Meanwhile, Catherine flirts with Henry until hes convinced that marrying her is all his idea.
Catherine mesmerizes Henry, giving him Arthurs crossbow and making him starry-eyed with talk of her mothers Andalusian stallion.
He calls her Princess Summertime, claiming that she brings the sunshine with her wherever she goes.
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Catherine hooks him so fully, hes soon dipping his fingers in her bath water and licking them suggestively.
But it also pays tribute to Catherine of Aragons royal roots.
And its also a nod to her lack of fertility; the fact that shes not carrying Arthurs child.
The Greenwich armor garniture, English, 1540 worn by mature Henry VIII.Fiona Hanson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images
He boasts of riding a war-horse straight into France.
Henry VIII really did these things.
In every way, he was a stereotypical British lad.
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During his reign, he led an army across the Channel in an attempt to conquer France.
The Moors must leave Spain or die a horrible death.
Hes talking, of course, about The Spanish Inquisition.
As death approaches, she lies in Henrys arms and begs him not to allow Harry to marry Catherine.
If Harry marries her, the Tudor line ends, she gasps.
No more boys; no more kings.
But, lets talk about her death.
This tragic scene mostly gets the details right; it just accelerates them.
And it actually took Lizzie a full nine days after the birth to die.
Lizzies death deeply affected her entire family.
This tender final embrace between husband and wife is also spot on.
Indeed, he never remarried, something quite unusual for royalty at the time.
