To be frank, Claire's portrayal of Anne, in my opinion, was hands down the best I have ever seen. Physically she seems on point with how history describes her, but the way she nails the mannerisms gives me goosebumps. She is exactly how I would have expected Anne to act, haughty, witty, bright, yet irritable. She did a spectacular job and I truly wished we could have seen more of her in the show.
I really like Claire Foy, I think she’s a very talented actress. But somehow she lacked something as Anne; some particular charm or charisma. I just can’t see Claire’s Anne as being a woman for whom Henry would break with Rome and tear his own country apart.
True, but she could probably play Staten Island or the Bronx just as well. Please don't chop my head off for the bad pun, just trying to survive a quarantine here...
@@derk3933 how did u even come to that conclusion... BOTH WERE and ARE queen's of england...like anne boleyn was the first queen consort to be executed... thats why her death was so shocking... not to mention Elizabeth's uncle abdicated the crown which meant it then fell to his brother who was king through out the second world war making elizabeth ii a princess in her own right and after her father died she was crowned queen of england... so make it make sense...
And Anne killed the fire with coolly watering out her French comeback. "What do you know of how I spend my time?" She's tired of the Cardinal's unsuccessful attempts and excuses as is King Henry. Her eyes demand the results right now. She's already beating Cromwell down. But Cromwell will not back down. The way Anne sits, she feels she's already the new wife and the Queen. Ryan and Claire make a great duo in this scene.
@@davidnoble544 Yeah but Cromwell was still right though David. As queen Anne really had nothing of importance to do and all she ever really did was lounge around with her ladies.
@@xyPERSON I don't disagree, Ian. I know that Cromwell had the courage to be right. But he couldn't make another comeback right there. Anne as much as she lounged around was really aggressive in her replies. But Cromwell was assertive in his replies and as you say right. He was very rational in his points.
No one has portrayed Anne Boleyn more convincingly than Claire Foy IMO. The interspersed French comments were a nice touch considering Anne had spent years at the French court. Mark Rylance was superb as Thomas Cromwell. The actress who played Mary Boleyn was wonderful -- she always has this conspiratorial dynamic including significant looks, smiles, etc., with Cromwell.
I fully agree. I have watched every TV show and documentary I can think of on the Tudors and not one actress came close. She is as close to the real thing as I think we shall ever see.
Mary Boleyn surprised me the most. She seems like a charming, witty (and a little bit rebellious) woman. There isn't much evidence about how she really was like, her personality, yet I liked how they portrayed her.
he doesn't reveal his fluency in front of others. it's a master play that people often forget can be a form of protection long term. The ladies in waiting could easily begin rumors that he speaks in French to Ann which could be contorted to a form of conspiracy.
@@heatherstockard721well in Cromwell’s case it would’ve been a lot more surprising he had fluency in French (amongst others) since he wasn’t born noble after all
@francesca9423 I think it was due to him being briefly a mercenary in France in his younger days that he learned the language. He had also been at the service for a wealthy merchant in Italy. He certainly was no ordinary common man....
Mark Rylance must be one of the best actors ever. To command your attention while doing and saying so little - he is utterly hypnotic as Cromwell in Wolf Hall 👍
She looks so gorgeous here! Well she looks beautiful in general, but the way she carries herself is lovely. Plus the way she speaks French and says master Cromwell! ❤️
Anne's mistake was thinking Henry would treat her better than Catherine of Aragon. Cromwell's mistake was think Henry would treat him better than Wolseley.
@@infinitive7654 Natalie was great but I feel like she was way to bitchy and exaggerated at one point. It was less of a historical series and more of a drama-romance so that allowed her to play with the character and that’s why I think she captured Anne’s wit and cockyness but she’s not the most accurate. The execution scene was the best in the Tudors though, and Natalie was magnificent indeed
No she actually isn't. They take away every good thing about her personality and make her a bitch. Nothing of the charming, vivacious, intelligent Anne she was.The only worse portrayal than this one is the Natalie Portman one. If you wanna a good portrayal there is Anne of the thousand days
I dont agree because even though AB was harsh I dont think she was harsh all the time. Sometimes she would have to have been fun and feminine or H8 would not have been so in love
Cromwell’s blank stare is great. He understands French (in fact, he understands several other languages, to other characters’ cost), and he is supremely unimpressed.
I realize most good actors can do accents but few are as perfect as Claire does in this role. Not only is her accent PERFECT, but to speak in French too. If u told me she was born in France, I'd totally believe u (she's British!) Please tell me she won several awards for this
@@jorgesolano8934 well no queen Elizabeth has Henry VII's blood directly and Henry VIII's blood, but not anne's, anne's bloodline stopped with Elizabeth 1st
The bows in this production are interesting. People in this era didn't do the low obsequious bows you see in the movies. In dances such as the pavane and basse danse, this was called the "reverence" and was done with one foot going back slightly followed by a slight bend of the knees and maybe a hint of the head lowering, as you see here done by Mr. Rilance.
