(to Thomas More) An important question, whether it is better for a king to be feared or loved

(to Queen Katherine) You are my wife. You are not my minister, you are not my chancellor, but my wife!

(to a Royal Scribe writing a letter to King Francis of France) My dearest royal cousin. No, make that my beloved cousin. We send you our love. We love you so much it would be impossible to love you... more

Henry VIII: "Tell me about King Francis, Sir Thomas".
Thomas Boleyn: "He's 23 years old".
Henry VIII: "Is he tall?"
Thomas Boleyn: "Yes. But ill... more

[to Anne Boleyn] Your neck, I love your neck.

So you were a fucking virgin! That isn't the point!

You must know I desire you with all my heart.

(to Cardinal Wolsey) I want a divorce, and you will get one for me.

My father was a careful man, a shrewd man, a businessman. He left me a great deal of money, Your Eminence. I intend to spend it.

King Henry VIII: Mister Wyatt.
Thomas Wyatt: Your Majesty.
King Henry VIII: I hear you're a poet.
Thomas Wyatt: I write poems, I don't know how to be "a poet".
King Henry VIII: I've read... more