Guest Stars

Andrew McNair As Thomas Seymour Recurring	Anthony Brophy As Spanish Imperial Ambassador Eustace Chapuys Recurring
Denis Quilligan As Royal Surgeon Dr. Butts Recurring	Emma Hamilton As Anne Stanhope Recurring
Frank McCusker As Risley Recurring	Joanne King As Lady Jane Rochford 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
David O'Hara As Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey	Joss Stone As Anne of Cleves

Main Cast

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers As King Henry VIII	Henry Cavill As Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
Henry Czerny As Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke Of Norfolk	Hans Matheson As Thomas Cranmer

Recap

The scene opens up with a happy reverie as the Earl of Surrey walks in and it is very clear that he is eying the lady Hartford, John Seymour’s wife. Culpepper and Rochford talk about how the queen is spoiled and how the King is “like a new man”. Culpepper admits that the queen is “appealing”. Rochford calls her a fool. Charles and the King talk about the Anne of Cleves about her new estates. Then they talk about Charles’ wife and jokes that when Charles will love from his wife, then Henry could strike a medal for it. Earl of Surrey suggests that the wife of John Seymour to have sex with him and you can tell that she is playing hard to get. The Earl of Surrey compares the Seymour family to a family of wolves and his own family to a family of Lions. John Seymour is called into the office of King Henry as he complains about how he has to do all the paperwork while everyone parties. He reminisces when Cromwell was in charge at keeping his office nice and free of paperwork. John is appointed as Left-tenant general of the North and talks about his Cousin James of Scotland and how he is starting trouble in the North and to stop it. The King and Catherine are in the middle of their “daily exercise” and being loud at best. Joan Bulmer and Lady Rochford are outside the door and Joan tells of Catherine’s past to Lady Rochford. They speak of Francis Dereham and another man who were lovers with Catherine. She tells Lady Rochford not to say anything. ..

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