Episode 2.07

Synopsis

• As Thomas Cromwell's increasingly ruthless 'reforms' spread terror through an even more vulnerable Catholic Church, Anne Boleyn has nightmares that her position at the King's side is under threat from the continued existence of former Queen Katherine and her daughter Mary. Meanwhile Henry is occupied by sad news and a happy encounter.
• Katherine dies and Anne is thrilled as now she "is indeed Queen".
• The dissolution of the monasteries continue. Anne confronts Cromwell as to how the wealth from these religious houses is being allocated. She subsequently threatens Cromwell and is chastised by her father for her behavior.
• Thomas Boleyn is increasingly concerned about Anne's erratic behavior and the consequences it will have on the family's position.
• Anne seeks consolation from Mark Smeaton and her brother. They are often in her chambers comforting her. Anne's Ladies-in- Waiting look at this as rather odd.
• Henry and Brandon are hunting and decide to overnight at Wolf Hall, the residence of Sir John Seymour and his family.
• Henry meets Jane Seymour and later offers her a position at court as lady in waiting to the Queen.
• Anne is with child and is happy once more.
  

Unanswered Questions

Best Moments

• Anne's dream that wakes her in the middle of the night and panics her so she is convinced that Mary wants to kill her.
• Anne's party in her chambers when Henry and her dance a Volta, played by Mark Smeaton.
• The Pope addressing the Cardinals and giving an analogy of the King's situation in England.
• Katherine's illness and deathbed scene when she writes Henry a final letter that moves him to tears.
• Anne dominating Henry during their sex scene, using violence such as smacking him across the face, grabbing him by the neck and holding his hands behind his head.

Best Quotes

• " Meanwhile Majesty, your own treasury is much depleted. Isn't it not a thing to marvel at? The richness of those who ought by right to be your subjects and the poverty and debt of the English Crown."
• " I told you, I am her death and she is mine. So long as they are both alive, I can't be safe. Why doesn't Katherine just die? Everyone tells me how ill she is; why doesn't she die? I have a thought. The next time Henry goes abroad, I shall be left as Regent. I can just order their deaths!"
• "You're the Queen of England! Why don't you act like it?"
• "Successful people only recognize fear in others."
• "Mark, play a Volta!"
• "I want to conceive again. I want to conceive a son. A son in the living image of his father. But I can't. As long as they're alive, I can't conceive a son."
• "I will tell you a story. Once when I was a boy, I went swimming and the tide carried me away from the shore into the deepest water. It was then I prayed aloud to God and a friendly wave came and pushed me back to the shore. So it is with the King of England. He has been carried far from the shore but doesn't know it. He does not ask for God's help; he does not ask for our help. He thinks he can swim alone. But very soon he will realize he is not swimming, but drowning."
• " I did not bring you up to have opinions or to express them or to quarrel with those closest to the crown!"
• "I know how I got there and it wasn't all you! It was not all you, or Norfolk, or George or any man! It was also me. He fell in love with me; he respected me and my opinions."
• " There is good news all around. Katherine is dead and I am pregnant. Do you understand? I am carrying the King's son. We are on the edge of a golden world!"
  

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