The Tudors (2007–2010)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers: King Henry VIII
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Quotes
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King Henry VIII : You think you know a story, but you only know how it ends. To get to the heart of the story, you have to go back to the beginning.
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Anne Boleyn : [Henry sticks his hand up her dress] Not like this.
King Henry VIII : How then?
Anne Boleyn : Seduce me. Write letters to me. And poems, I love poems. Ravish me with your words. Seduce me.
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King Henry VIII : I have no heir. The Tudor Dynasty, all my father's work, finished, and it's MY fault!
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King Henry VIII : [to Anne Boleyn] I love your neck.
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King Henry VIII : [to Wolsey] I want a divorce, and you will get one for me.
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Queen Katherine : You have not answered my nephew's letters.
King Henry VIII : Just because your nephew's the King of Spain. Does he think I have nothing better to do?
Queen Katherine : You know he advises you to sign a treaty with the Emperor, recognizing France as our mutual enemy. He also advises you not to heed everything Wolsey tells you, because Wolsey is so biased with the French.
King Henry VIII : Since when are you a diplomat?
Queen Katherine : I am my father's daughter.
King Henry VIII : [Grabbing Katherine tightly by her wrist] You are my WIFE. You are not my Minister, you are not my Chancellor, but my wife.
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King Henry VIII : [after holding a council meeting] It is settled. We are to war with France. Now... I can go play.
[Several courtiers laugh]
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King Henry VIII : Thomas Wyatt, were you in love with Anne Boleyn?
Thomas Wyatt : Of course I loved her. But... from a distance.