Mark Rylance gives us a remarkably intelligent and sympathetic Cromwell, who carefully climbs the greasy pole in a diabolical, Machiavellian world of machinations. He cautiously serves corrupt, great power for huge stakes to, in the end, meet the same fate as others whose end he engineered, though his loyalty to his benefactors was true.
@@mollykeane2571I believe he was supposed to have said something like that to the King of France. The Protestant Reformation was a drastic change, and for a King quite risky, he feared plots as much as those around him may have feared him. He sacrificed Cromwell to appease the nobility and those still holding out for Church of Rome. He spared Cranmer to continue with the Reformation. I think there was no turning back for the Henry, but he wanted to keep the radicals in check.
He not only meets Anne Boleyn, but also her sister Mary and Jane Seymour, the third wife and queen of Henry VIII. She's the Lady in waiting sent by Anne to fetch Mary.
I suspect pressure from Charles V, Catherine's nephew, played a big part in Pope Clement's decision as well. Papal morality could often be fluid, but he couldn't afford to annoy Charles, and Charles was not willing to accept his aunt being set aside.
Francis Bryan broke his neck. Yeah, I knew the guy was a jerk (they didn’t call him “the Vicar of the Devil” for nothing), but killing an innocent animal is beyond the pale.
@@jenniferclark9842 I'm curious - where did the info come from? Genuinely asking, since all the records I've found say that Purkoy died in a fall. Francis Bryan was his previous owner, who seems to have been fond of him. I'm willing to believe it of Bryan, who was a jerk, but I can't find the source. Thanks.
My one issue with Claire Foy as Anne is that her eyes are blue. Anne Boleyn’s eyes were famously described as “dark and flashing”. Other than that, she played the part perfectly.
Agreed, also a subtle put down, as if to say, I am so refined, I speak French, and I will not deign to properly pronounce your name. Plus Anne was so smart....she knew he was a polyglot and she is flattering him also. Seductive, manipulative, brilliant and desperate Anne....Foy captured her perfectly.
Karen Katz She really did. Perfect more realistic portrayal. Not the girl everyone loves and sympathizes with from the Tudors, and yet not a total shrew either. I believe the real Anne was that combination as well.
Strange: her French (& French inflections on his name) are fluent. And her dog (IRL too) is named Pourquoi. Yet at 0:01 she yells "PerKOYYY" like a Chicago native.
Anne was educated in France for many years, and had a reputation at court for her French manners. She is pronouncing his name in a French accent just to be slightly condescending. How would you feel if someone refused to pronounce your name properly? I'd be kind of pissed off.
@@filipzawistowski8552 also to rub his low birth in his face. French was the language of sophistication. The last vestige of Norman hauteur and the beginning of French as a pan-European language.
In the book it’s implied that she puts on a French accent having spent her time at the much more fashionable French court. I got the impression this was how she always spoke but here she uses it only on Cromwell (spelt Cremuel in the book to remind us).
@Candice Lynn Would think to put him in his place-as the mispronunciation of one's name both irritates and offends, but not Cromwell in this case. He doesn't give a fuck. To put it crudely.
It's directly from the book; she was educated in France, so IIRC she was more accustomed to speaking French than English. I think it's supposed to be a deliberately silly affectation that she later drops once they warm to each other.
Those that knew her said she could pass as a French born woman. She spent a few years as one of Queen Claude’s Ladies in Waiting. She is pronouncing his name in the French manner.
Obvious Troll Here. Same thing with old spanish don Quijote for example,The original one is almost unreadable for a normal person,interesting how just 5 centuries change a language
There are videos of Shakespeare in (experts' best guess at) the original pronunciation if you want to hear an audio version. th-cam.com/video/qYiYd9RcK5M/w-d-xo.html for "to be or not to be". It's less Patrick Stewart/Ian McKellen and closer to a stereotypical "Ya-harr, matey" pirate accent (which sort of makes sense; Blackbeard was only a century or so after Shakespeare, so the language hadn't changed all that much).
A bit like Boston Irish. Anthony Burgess, who knew the phonetics of Tudor English, once did some readings of Shakespeare using the original pronunciation before a very WASP crowd at an Ivy League university, and caused outrage. The audience refused to believe that Shakespeare didn't talk like Laurence Olivier.
Anne’s age is not known for sure and is recorded as having been within a range of years. Had at been a spinster and a burden on her family at the time that relations with the king being discussed? If she had not miscarried, then she might have died in childbirth like other women of the day. The king would’ve wanted a clean break with no living wife and needed her to move on to the next life before startling with a new marriage. Not to mention the trauma from the War of the Roses in the need for a male heir. Henry’s decision to have Anne executed might not seem so harsh considering their era and circumstances.
If it wasn’t for this one woman, a Reformist, the true Protestant church would never have started in England and America never founded on religious freedom. She fulfilled her purpose for the ages.
