is there anything you need?

Anything I can get you, for solace?

There can be no solace, Mr. Curwen.

I will sit here
awhile, and weep,

and thereafter deliver myself

into god's hands and
into his loving mercy.

In nomine patris, et filii, e

- Et spiritus sancti.
- Amen.

Wait. There is something.

Sewn into my collar there.

I was given that
by the lady Mary.

As you love our
cause, Mr. Curwen,

please hand it to my wife.
It will ease her burden greatly.

Her majesty the Queen!

Sir Francis Bryan.

- Majesty.
- Sir Francis.

Reginald pole has shown
us his true heart.

I want you to go to paris,

protest to the french
king, on our behalf,

for the solemn and pompous
reception granted him.

Majesty.

Ask him to deliver the
traitor into your hands,

or face the consequences
and our perpetual enmity.

What if the king refuses?

Were you not a spy once, sir Francis?

I was, your majesty. Indeed.

And a breaker of codes.

Well, perhaps you could
revisit some of your old skills.

I for one would like nothing
better than to have

pole trussed up
and taken to calais.

And I'd rather
alive than dead.

Excuse me.

What is the lord privy seal doing?

I imagine those nobles
want to buy the leases

Of some of the
suppressed abbeys.

What are they giving Mr. Cromwell?

Bribes.

Mr. Cromwell is
already a rich man.

Some say the richest
in the kingdom.

Does the king know
of this practice?

He asks no questions.

As long as the crown
receives its 10 percent share.

Is it not terrible that
our sacred building

be used like this for profit?

- If you say so.
- Then you have-

You have to understand
how clever it is.

By allowing these new men
to buy a stake in the kingdom,

Mr. Cromwell makes
sure of their loyalty

To the king and to himself.

- Stop!
- I have to go away.

- So?
- So, I can't go

Until I've had you...

This is madness!

I like madness.

No... It's too dangerous.

My husband might see us. What if
I were to conceive your child?

So what? Lots of women lie

About the fathers
of their children.

What does it matter to you?
Let edward raise my brat.

Admit it, lady,
this is your game too.

Just do it...

Father. Father!

**Out! Go on, take them out!

Oh, my poor husband!
My poor husband...

Why? Why have they
done this to you?

Pray for me.

I deserve this.

No. No!

You do not deserve this!
Stop it!

You are a good man, robert aske!

- I ask you to pray for me for
I have greatly offended god,

The king, and the world...

God, I have offended by breaking
his commandments in many ways;

And the king I have offended
by breaking his laws,

To which every true subject is
bound by the commandment of god.

And the world I offended since,

For my actions, so many
have lost their lives,

Their lands, and their goods.

I ask forgiveness
of his grace, his majesty.

Also, my lord privy seal,
my lord chancellor...

And my lord of suffolk,

Whose trespasses against me I
also forgive with a free heart.

I love all the world.

- This realm goes from good
peace and and quiet, dail,

To better and better.

The traitors have been executed:

The lord darcy at tower hill,

Aske hanged above the dungeon
of the castle at york.

The rest were
executed at tyburn.

So that, as far
as we can perceive,

All the cankered hearts...
Are weeded away.

Like this. Exactly.

Comme ?a? E

Sir francis bryan?

Let me present myself:
I am count talleyrand.

His majesty king francois
has sent me to meet you.

- Count, allow me to
present my companion:

Mr. Thomas seymour, the brother
of the queen of England.

- Monsieur.
- So if the king has sent you, e

You know why we have
come to France?

Oui, oui. I know.

- And that we expect your government,
under its treaty obligations,

To apprehend the
rebel reginald pole

And deliver him
into our custody.

- Unfortunately, his majesty
already granted safe passage

To this reginald pole...

So it would have been dishonorable
for him to hand him over.

Nevertheless, he promised
your king by letter,

Ten days ago, that
he would expel this pole.

And so he did.
- Then where is pole now?

- All I know is that he was
allowed to travel to caserta,

Under the emperor's
jurisdiction.

