THE TUDORS SEASON 4, EPISODE 2
■ FUNDAMENTALS
| Tudors episode: 4.2
| First aired: April 18, 2010 | Tudors season: 4
| Prod. code: | Writer(s): Michael Hirst
| Name of Episode: Sister | | Director(s): Dearbhla Walsh | | Guest star(s): |
Mini-synopsis:
Thomas Culpepper - Henry VIII’s newest servant - continues to make eyes at his King’s young bride, Katherine Howard. Her servant suggests seduction. While the King shows his age by going to bed early during the Christmas celebration the young but not so innocent members of his court party on.
Thomas Culpepper (Torrance Coombs) - principle groom to Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) - continues to make eyes at his King’s sexy young bride, Katherine Howard (Tamzin Merchant). He is not alone; the teen Queen inspires many admirers in Henry’s court, not least the King himself who spoils his new wife with an endless supply of extravagant gifts.
Lady Rochford (Joanne King) gets plenty of gossip about her new mistress from Katherine’s old friend and indiscreet lady-in-waiting Joan Bulmer (Catherine Steadman) who hints about their sexual adventures as young ladies. When Rochford sleeps with Culpepper soon after, he doesn’t hide that the Queen is his real desire and she helpfully suggests that she aid him in seducing Katherine.
On a drinking binge with his cronies in one of London’s nastiest neighborhoods, the arrogant Lord Surrey (David O'Hara) persecutes prostitutes, smashes windows and causes general mayhem. Not content with stirring up trouble after dark, Surrey intends to be the scourge of the Seymour brothers – Edward and Thomas (Max Brown and Andrew McNair) - whom he considers mere commoners.
As part of the Christmas festivities Henry invites his previous wife Anne of Cleves (Joss Stone) to the palace. He is pleasantly surprised by her beauty - something he missed when they were married - and delighted by her graciousness. But where once he was the life and soul of such parties, the aging King goes to bed early and the party grows boisterous in his absence. Never before have two of Henry’s wives had such fun together, nor have so many of his male courtiers enjoyed openly ogling their Queen.
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■ BEST QUOTES
- Henry VIII -'Does the Duchess love you any better,Charles?'
- Charles Brandon -'She seems to but only for the sake of appearance.'
- Henry VIII -'How can I help you,Charles?'
- Charles Brandon -'Well,when she consents to make love with me again,strike a medal to commemorate it.'
- Henry VIII (to his advisors) -'My Lords,I assure you I am not content.I have replied upon you to inform and console me,and yet I am the most deceived.I have trusted and favoured all of you,and I have formed a sinister opinion that most of you are liars and flatterers who look only to your own profits.I know what you are planing,and if God gives me strength,I will see to it that none of your projects ever succeed!I mourn Cromwell's death.Yes,I mourn him!I mourn him,now that I perceive that my counsellors,by light pretext and by false accusations,made me put to death the most faithful servant I ever had.'
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| ■ THE TUDORS EPISODE TRIVIA
- The words 'hanging like sparrows' used by Joan Bulmer to describe Catherine and Francis Dereham's sexual antics were actually words spoken by Katherine Howard when she confessed to her former relationship to Dereham.
- Henry VIII did have a medal struck to celebrate his marriage to Katherine Howard and he did call her his 'rose without a thorn'.
- Anne of Cleves did have a friendly relationship with the King and was also close to his daughters.It was even rumored that the King would remarry her after Katherine's downfall.
- Henry VIII's leg ulcer did close up and threaten the King's life in February 1541.
- Henry VIII did speak of his regret regarding Thomas Cromwell's execution,blaming those who had turned him against Cromwell.
- Henry Howard,Earl of Surrey,was a poet and was the first English poet to publish blank verse
- The Earl of Surrey did say he had caused trouble in London to make the citizens realise their wickedness.
- The Earl of Surrey did write a poem about a lady who refused to dance with him,'A Song', and it was thought to be addressed to Anne Stanhope ,Edward Seymour's wife,and it did mention wolves and lions.
- 'The Birth of Mankind' ,a book on midwifery, was translated by Richard Jonas and was also dedicated to Queen Katherine Howard.
- Katherine Howard asks Henry VIII if she'll like Anne of Cleves ,yet in reality she was one of Anne's ladies-in-waiting when Anne was Queen so she already knew her.
- There is no evidence that Lady Rochford and Thomas Culpepper had a relationship.
- There is no evidence that Lady Hertford was unfaithful to her husband and no rumors that she slept with Thomas Seymour.
- The Earl of Surrey did get in trouble for breaking windows in London , with Thomas Wyatt the Younger, and also eating meat during Lent,but this was in February 1543 not 1541
- There is no evidence that Duke and Duchess of Suffolk were estranged.
- Katherine Howard was actually able to establish a cordial relationship with the Lady Mary.
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