@@AmandaFromWisconsin The Pilgrims came over here for religious freedom first. Followed by Lutheran Reformers and Quakers. They were escaping the Catholic Church and the burning alive of heretics. Not exactly their finest moment.
I suppose you would say that about the Protestants who expelled monks and nuns from their monasteries and the Puritans who executed and exiled Catholics?
@@Welhem5492 I think she says "vous êtes gentil, eh?" which, like Isaac above said, means "you are kind, eh?" What you said, as far as my very poor French goes, makes no sense, because "ton" and "tien" mean "your/yours", so your translation would be smth like "you are your yours" which I'm not quite sure is correct 😂
@@henryviii2091 Right , I accept your Suggestion, because in the novel Anne has said „vous etes gentil ....., Mais je J'ai entendu qu'elle a dit „vous êtes ton tiens“ , ou „ vous etes (Avec) ton tiens?
@@Welhem5492 Are you French, or a fluent French speaker at least? I am not, but from my knowledge "vous etes ton tiens" makes absolutely no sense. Also, you first wrote "tien", which "le tien" means "yours", and then you said "tiens" (with an "s" at the end) which means "hold" in second person singular imperative, or "tu tiens" which means "you hold". I might be the one who makes the confusion tho, that's why I asked if you are fluent or native in French.
Obvious Troll Here. How exactly did she cross Henry? By not giving him a son, which after all, was completely out of her control? Wolf Hall is revisionist crap, so don’t buy into the story that Cromwell was a saint. I think everyone, even Katherine, in this sordid tale, are all motivated by greed, power, status, and winning over their enemies. No one is totally innocent or pure. However, neither Katherine nor Anne deserved the cruel way they were treated by Henry. Cromwell, on the other hand, had it coming.
@@joshcain1032 He being a man makes it different already. That is pretty obvious. There was a big difference between how much power a women and a men could achieve and hold back then. Katherine and Anne had way less control of their fates than Cromwell did.
@@thc1597 Normally, that might be the case. But in this situation it's different. Cromwell and Anne get their power from the same person: Henry. Whoever is higher in his notoriously fickle favour has the most power. They both understand this, and they both understand the consequences of losing his favour. In the books, Cromwell realises this after Henry's jousting accident, when everyone thinks he's dead, and he realises that he is utterly dependent on Henry for his power and his safety. So whilst normally, as a man, Cromwell would have more power than Anne, as a commoner he lacks the powerful family to suppport him. Thus both he and Anne have little control over their fates, which they have placed entirely in the hands of Henry VIII.
@@joshcain1032 Very well said! People often forget as well that a noble woman would have unquestionably had more power than a common man as a rule, regardless of gender imbalances within social class. Class distinctions were far stronger and more unequal than gender distinctions in most historical periods, at least according to the research I have done.
Nope ... modern accents and modern looks and this great story is lost to the wind... don’t believe ‘you have 5 minutes’ was much used in those days... if ever
Claire Foy’s voice,accent and acting + Natalie Portman’s face = perfect accurate portrayal of Anne. Natalie Dormer played Anne great as a character, but not a historically accurate one.
The acting is excellent, but boy are the costumes terrible. Why is Anne's gown so loose and wrinkly around the bustle? Not to mention the fabric, which is supposed to be much more heavily embroidered. Historical inaccuracy can be a way to harmonize with the tone of the story and help convey a message (like in 2006 Marie Antoinette), but here it just looks cheap.
I think the reason Anne's gowns fit oddly in the front was that Claire Foy was pregnant during filming, and that messed up the fittings on the bodice. None of the other female characters have similar issues with their costumes.
I agree. In the novel Cromwell is portrayed as a man who would beat your brains out against a wall if that was what he needed to do; but would use his intellect to trap you first. This portrayal seems essentially weak and the actor seems physically small against what I would expect from a man of his background.
There’s a fabulous biography on Cromwell that blows away a lot of the usual misinformation about him. It’s by John Schofield. “The rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell”
If l was in the King's Graces, I wouldn't have been as confident as Queen Anne Boleyn was, l'd be down-right scared because there's just to much pressure on Monarchy these Days and to me, Everyone should leave the Royal Family alone, l'm talking for both the Past, Present, and Future Monarchs of every Country, LEAVE THEM ALONE!!
Hmm, it did said that she's a loving and kind woman. Even won't hesitate to step in if someone in dire situation. Although it is true that she is ruthless, but only to those she considered her enemies. She even have a lot of people hated her and wanted to bring her down. I'm not a historian and political genius. This is the Royal Court so of course you had your guards up in case of ambush.
Not sure, at court one had to choose ones words carefully. Americans nowadays habitually engage their mouths before putting their brains in gear. That habit may be a function of time and place, ours being quite different from theirs.
@@tonygumbrell22 like your not putting your brain in gear by insulting an entire nation of 329 million people because I said the show was boring. Take your anti American hate and be a good communist and tell someone else how to act and think.