- It seems to me that
your manner of proceeding

Has been very strange.

I fear it may lose your master
the friendship of mine.

Now, I'm hungry.

Good evening, count.

- Good evening, sir francis.
Monsieur. E

Oh... And bonnes vacances. E

Monsieur...

Mmm-hmm... Yes, very pretty.

- So, where's caserta?
Forgive my ignorance.

In Italy. North of naples.

It's a nice old town.

I tell you this, tom:
If we find pole,

I will not truss him up...

I'm going to kill him
with my own hands.

- Your majesty. His excellency,
ambassador eustace chapuys.

Excellency.

Your majesties.

The emperor sends
you his love.

And he has charged me with
the grave responsibility

Of negotiating with your majesty

A suitable marriage for your
daughter, the lady mary.

Who does the king propose?

His highness don luis,

The heir to the
throne of portugal

And the brother of the
emperor's wife, isabella.

- What type of man is he,
this don luis?

He is in every way a paragon.

A man of great
integrity and virtue.

A man who has fought
military campaigns and won.

A man with a profound
knowledge of the world.

- My daughter has no
knowledge of the world.

She is an ing?nue, an innocent.

And she is a very
spiritual person.

How will this
don luis treat her?

Like a nun.

- In which case, alas,
it may be difficult for them

To produce children.

Excellency.

- The emperor has suggested
a splendid offer for your hand.

His highness don luis
is twenty-four years old,

From a very rich and
distinguished family.

Go on.

- I am told he is a great
favorite at the imperial court.

With... Women?

With everyone.

Because he is so honorable
and gallant and good natured.

Is he...

...Good looking?

Yes.

I have seen him myself.

He is tall, with very dark hair
but piercing blue eyes.

I am sure that your mother,
god rest her soul,

Would have approved.

And everyone at court
is talking about you.

They say the queen
has persuaded his majesty

To reinstate you
to the succession.

Poor robert aske...

I was told his body
is still hanging,

Trimmed in chains,
for all to see.

I should not be thinking
of my own happiness.

- Sweet madam, you have every
right to think of it.

- Your graces,
as head of the church,

I am vexed by your inability

To agree on the fundamental
issues of doctrine and practice.

I listen to your sermons.

And sometimes, I find
them full of...

Evangelical excesses which
have never been agreed upon

And have no place in
the church of England.

Your graces, I want unity
and agreement in our church.

I want diversity
of opinion ended,

And uniformity imposed.

Therefore, I command you
to establish a commission

Amongst yourselves to determine

The basic articles of our faith.

It's her majesty!

- What is it?
- Your majesty.

Sweetheart, what is it?

Everything is all right.

Come.

Can you feel it?

It's moving!

It's kicking!

- I can feel it.
He feels strong!

Edward, my son...

Be strong.

A crown I catch the next one.

What is it, father?

- Can't you see him?
- See who?

Over there...

Can't you see him?

Well, look!

Tell me you can see him.

That man...

He's there!

You can see him,
can't you?

For god's sake,
do you see him?

In a while,

The queen will come
to full term. I want you

To organize the celebrations
for the birth of my son.

I would be honored.

- I want them to be
truly spectacular;

Te deums and bonfires
throughout the kingdom,

And free wine
for everyone.

And tournaments.
I had planned a tournament

For the birth of a prince
with my last queen.

But it had to be cancelled.

- This time your majesty will
have no reason to cancel it.

May I ask your majesty's
opinion on another matter?

- Mmm-hmm?
- In the recent rebellion

- Which, thank god, your majesty
has now suppressed,

And the worst rascals
properly put to death-

Great cause was made by some
against the lord privy seal,

Who in some quarters
was blamed for it.

Frankly we thought
him in danger,

Whilst trusting he was not.

- It was the rebels who demanded
mr. Cromwell's head.

And by doing so,
they saved it.

- Yes, lady rochford?
- Majesty.

Lady lisle has
written to me asking

If your majesty might find
a place in your household

For one of her two
daughters. I told her

I would mention it to you.
- Have you warned the lady lisle

That life at court is full of
pride, envy, scorn, and derision?

