Henry's sister Margaret dies from the consumption she contracted from Brandon, who recovered.
After Anne walks off, disbelieving Wolsey's promises to the king of a divorce by summer, Henry implies to cardinal Campeggio a negative verdict could turn him and England Lutheran, like half of Germany, yet after a papal message the legate prorogues the court till the end of the Roman Curia's recess, in October imperial ambassador Mendoza, who is ceding his post to bishop Chapuys, tells Catherine it's the emperor's doing. Woolsey sends Thomas More to Cambria (Cambray) to check if France and the pope remain irreconcilable with the emperor. Catherine's council, bishop Fisher, dares claim even heaven can't dissolve the royal marriage, comparing to Herod Antipas' adultery shamed by Saint John the Baptist who was executed for that truth.
THE TUDORS SEASON 1 EPISODE 10 EXPLANATION TRIAL
It’s probably coming, but it’d be helpful if it arrived sooner rather than later.The legatine court's divorce trial continues in the Queen's absence, hearing testimony suggesting prince Arthur carnally consummated his marriage to Catherine: embarrassing for the court, amusing for the populace. It’d also be nice to see more of the strength and resourcefulness Catherine is feared for in “The New World”, she’s mostly reduced to a whiny newcomer who has little to do beyond complain about her new surroundings. But with so much history to churn through, it remains to be seen if The Spanish Princess will spare enough time for what presently seems like subtext. This cultural clash - a lot is made of Catholicism and Islam, and which of the one true Gods is the one-est and truest - is what’s most interesting about The Spanish Princess at this early stage, and “The New World” admittedly shows an intention to get some mileage out of the idea. Most of her entourage - including her East African handmaid Lina (Stephanie Levi-John) - make pointed comments about the weather, which is basically a rite of passage in England and probably part of the reason why its royalty find her suspiciously exotic, and therefore dangerous. “The New World” is taken quite literally Catherine is wrenched from the sun-kissed and exceedingly wealthy climes of Spain and deposited after a rickety boat journey into a drab and treacherous court where it’s always cold and wet. Then again, neither is Tudor England, where Catherine - played well by Charlotte Hope - finds herself after being betrothed to England’s heir-apparent Prince Arthur (Angus Imrie), strictly for politically-convenient reasons. One of the greatest lessons of history, after all, is that it isn’t comfortable or accommodating. Real events couldn’t - and shouldn’t - be glossed over or outright ignored, but they also shouldn’t provide most of a series’ dramatic structure.
But The Spanish Princess seems content to lean against fact at the expense of fiction an opposite problem to that of Mary Queen of Scots, but a problem nonetheless, since narrative fiction doesn’t play by the same rules. There are attempts to be sexy and suave, and the lavish production design is undeniably impressive. Being a Starz show, efforts have obviously been made to spruce things up.
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