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To be frank, Claire's portrayal of Anne, in my opinion, was hands down the best I have ever seen. Physically she seems on point with how history describes her, but the way she nails the mannerisms gives me goosebumps. She is exactly how I would have expected Anne to act, haughty, witty, bright, yet irritable. She did a spectacular job and I truly wished we could have seen more of her in the show.
stop trying to be Frank. You will NEVER replace him
I really like Claire Foy, I think she’s a very talented actress. But somehow she lacked something as Anne; some particular charm or charisma. I just can’t see Claire’s Anne as being a woman for whom Henry would break with Rome and tear his own country apart.
Claire Foy was born to play queens.
True, but she could probably play Staten Island or the Bronx just as well.
Please don't chop my head off for the bad pun, just trying to survive a quarantine here...
@@bronxbearbud272 What About Brooklyn.
@@bronxbearbud272 no need to apologise, that's top level punning my friend!
Same with nat
@@derk3933 how did u even come to that conclusion... BOTH WERE and ARE queen's of england...like anne boleyn was the first queen consort to be executed... thats why her death was so shocking... not to mention Elizabeth's uncle abdicated the crown which meant it then fell to his brother who was king through out the second world war making elizabeth ii a princess in her own right and after her father died she was crowned queen of england... so make it make sense...
"Otherwise I can see you're really busy" is such a well-delivered burn.
And Anne killed the fire with coolly watering out her French comeback. "What do you know of how I spend my time?" She's tired of the Cardinal's unsuccessful attempts and excuses as is King Henry. Her eyes demand the results right now. She's already beating Cromwell down. But Cromwell will not back down.
The way Anne sits, she feels she's already the new wife and the Queen. Ryan and Claire make a great duo in this scene.
@@davidnoble544 Yeah but Cromwell was still right though David. As queen Anne really had nothing of importance to do and all she ever really did was lounge around with her ladies.
@@xyPERSON I don't disagree, Ian. I know that Cromwell had the courage to be right. But he couldn't make another comeback right there. Anne as much as she lounged around was really aggressive in her replies. But Cromwell was assertive in his replies and as you say right. He was very rational in his points.
Exquisite acting. Subtle underplaying of intense emotion. Every look, intonation, glance, turn of the eyes conveying eloquent human drama.
This.
she is a great actress, but the dog isn't. Looking at the camera, bad acting dog, tighten up !
@@eolsunder 😂
The look on contempt on her face for Cromwell never leaves her throughout the whole show.
resting Claire face
my dad made a lot of the props for wolf hall including the quills
ask your dad if he wants to adopt me
Wow.. He did a great job❤
Wow so cool!
Did a fucking awesome job
Ooh awesome
No one has portrayed Anne Boleyn more convincingly than Claire Foy IMO. The interspersed French comments were a nice touch considering Anne had spent years at the French court. Mark Rylance was superb as Thomas Cromwell. The actress who played Mary Boleyn was wonderful -- she always has this conspiratorial dynamic including significant looks, smiles, etc., with Cromwell.
Charity Wakefield played Mary Boleyn, as you say she made a wonderful job of it.
Natalie dormem
@@amcmenemy5647 Thank you. I will have to look her up on IMDB.
I think she should have worn brown contacts as Anne’s dark eyes were one of her best features she had beautiful eyes
I fully agree. I have watched every TV show and documentary I can think of on the Tudors and not one actress came close. She is as close to the real thing as I think we shall ever see.
Mary Boleyn surprised me the most. She seems like a charming, witty (and a little bit rebellious) woman. There isn't much evidence about how she really was like, her personality, yet I liked how they portrayed her.
She also had the last laugh.
Long and happy life..her descendants became big time Elizabeth I courtiers
The way he looks at her in the beginning is as if to let her know, “Henry may be infatuated with you. I’m not.”
I love how this show included Anne’s lapdog, Purkoy 🥺
WOLF HALL DELIGHTFUL SIDE CHARACTER RANKINGS
1.) Chapyus
2.) Purkoy
3.) Everyone else
Why in french
do we know what happen to the dog
@@JR47846 It fell from a window to it's death if I recall.. poor thing.
Cremuel
I like how the dog kept looking at the camera
I love how she turns on the Frenchness to try to stunt on Cromwell and he remains unbothered lmao
he doesn't reveal his fluency in front of others. it's a master play that people often forget can be a form of protection long term. The ladies in waiting could easily begin rumors that he speaks in French to Ann which could be contorted to a form of conspiracy.
@@mgb5170Most noblemen and women spoke French in those days. Cromwell speaking French with the queen would hardly have been notable.
@@heatherstockard721well in Cromwell’s case it would’ve been a lot more surprising he had fluency in French (amongst others) since he wasn’t born noble after all
@francesca9423 I think it was due to him being briefly a mercenary in France in his younger days that he learned the language. He had also been at the service for a wealthy merchant in Italy. He certainly was no ordinary common man....
@@markiec8914 that's in the first book but is it in the series too? They'd have had to have gotten a young actor for such scenes though
I love Mary Boleyn's laugh.
