Guest Stars

Andrew McNair As Thomas Seymour Recurring	Anthony Brophy As Spanish Imperial Ambassador Eustace Chapuys Recurring
Emma Hamilton As Anne Stanhope Recurring	Frank McCusker As Risley Recurring
Joanne King As Lady Jane Rochford Recurring	Lothaire Bluteau As French Ambassador Charles de Marillac Recurring
Max Brown As Edward Seymour Recurring	Rod Hallett As Richard Rich Recurring
Sarah Bolger As Princess Mary Tudor Recurring	Simon Ward As Bishop Gardiner Recurring
Tamzin Merchant As Catherine Howard Recurring	Torrance Coombs As Thomas Culpepper Recurring
Eoin Murtagh As Prince Edward Tudor	Laoise Murray As Lady Elizabeth Tudor
Suzy Lawlor As Anne Parr

Recap

Last season before the abrupt end of it after only eight episodes, a lot has happened. The death of the only woman King Henry truly loved in child birth, the upraising of many English citizens over the destructions of Abbeys and we all remember the execution of Thomas Cromwell. Another season starts with everyone hating the England summer and the first scene opens in Whitehall Palace in London in August1540, where we get to hear the Spanish Ambassador, Chapuis, narrates about what has happened in recent years. The scene changes to King Henry admiring his new bride Catherine, who decided that posing in a bed of roses naked was a good way of getting the King’s attention. This is followed by her urging the King to bed to which the King obliges. The next scene shows the King next entering to show off his new queen with a little greed. Chapuis and Charles Brandon talk to amend ways and reconcile their differences and talk about the death of Thomas Boleyn. King Henry brags even more of his new queen and tells about his love and devotion towards her innocent and pure virtue (Yeah Right!). He is a little inappropriate in his conduct but hey, he’s the King. The nobles of the court take to be insulting a little bit but know this is how the King behaves. Henry Howard, The Earl of Surrey, is introduced and we find out that he is the Uncle of Catherine and also a wild man and poet. Charles is told by the king to dance with Catherine while Henry and the new French Ambassador, talk of the arrangement of marriage to The King of France’s 2nd song Henri to the Lady Mary. King Henry ignores the request and brags that his new bride is only 17 and takes the bragging to a rude and crass level calling the King of France jealous of his new bride. We see that Culpepper, the King’s steward, has taken an interest in Catherine as he watches her dance around...

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