

Hever Castle, Boleyn Family Home – Thomas Wyatt is reciting love poetry to Anne Boleyn. Henry mentions Anne and Boleyn tells him that she is soon coming to court to act as a lady-in-waiting to the Queen. He makes him a Knight of the Garter and Comptroller of his household. Henry tells him to prepare their forces for a joint invasion and to order another warship. Wolsey and the King discuss the Emperor’s plans against the French. The King then receives them, telling them that they can trust everything Wolsey says because he speaks for the King. She welcomes them but whispers to them to be aware of the Cardinal. She looks down on him as he does not have royal blood, “even Norfolk would have been better.”Ĭatherine of Aragon receives the envoys from Spain. She tells him who she will be taking to Portugal. Thomas Boleyn pays Master Cornish.īrandon visits Princess Margaret. Henry ends up dancing with Anne and Margaret with Brandon. Princess Margaret pleads with her brother not to make her marry the King of Portugal, an old man. Henry can’t keep his eyes off Anne Boleyn. Anne disappears and Henry escorts his sister form the Tower. The King says, “Perseverance, you are my prisoner now”. The King, Honesty, climbs up the tower to his sister and Anne Boleyn (Perseverance) at the top, his eyes meet Anne’s.

The men who come in, led by Ardent Desire, represent youth, devotion, loyalty, pleasure, gentleness, liberty etc. He points out the King’s sister, Princess Margaret. More explains that the ladies in white are the Graces and that they are imprisoned in the castle by danger, unkindness, scorn, jealousy, disdain etc. Wolsey, More and the imperial envoys watch the pageant. Boleyn assures Norfolk that Anne will find a way to get the King’s attention. Chapuys tells Wolsey that the Emperor wants to bestow on him a very generous pension and support his ambitions to become Pope.įramlingham Castle – The Duke of Norfolk and Thomas Boleyn discuss putting Anne Boleyn before the King. Wolsey proposes a marriage match between Princess Mary and the Emperor. Wolsey says that he wants to form a treaty which will bind the Emperor and Henry VIII in “perpetual friendship”.

More tells them that the King is writing a pamphlet against what Luther is teaching and defending the Papacy and the Catholic faith. More advises them that the only way to get the ear of the king is through the ear of Cardinal Wolsey. Thomas More meets the Imperial envoys, Chapuys and Mendoza. Brandon points out that he is not important enough to give away Margaret on the King’s behalf so Henry tells him that he is making him Duke of Suffolk. Brandon is betrothed to Lady Elizabeth Grey, daughter of the Marquis of Dorset. The King tells Charles Brandon that he wants him to escort his sister, the Princess Margaret, and her dowry to Lisbon because she is going to marry the King of Portugal. The episode opens with a rehearsal of the Chateau Vert pageant, organised by Master Cornysh, which appears to be a complete disaster.
