- Cardinal Campeggio's long awaited papal legation has arrived at court to decide with colleague-cardinal Thomas Wolsey on the royal request for divorce, claiming Catherine's first marriage to Henry's late elder brother nullified his. When Campeggio learns the king won't yield, he suggests an alternative: the queen could retire to a monastery, but only voluntarily, which she refuses, swearing in confessional she came as a virgin to Henry. Thomas Tallis proposes to his late lover Joan's sister Jane. Under Anne Boleyn's love spell, Henry sends bishops to tells the queen she's suspected of hating and conspiring against him, and grows angry at Wolsey's failure to persuade or threaten Campeggio, even sends Charles Brandon to Paris to question the French king Francis I about the true intentions of the emperor, pope and cardinal. Brandon also confirms to father Thomas Boleyn's party the time may be ripe to bring Wolsey down. When the legatine court finally assembles, the king states his case personally as a matter of justice, allegedly after 'his conscience' finally stopped him from keeping silent out of love for the queen. Wolsey simply brushes aside the queen's objections to the competence and objectivity of the court. After imploring justice and appealing to Henry kneeling at his feet, Catherine walks out, to public acclaim, royal fury and Wolsey's despair.—KGF Vissers
- The Papal legate, Cardinal Campeggio, arrives in London to deal with the King's request for an annulment from Queen Catherine. The Cardinal tells Wolsey privately that the Pope is sympathetic to the King's request but has a suggestion that may avoid a trial. He suggests to the Queen that she renounce her role and retire to a religious order for the rest of her life. She refuses and tells Cardinal Campeggio in the confessional that she never had marital relations with her first husband, King Henry VIII's older brother. Meanwhile, the King's sister returns to the court but it's apparent that her marriage to Suffolk is on shaky ground. She tells the King Anne Boleyn is cheap and not worth the cost he will have to bear. The King will hear none of it and makes it clear he will accept no compromise. Wolsey in turn against makes it clear to Carpeggio of the consequences should he fail to satisfy the King.—garykmcd
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