The actor who portraits Thomas Cromwell was also playing Anne's (Natalie Portman) father Thomas Boleyn in Another Boleyn Girl
god i KNEW he looked familiar!!
Mark Rylance must be one of the best actors ever. To command your attention while doing and saying so little - he is utterly hypnotic as Cromwell in Wolf Hall 👍
Elizabeth Bower who Commented some months after you beg to differ. I’m with you.
Have you seen him in 12th night played at the Globe with Stephen Fry ? Rylance is brilliant
He played Thomas Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl.
@@MercurialRed9 that was my first thought as well
I think that the Actress Claire Foy, is a very pretty and very good Actress.
i am fascinated by Cromwell , I think he was unique and clever !
I love how she says Cromwell
She looks so gorgeous here! Well she looks beautiful in general, but the way she carries herself is lovely. Plus the way she speaks French and says master Cromwell! ❤️
What to expect from a BBC produced series? Flawless and pleasant to watch. Good job!
"you simple" ? I don't know, I hardly know you !
0:12. Dog looks at camera. “I did good Mr. Director?”
So cute
Omg they got Anne's dog's name right. A gift from Lady Lyle
Lisle ?
“Good man if he can find them” DAMN BOY!!
Anne's mistake was thinking Henry would treat her better than Catherine of Aragon.
Cromwell's mistake was think Henry would treat him better than Wolseley.
Did he just straight up say she had no breasts? 😂😂
@Obvious Troll Here. i didnt know that, thanks.
the description of her included the words, chest not much raised
@@julieblackstock8650 thanks!!! ☺
Natalie Dormer.
@@asgharabbas2193 Bit random....
Ava Gardner
Out of all the actresses who have portrayed Anne Boleyn I must admit that Claire Foy is the most beautiful.
Well it is always in the eye of the beholder, but to me Natalie Dormer is the ultimate and most beautiful Anne
Head and shoulders above the rest. ;-)
Natalie, Genevieve, and Merle were gorgeous as Anne.
@@LyricalXilence Agreed
Genevieve the most beautiful, Natalie Dormer most sexy, but Claire Foy maybe the most accurate Anne potrayal
I feel like Claire’s Anne Boleyn is the most accurately portrayed
Natalie Dormer would like a word..
@@infinitive7654 Natalie was great but I feel like she was way to bitchy and exaggerated at one point. It was less of a historical series and more of a drama-romance so that allowed her to play with the character and that’s why I think she captured Anne’s wit and cockyness but she’s not the most accurate. The execution scene was the best in the Tudors though, and Natalie was magnificent indeed
No she actually isn't. They take away every good thing about her personality and make her a bitch. Nothing of the charming, vivacious, intelligent Anne she was.The only worse portrayal than this one is the Natalie Portman one. If you wanna a good portrayal there is Anne of the thousand days
I dont agree because even though AB was harsh I dont think she was harsh all the time. Sometimes she would have to have been fun and feminine or H8 would not have been so in love
@@derk3933 sassy French accent to mock him, I loved that
She nailed the French .
Cromwell’s blank stare is great. He understands French (in fact, he understands several other languages, to other characters’ cost), and he is supremely unimpressed.
@@professorbutters Everybody at court in those days who had a hint of education would have spoken French.
Que savez vous de la façon dont j'occupe mon temps.
@@professorbutters he probably spoke Latin and maybe whatever language the Holy Roman Emperor spoke at the time as well
The Jane Seymour cameo is mindblowing
One has to love the automatic subtitles for naming him "Master Criminal"
I realize most good actors can do accents but few are as perfect as Claire does in this role. Not only is her accent PERFECT, but to speak in French too. If u told me she was born in France, I'd totally believe u (she's British!) Please tell me she won several awards for this
Good man if he can find them
An excellent introduction scene between these two historical figures.
Elizabeth what are you doing here?
BackToMe well haha at the end Elizabeth is in certain way Boleyn's descendant
@@jorgesolano8934 well no queen Elizabeth has Henry VII's blood directly and Henry VIII's blood, but not anne's, anne's bloodline stopped with Elizabeth 1st
@@nihal.k2411 sorry, not descendant, I meant relative, she is her relative
Nihal .k They are still related from Mary Boleyn’s line.
The bows in this production are interesting. People in this era didn't do the low obsequious bows you see in the movies. In dances such as the pavane and basse danse, this was called the "reverence" and was done with one foot going back slightly followed by a slight bend of the knees and maybe a hint of the head lowering, as you see here done by Mr. Rilance.
"Mostair Khrremouell." That's one way of putting it. 🙃
Mark Rylance gives us a remarkably intelligent and sympathetic Cromwell, who carefully climbs the greasy pole in a diabolical, Machiavellian world of machinations. He cautiously serves corrupt, great power for huge stakes to, in the end, meet the same fate as others whose end he engineered, though his loyalty to his benefactors was true.
Didn’t Henry later say he regretted having him killed? But blamed it on others.
