Secrets of the Heart (13 Jun. 2010)

Surrey plots treason after being relieved of command, and as Bishop Gardiner's inquisition proceeds, it comes closer and closer to the Queen.

Director:

Ciaran Donnelly

Writers:

Michael Hirst (creator), Michael Hirst

Stars:

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Lothaire Bluteau

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	King Henry VIII
Henry Cavill	...	Charles Brandon
Lothaire Bluteau	...	Ambassador Charles de Marillac
Sarah Bolger	...	Mary Tudor
Max Brown	...	Edward Seymour
David O'Hara	...	Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Joely Richardson	...	Catherine Parr
Simon Ward	...	Bishop Gardiner
Selma Brook	...	Brigitte Rousselot
Emma Hamilton	...	Anne Stanhope
Frank McCusker	...	Risley
Andrew McNair	...	Thomas Seymour
Rod Hallett	...	Richard Rich
James Flynn	...	Ralph Morice
Michael Winder	...	Henry Brandon

Storyline

After Surrey leads an ill-advised offensive in France against superior forces, a board of inquiry relieves him of command, censures him for leaving the battlefield, and strips him of title of Knight of the Garter. Despite the defeat, Henry is able to get good terms from the French through a diplomatic negotiation which will eventually cede Boulogne back to France. Still chaffing at the verdict against him and believing that ailing Henry will die before the Prince comes of age, Surrey plots with other disgruntled nobles to attack Windsor and take custody of the future King. His plot is discovered, and he's imprisoned in the Tower awaiting trial. Bishop Gardiner gets the King's permission to arrest, question, and torture Anne Askew, an outspoken Lutheran Reformationist. Through her, Gardiner hopes to uncover evidence against the Queen's household, her sister, and ultimately the Queen herself.

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Plot Keywords:

plot | bishop | inquisition | lutheran | verdict | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

Canada Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Octagon Films, PA Tudors IV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Earl of Surrey was not only related to Catherine Howard, but he was a first cousin to Anne Boleyn. He was raised with Henry Fitzroy, the King's illegitimate son, who died at seventeen. Surrey was a founder of the English Renaissance poetry movement and with his translation of "Virgil's Aeniad" became the first person to publish blank verse in English.

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Goofs

Eustace Chapuys, Imperial ambassador, is said to have died in Spain soon after he left England, in 1545. Actually he lived in the Low Countries until his death in 1556.

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Quotes

King Henry VIII: In cases of extreme heresy the law makes no sistinction between a man and a woman, for, as you know, Sir Edmond, the Devil takes many forms, and yet it is always the Devil.

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Soundtracks

"The Tudors Main Title Theme"
Written by Trevor Morris (nm0007129)
Performed by Trevor Morris (nm0007129)

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