no, is this it? this is the end of the unholy trinity?
that's henry percy. heir to the duke of northumberland. richest landowner in england.
but don't get your hopes up. he is already betrothed.
it would be a great honour, sir.
not noticed her? jane parker? of course i have. how could i not? she looks like a goat.
ugh. well say you haven't seen me. or that you forgot.
anne? you know she took being upstaged by you very badly.
and no amount of interventions on my behalf would make her believe you hadn't done it intentionally.
i know.
t's anne.
he's married henry percy!
in secret. without telling anyone!
tailing off) you don't look pleased.
it would make her the future duchess of northumberland. our sister!
what?
mary! wait! come back!
jane parker?
but must i actually. marry her?
yes, sir.
i suppose they felt three years of exile was punishment enough.
they just want to protect you. leave nothing to chance.
don't worry. she's had three years to forgive you. and she's not going to risk being sent away again. she'll do as she's told, i'm sure. besides, the most important thing is.
the three of us will be together again.
oh, yes. each has her own, quite distinct virtues. mary for example.
anne? well, she's strong. some might say `difficult'.
but with it comes great passion, too. it's both the best and the worst thing about her. a beat) there are no half measures with anne.
oh, no. i'm certain mary is the right choice. you will have a serene, happy, life with her. the risk is with anne, it might be like being caught in a wild summer storm.
he's on his way.
just imagine. it it's a boy. the unholy trinity will be mother, uncle and aunt to the next king of england.
the king will have to move swiftly to silence his enemies. he will claim innocence. that he was corrupted. anne will swiftly be replaced as queen, by someone more `acceptable'. and we boleyns will never be able to show our faces at court again.
ike the wise william stafford.
you didn't know? sold up and went. left for the country. just like that. gone to live in some place called.
where he grew up, apparently. did you know he came from a better stable than all of us? his grandmother was a beaufort, cousin to the king. and he never mentioned it. who'd have guessed?
but that would be treason.
what? horrified) no!