@@mollykeane2571I believe he was supposed to have said something like that to the King of France. The Protestant Reformation was a drastic change, and for a King quite risky, he feared plots as much as those around him may have feared him. He sacrificed Cromwell to appease the nobility and those still holding out for Church of Rome. He spared Cranmer to continue with the Reformation. I think there was no turning back for the Henry, but he wanted to keep the radicals in check.
And Machiavelli was from about same time period as Henry and guessed so well how the politics works
I love this scene for so many reasons.
Wolf Hall is a great series !
Lot of humor in this show
He not only meets Anne Boleyn, but also her sister Mary and Jane Seymour, the third wife and queen of Henry VIII. She's the Lady in waiting sent by Anne to fetch Mary.
Best Anne Boleyn- smart, haughty and human.
Love everything about this series. Rylance was excellent as Cromwell..
And shall be again! New series coming soon!
'Good man if he can find them.' Ouch.
Three women who Henry had in his bed at one time or another. No wonder the Pope would not grant his annulment. Claire and Mark own this drama totally.
I suspect pressure from Charles V, Catherine's nephew, played a big part in Pope Clement's decision as well. Papal morality could often be fluid, but he couldn't afford to annoy Charles, and Charles was not willing to accept his aunt being set aside.
Cromwell had those ladies in waiting wetter than October by the time he left
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Very good!! 👏❤
I adored every single second of this series. I can’t wait for “The Mirror and the Light”! Don’t tell me how it ends. 🙃😂
Hopefully after they have finished with Poldark they can get on with some new episodes, its been more than three years?!
It has not been published yet.
I've heard he married the Lady (former Princess) Mary and in time was crowned Prince Consort.
Do you lot know nothing of history?
I loved the series, loved Cromwell but I’ll skip the last one.
@@joemdee it was a joke sir. Jeeeez.
Poor Purkoy, met a grisly end just like his Mistress.
Like what ?
Francis Bryan broke his neck. Yeah, I knew the guy was a jerk (they didn’t call him “the Vicar of the Devil” for nothing), but killing an innocent animal is beyond the pale.
@@jenniferclark9842 I'm curious - where did the info come from? Genuinely asking, since all the records I've found say that Purkoy died in a fall. Francis Bryan was his previous owner, who seems to have been fond of him. I'm willing to believe it of Bryan, who was a jerk, but I can't find the source. Thanks.
Claire Foy of the northern "one" love it xx
Have Mark Rylance and Stephen Dillane ever been in the same room?
Freeeeench * - *
i couldn’t stop saying master creumuel to myself for 2 days because of this scene
I despise the way she pronounces that.
“Good man if he can find them” - ugh !
Claire foy is great but i never disliked handheld more than in this series. Is it too wide angle?
My one issue with Claire Foy as Anne is that her eyes are blue. Anne Boleyn’s eyes were famously described as “dark and flashing”. Other than that, she played the part perfectly.
she plays the best Anne and I love Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell
Check out the movie Ann of a Thousand Days.
@@janebeatty9472 seen it, still prefer Claire
I think the way she says Cromwell is the sexist thing l have ever heard.
Personally, I'm more interested in the sister. Her laugh at the end of the clip.
Agreed, also a subtle put down, as if to say, I am so refined, I speak French, and I will not deign to properly pronounce your name. Plus Anne was so smart....she knew he was a polyglot and she is flattering him also. Seductive, manipulative, brilliant and desperate Anne....Foy captured her perfectly.
Karen Katz She really did. Perfect more realistic portrayal. Not the girl everyone loves and sympathizes with from the Tudors, and yet not a total shrew either. I believe the real Anne was that combination as well.
I came here just to hear her say it !!! OMG
Mark Rylance ... wow!
What happened in the wardrobe department when it came to Anne’s French hood? That looks like a squashed hairband.
bloody hell that's one large handbag he is carrying
That's a Satchel.
Why do I consistently have a "thing" for women who portray Anne Boleyn?
They're usually good looking
Strange: her French (& French inflections on his name) are fluent. And her dog (IRL too) is named Pourquoi. Yet at 0:01 she yells "PerKOYYY" like a Chicago native.
The dog wasn't actually called Pourquoi, the name just derived from that word.
No one:
Anne Boleyn: **her pronounces Cromwell like that**
How did it get from "Cromwell" to "Cremwen"?
2:26 wone...
Can someone please translate for me what Anne Boleyn said in in the beginning.
I'm out of the loop. Has there been a second Series/Season yet?
Not yet. They are waiting for Hilary Mantel's next book in the series to come out "The Mirror and the Light"
Alright, thanks. More than enough time to rewatch.
Where can I watch the full series
Amazon Prime.
Anne Boleyn has a Accent when she says Cromwell's name
Does anyone know why that is?
Anne was educated in France for many years, and had a reputation at court for her French manners. She is pronouncing his name in a French accent just to be slightly condescending. How would you feel if someone refused to pronounce your name properly? I'd be kind of pissed off.
