Jonathan Rhys Meyers (King Henry) and Katie McGrath (Bess) would later go on to play adversaries in the tv series 'Dracula'.
Thomas More did not have a real beard in this episode, rather it is an elaborate prosthetic.
Natalie Dormer (Anne Boleyn) and Katie McGrath (Bess) have both appeared in the movie 'W.E.'. They played Elizabeth and Lady Thelma respectively.