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Apr 15, 2007 · Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!: Directed by Steve Shill. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Callum Blue, Henry Cavill. The King asks Charles to escort his sister, Margaret, to her betrothed and promotes him to Duke of Suffolk. The envoys from the Holy Roman-Emperor meet with Cardinal Wolsey and determine how to cement the treaty between the two ...
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"Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!" is the third episode of season one of The Tudors, and the third episode overall. Shortly after Elizabeth Blount has Henry's bastard son, Thomas More is knighted by Henry and charged with destroying any copies of the Lutheran "heresy" he can seize, obviously paining More (although he himself considers it heretical). Meanwhi...
At the start of the episode, all plans are going towards a masquerade in Whitehall Palace, which is to be held in honor of the arriving Spanish delegates, although the rehearsals are going a bit sloppy. Master Cornish, the director, rebukes his choreographers, reminding them that the King himself will be participating. On the balcony overhead, Thomas Tallis watches amusedly while he works patiently with his musicians.
King Henry is out hunting with Charles Brandon. He mentions how his sister, Princess Margaret, is betrothed to marry the King of Portugal, and he wants Charles to escort her there, saying he needs someone he can trust. Charles jokes, "You trust me with a beautiful woman?" and Henry stops and glares at him, saying, "With my sister? Of course I do- why shoudn't I?". Charles backtracks, saying he's honored but he's not important enough to give away a King's sister. Henry then cheerfully reveals he's making Charles the Duke of Suffolk, which surprises and delights Charles. Both of them resume the hunt.
The Spanish-Imperial envoys, Ambassador Mendoza and his deputy Eustace Chapuys, are traveling to London by coach with Thomas More. Thomas mentions how they will have to see Cardinal Wolsey in order to see the King, and Chapuys doubtfully mentions he's heard that Wolsey advocates French interests. "Only when they coincide with ours," Thomas reassures him. He asks about whether the Emperor is repressing Lutheranism within his territories, boasting that Henry is writing a pamphlet condemning and demolishing Luther's arguments. Wolsey receives the envoys at Hampton Palace and promptly takes them out of Thomas's earshot, privately inquiring if the Emperor is truly serious about the alliance with England. Mendoza assures him that he is, and that he will supply the Cardinal with a pension and support Wolsey's ambition to be Pope. Pleased, Wolsey adds that they should betroth Charles to his cousin (and Henry's daughter) Princess Mary, thus undoing England's alliance with France and linking Mary more firmly to her Spanish relatives. He pours wine and they toast to the alliance.
Later, Wolsey, More and the Imperial ambassadors attend the pageant/masquerade. A group of young women in angelic white gowns-Kindness, Honor, Constance, Mercy, Pity, Perserverence, etc. (the Graces) are imprisoned in a castle by more unpleasant female spirits in black- Danger, Jealousy, Unkindness, Scorn, Disdain, etc. More points out to the envoys that one of the two women in the castle tower is Margaret Tudor, Henry's sister.
A group of masked young princes arrives to rescue the Graces; it is an open secret that King Henry is one of them. When the young men storm the fortress, Henry climbs the tower to rescue his sister, but instead finds himself caught off-guard by the Grace next to her, who stares back at him intensely through her mask. "Perserverence, you are my prisoner now." he whispers to her, before climbing into the tower and taking Margaret's hand. As the Spanish envoys applaud, the young men and the Graces file out of the castle, remove their masks and then perform a dance. Henry dances with Margaret at first, irritably brushing her off when she implores him not to marry her off to the King of Portugal; his eyes are on the young woman who played Perserverance, now unmasked. When he changes partners and dances with her, he whispers, "And who are you?" She replies, "Anne... Anne Boleyn." When the dance stops, Henry is still watching Anne. Thomas Boleyn is seen handing a pouch of gold to Master Cornish.
Mendoza and Chapuys are first presented to Queen Catherine of Aragon, the Emperor's aunt; they are delighted to see her and vice versa. She welcomes them, but warns them before they see the King, not to trust Cardinal Wolsey entirely. They then formally call on King Henry, who promptly gives them the opposite advice: to trust Wolsey, who speaks for him "in all things". Henry then tells them to send Emperor Charles V an invitation to visit him as soon as possible, which pleases them.
•Emperor Charles: "Together we shall invade France and bring to an end the adventures of that libertine monarch, King Francis."
Henry:"That would make me very happy."
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was the archbishop of York and the bishop of Winchester; who was king Henry Tudor VIII's most trusted and powerful advisor, holding the title of Lord Chancellor. He proves Henry's most valuable counselor for the early years of his reign, but draws hatred from the nobility for his arrogance and his common-born origins; he ...
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The Tudors Season 1 Episode 3 – Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey! Setting: 1521. The episode opens with a rehearsal of the Chateau Vert pageant, organised by Master Cornysh, which appears to be a complete disaster.
Summaries. The King asks Charles to escort his sister, Margaret, to her betrothed and promotes him to Duke of Suffolk. The envoys from the Holy Roman-Emperor meet with Cardinal Wolsey and determine how to cement the treaty between the two nations. Anne catches the King's notice in a play.
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Apr 15, 2007 · Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey! Drama Apr 15, 2007 44 min Paramount+ with SHOWTIME Available on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, Prime Video, iTunes, Hulu, Showtime Anytime, Paramount+, SHOWTIME