@@filipzawistowski8552 also to rub his low birth in his face. French was the language of sophistication. The last vestige of Norman hauteur and the beginning of French as a pan-European language.
Anne’s father was the English diplomat to the Burgundians for several years, and Anne spoke French like a native since she grew up there
0:11 I know that look.
Can anyone explain why Anne insisted on using the French inflection on Cromwell?
Probably to impress him.
In the book it’s implied that she puts on a French accent having spent her time at the much more fashionable French court. I got the impression this was how she always spoke but here she uses it only on Cromwell (spelt Cremuel in the book to remind us).
@Candice Lynn Would think to put him in his place-as the mispronunciation of one's name both irritates and offends, but not Cromwell in this case. He doesn't give a fuck. To put it crudely.
She was being snitty. Obviously.
Does Wolf Hall has only 6 episodes and how many seasons👑does anybody know?
Only a single season. I believe the Covid situation, among other things, has delayed a second season.
Anne bloyen sign your name on
Claire who died as Anne Boleyn took a rebirth in name of her daughter Elizabeth
What does Anne say before she mentions Cromwell's name?
That's what I want to know.
I think it's "Vous etes gentile" or "You are kind" -- but it's been 30 years since I studied french.
You're nice, aren't you? Translated figuratively.
Why does she pronounce his name like that?
It's directly from the book; she was educated in France, so IIRC she was more accustomed to speaking French than English. I think it's supposed to be a deliberately silly affectation that she later drops once they warm to each other.
@@KingdomEnfilade Pretty sure she calls him that all the way to the end. In the series at least, I haven't read the book.
Those that knew her said she could pass as a French born woman. She spent a few years as one of Queen Claude’s Ladies in Waiting. She is pronouncing his name in the French manner.
What did English in the 16th century really sound like?
Obvious Troll Here. Same thing with old spanish don Quijote for example,The original one is almost unreadable for a normal person,interesting how just 5 centuries change a language
There are videos of Shakespeare in (experts' best guess at) the original pronunciation if you want to hear an audio version. th-cam.com/video/qYiYd9RcK5M/w-d-xo.html for "to be or not to be". It's less Patrick Stewart/Ian McKellen and closer to a stereotypical "Ya-harr, matey" pirate accent (which sort of makes sense; Blackbeard was only a century or so after Shakespeare, so the language hadn't changed all that much).
That's a very good question 😉.
Like a drunken Cornishman.
A bit like Boston Irish. Anthony Burgess, who knew the phonetics of Tudor English, once did some readings of Shakespeare using the original pronunciation before a very WASP crowd at an Ivy League university, and caused outrage. The audience refused to believe that Shakespeare didn't talk like Laurence Olivier.
Dude who plays cromwell looks familiar
He played Anne Boleyn father in The Other Boleyn.
Sir Mark Rylance
Imagine not changing the amount of likes from 999 to 1k 😵🙄🙀
Anne’s age is not known for sure and is recorded as having been within a range of years. Had at been a spinster and a burden on her family at the time that relations with the king being discussed? If she had not miscarried, then she might have died in childbirth like other women of the day. The king would’ve wanted a clean break with no living wife and needed her to move on to the next life before startling with a new marriage. Not to mention the trauma from the War of the Roses in the need for a male heir. Henry’s decision to have Anne executed might not seem so harsh considering their era and circumstances.
If it wasn’t for this one woman, a Reformist, the true Protestant church would never have started in England and America never founded on religious freedom. She fulfilled her purpose for the ages.
I’m American and I was raised Roman Catholic. 😀
@@AmandaFromWisconsin The Pilgrims came over here for religious freedom first. Followed by Lutheran Reformers and Quakers. They were escaping the Catholic Church and the burning alive of heretics. Not exactly their finest moment.
@@AmandaFromWisconsin Freedom of religion is a Protestant concept
@@AmandaFromWisconsinu and so many others lmao doesn’t change the fact that america was essentially founded on protestantism
I suppose you would say that about the Protestants who expelled monks and nuns from their monasteries and the Puritans who executed and exiled Catholics?
What does Anne say at 34" in french?
"You are kind, eh? So..." (I think)
Vous été ton tien ? Alors . master Cromwell, You are ???? Okay master Cromwell
@@Welhem5492 I think she says "vous êtes gentil, eh?" which, like Isaac above said, means "you are kind, eh?" What you said, as far as my very poor French goes, makes no sense, because "ton" and "tien" mean "your/yours", so your translation would be smth like "you are your yours" which I'm not quite sure is correct 😂
@@henryviii2091 Right , I accept your Suggestion, because in the novel Anne has said „vous etes gentil ....., Mais je J'ai entendu qu'elle a dit „vous êtes ton tiens“ , ou „ vous etes (Avec) ton tiens?
@@Welhem5492 Are you French, or a fluent French speaker at least? I am not, but from my knowledge "vous etes ton tiens" makes absolutely no sense. Also, you first wrote "tien", which "le tien" means "yours", and then you said "tiens" (with an "s" at the end) which means "hold" in second person singular imperative, or "tu tiens" which means "you hold". I might be the one who makes the confusion tho, that's why I asked if you are fluent or native in French.
