The Tudors

You think you know a story, but you only know how it ends. To get to the heart of the story, you have to go back to the beginning.

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Queen Katherine: Though I love Your Majesty and I'm loyal to you, in every way, I cannot disguise my distress and unhappiness. King Henry VIII: Well, you're going to have to.

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King Henry: Tell me about King Francis, Sir Thomas. Thomas Boleyn: He's 23 years old. King Henry: Is he tall? Thomas Boleyn: Yes. But ill proportioned. King Henry: What about his legs? Are his calves strong like mine? Thomas Boleyn: Your Majesty no one has calves like yours. King Henry: Is he handsome? Thomas Boleyn: Some people might think so. He certainly thinks so himself. King Henry: He's vain?! Thomas Boleyn: Your Majesty... he's French!

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Thomas More: As a humanist I have an abhorrence of war. It's an activity fit only for beasts yet practiced by no kind of beasts so constantly as by man. King Henry: As a humanist I share your opinion. As a King, I'm forced to disagree. Thomas More: Spoken like a lawyer. King Henry: You should know, you taught me. Thomas More: Not well enough it seems.

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Thomas More: Do you really think we should go to war? Cardinal Wolsey: I think we should try to do as the King wants us to do. Thomas More: What if the King doesn't know what's in his best interests? Cardinal Wolsey: Then we should help him decide.

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[to Thomas More] Why is Henry V remembered? Because he endowed Universities? Built Alms houses for the destitute? No. He is remembered because he won the Battle of Agincourt. 3,000 English bowman against 60,000 French. The flower of French chivalry destroyed in 4 hours. That victory made him famous Thomas. It made him immortal!

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