If you have, then
send them to me.

And I'll choose one
of them. And remember,

They must bring two
sets of clothes:

One of satin, the
other of damask.

Madam.

- Lady misseldon,
help me unlace my gown.

It seems to grow
tighter by the hour.

If anything should happen to me,
be a comfort to his majesty.

Majesty.

Madam!
- Majesty!

Do not be alarmed, ladies.

But I think my time
has come. Lady mary?

- Majesty
- please swear

That you will stay with me
now and not forsake me.

I do promise.

- Then all will be well.
Go fetch the midwife.

Come to the bed.

Majesty?

Well? Is it time?

Yes, your majesty.

- Send my physician
to watch over her.

- Yes, your majesty.
- And fetch my lord beauchamp.

And bishop gardiner.
- Majesty.

- And send some heralds into
the city to tell them the news!

And cromwell.
Tell mr. Cromwell...

Tell him... Tell him that whole
worlds hang in the balance.

- It's happening!
It's happening!

I pray jesus, if he wills,
to send us a prince!

Let me have a look now.

- Domine adjutor et protector
noster, adjuva nos. Amen.

Domine adjutor et protector
noster, adjuva nos. Amen.

- Breathe deep,
your majesty. Good.

- Lady mary.
- Yes, madam.

The box.

It used to belong
to your mother.

I think she is here, with us.

I believe with all my heart
she will help you.

Almighty and everlasting god,

Mercifully look upon
our infirmities,

And in all our dangers
and necessities,

Stretch forth thy right hand

To help us and defend us;

Through christ our lord.

- You've got to push.
All four fingers.

Good, your majesty.

- Tomorrow there will be
a solemn procession

Through the city,

All to pray for the queen if she
is still in labor with child.

- If she is still in labor
with child, god help us...

I think to lose them both.

- I am reconciled
with god.

I have done nothing
against my conscience.

To serve the king
is to serve god.

I am with child.

She is no better.

- Please, my lady.
Don't give up.

Please, for the love of
jesus, don't give up!

- Your majesty, I talked
to the physicians.

In their opinion there is not
a great deal of time left.

The baby is likely to die

Unless they cut open the
queen's belly to release it.

That she herself will die.

Your majesty may thus
have to decide soon

Between the life of the
mother or of the child.

- Kyrie, eleison;
kyrie, eleison.

Christe, eleison;
christe, eleison.

Let me pass!

Your majesty.

Her majesty is delivered...
Of a healthy son.

I have a son?

I have a son!

Yes, your majesty.

You have a son.

And a future king of England.

Bless you, sweet child.

Edward, our son...

Bless you, child,

In the name of god,

The virgin mary, and st. George.

He's a sweet prince.

- Yes, he is.
- And he's our brother.

- The king has waited
a long time for a son.

But he still loves us.

- A boy is more
important, elizabeth.

I don't think so.

- In the name of
the father, son,

And holy ghost
I baptize thee edward.

May god bless and keep you
all the days of your life,

And give you
abundantly his grace,

Through jesus christ
our lord. Amen.

Amen.

- God, of his almighty
and infinite grace,

Give and grant good life
and long to the right high,

Right excellent,
and noble prince edward,

Duke of cornwall
and earl of chester,

Most dear and
entirely beloved son

To our most dread and gracious
lord, king henry the eighth.

- The queen's health
has rapidly deteriorated.

Yesterday evening she had
a loosening of the bowels

And we felt sure
we could save her...

But during the night her
fever grew worse again.

We have tried
everything we know.

But... Her majesty
continues to weaken.

It's childbed fever.

I know because my
mother died of it.

Get out... Leave.

Majesty.

Majesty.

Don't go.

Please, don't go.

Just because you have done
everything that you promised,

Please don't leave me.

You are the milk
of human kindness

And the light in my
dark, dark world.

Without you life is a desert;

A howling wilderness.

Please god, in your mercy,

Don't take her away from me.

My son needs his mother...

And I need my queen.