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The Tudors
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Truth and Justice

  • Episode aired May 20, 2007
  • TV-MA
  • 52m
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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... Read allCardinal 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 ... Read allCardinal 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.

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    • Alison Maclean
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    • Michael Hirst
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    • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    • Sam Neill
    • Callum Blue
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    • Director
      • Alison Maclean
    • Writer
      • Michael Hirst
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
      • Sam Neill
      • Callum Blue
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    Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    • King Henry VIII
    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
    Callum Blue
    Callum Blue
    • Anthony Knivert
    Henry Cavill
    Henry Cavill
    • Charles Brandon
    Henry Czerny
    Henry Czerny
    • Norfolk
    Natalie Dormer
    Natalie Dormer
    • Anne Boleyn
    Maria Doyle Kennedy
    Maria Doyle Kennedy
    • Queen Catherine of Aragon
    Nick Dunning
    Nick Dunning
    • Thomas Boleyn
    James Frain
    James Frain
    • Thomas Cromwell
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Sir Thomas More
    Gabrielle Anwar
    Gabrielle Anwar
    • Princess Margaret
    John Kavanagh
    John Kavanagh
    • Cardinal Campeggio
    Emmanuel Leconte
    • King Francis I
    Joe Van Moyland
    • Thomas Tallis
    Peter Gaynor
    • Holbein
    Alan Devine
    Alan Devine
    • Wolsey's Secretary
    Fiona Ryan
    Fiona Ryan
    • Jane
    Rebecca Ryan
    • Joan
    • (as Rebecca Friberg)
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      • Alison Maclean
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      • Michael Hirst
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    • Trivia
      The speech given by Queen Katherine at the trial was the actual speech the real Katherine had given.
    • Goofs
      When Henry arrives at the court to deal with his marriage troubles, among the crowd applauding him there is a man wearing a wristwatch.
    • Quotes

      Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: [about her divorce] Your Majesty, I beg that you yield to the King's will.

      Queen Catherine of Aragon: And what is His will?

      Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: As His Eminence proposes: that you join a religious community of your choosing and take a vow of perpetual chastity.

      Queen Catherine of Aragon: [disgusted] You speak to me of chastity? Have you not a mistress and two children, Your Eminence?

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      The Tudors Main Title Theme
      Written by Trevor Morris

      Performed by Trevor Morris

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Ireland
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      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
      • PA Tudors
      • Peace Arch Entertainment Group
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      • 52m
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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