She shouldnt have crossed master cremeul,silly girl
Obvious Troll Here. How exactly did she cross Henry? By not giving him a son, which after all, was completely out of her control? Wolf Hall is revisionist crap, so don’t buy into the story that Cromwell was a saint. I think everyone, even Katherine, in this sordid tale, are all motivated by greed, power, status, and winning over their enemies. No one is totally innocent or pure. However, neither Katherine nor Anne deserved the cruel way they were treated by Henry. Cromwell, on the other hand, had it coming.
@@graphiquejack What makes Cromwell different from those two? Apart from the fact that he's a man?
@@joshcain1032 He being a man makes it different already. That is pretty obvious. There was a big difference between how much power a women and a men could achieve and hold back then. Katherine and Anne had way less control of their fates than Cromwell did.
@@thc1597 Normally, that might be the case. But in this situation it's different. Cromwell and Anne get their power from the same person: Henry. Whoever is higher in his notoriously fickle favour has the most power. They both understand this, and they both understand the consequences of losing his favour. In the books, Cromwell realises this after Henry's jousting accident, when everyone thinks he's dead, and he realises that he is utterly dependent on Henry for his power and his safety. So whilst normally, as a man, Cromwell would have more power than Anne, as a commoner he lacks the powerful family to suppport him. Thus both he and Anne have little control over their fates, which they have placed entirely in the hands of Henry VIII.
@@joshcain1032 Very well said! People often forget as well that a noble woman would have unquestionably had more power than a common man as a rule, regardless of gender imbalances within social class. Class distinctions were far stronger and more unequal than gender distinctions in most historical periods, at least according to the research I have done.
Juan-Well
Nope ... modern accents and modern looks and this great story is lost to the wind... don’t believe ‘you have 5 minutes’ was much used in those days... if ever
Well you write your own script with perfectly accurate dialogue.
No offense to Rylance, but I still can't see him as Cromwell.
Anne Bolyen really was vile, but Claire Foy is an amazing actress
Was he not responsible for her downfall ? It’s just he looked sympathetic towards her during her execution.
Because deep down he knew she was innocent of the charges.
CromWeLL
Wow, Little Dorrit, so differrent... she is good actress, but i love her as Little Dorrit
Claire Foy’s voice,accent and acting + Natalie Portman’s face = perfect accurate portrayal of Anne. Natalie Dormer played Anne great as a character, but not a historically accurate one.
The acting is excellent, but boy are the costumes terrible. Why is Anne's gown so loose and wrinkly around the bustle? Not to mention the fabric, which is supposed to be much more heavily embroidered. Historical inaccuracy can be a way to harmonize with the tone of the story and help convey a message (like in 2006 Marie Antoinette), but here it just looks cheap.
I think the reason Anne's gowns fit oddly in the front was that Claire Foy was pregnant during filming, and that messed up the fittings on the bodice. None of the other female characters have similar issues with their costumes.
If this is an adaptation of the Hilary Mantel novels, this actor doesn't reflect that Thomas Cromwell at all.
I agree. In the novel Cromwell is portrayed as a man who would beat your brains out against a wall if that was what he needed to do; but would use his intellect to trap you first. This portrayal seems essentially weak and the actor seems physically small against what I would expect from a man of his background.
There’s a fabulous biography on Cromwell that blows away a lot of the usual misinformation about him. It’s by John Schofield. “The rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell”
If l was in the King's Graces, I wouldn't have been as confident as Queen Anne Boleyn was, l'd be down-right scared because there's just to much pressure on Monarchy these Days and to me, Everyone should leave the Royal Family alone, l'm talking for both the Past, Present, and Future Monarchs of every Country, LEAVE THEM ALONE!!
Pride does indeed goeth before a fall.
Hmm, it did said that she's a loving and kind woman. Even won't hesitate to step in if someone in dire situation. Although it is true that she is ruthless, but only to those she considered her enemies. She even have a lot of people hated her and wanted to bring her down.
I'm not a historian and political genius. This is the Royal Court so of course you had your guards up in case of ambush.
Wish they’d found a more believable Anne. She was black haired and of darker or “olive” skin, while Claire looks completely Irish.
Eveything about this show is too slow and lingering. People do not pause in their speech like this in real life....1500 or not.
Not sure, at court one had to choose ones words carefully. Americans nowadays habitually engage their mouths before putting their brains in gear. That habit may be a function of time and place, ours being quite different from theirs.
@@tonygumbrell22 like your not putting your brain in gear by insulting an entire nation of 329 million people because I said the show was boring. Take your anti American hate and be a good communist and tell someone else how to act and think.
A shame that covid probably killed the second series of this show.
That and Kate Phillips (the Actress Playing Jane Seymour in this) is probably preocupied with Leading the Show 'Miss Scarlet and The Duke'.