Carry on Henry VIII (1971)

Comedy, Romance /
6.2/10

Carry on Henry VIII Storyline

This film is based on a recently discovered manuscript by one William Cobbler, which reveals that Henry VIII did in fact have two more wives. Although it was first thought that Cromwell originated the story, it is now known to be all Cobbler’s… from beginning to end.Henry VIII (Sid James) has his wife (Patsy Rowlands) beheaded and quickly marries Marie of Normandy (Joan Sims). Thomas Cromwell (Kenneth Williams) is the chancellor of England & is close to the King. This union was organized at the behest of bumbling Cardinal Wolsey (Terry Scott) as Marie is cousin of King Francis I of France. Henry’s wedding night ardor dies when he finds she reeks of garlic, but she refuses to stop eating it. Marie gets frustrated and soon receives amorous advances from Sir Roger De Lodgerley (Charles Hawtrey who, while still in his camp persona, is playing against type as a ladies man). Lodgerley has sexual relations with Marie in Henry’s absence Henry wants to be rid of Marie as soon as possible, but Cromwell advises Henry that England cannot afford a war with France & hence he should act with caution.Henry is keen to be rid of Marie, as he has met the lovely Bettina (Barbara Windsor, in her favorite Carry On role). Bettina is the daughter of the Earl of Bristol (Peter Butterworth, in a one scene cameo), a punning reference to Bristols. Thomas Cromwell (Kenneth Williams) assists in ousting Marie by organizing Lord Hampton of Wick (Kenneth Connor) to kidnap the King in a staged plot. Cromwell and Lord Hampton also secretly plot to bring the King to harm as part of this escapade (they both had been planning to rid England of Henry for several years), but the false kidnapping fails as Queen Marie fights off the kidnappers all by herselfHenry tries to get an annulment of his wedding from the Vatican, but the pope demands 5,000 pieces of gold through this emissary. This demand is conveyed to Wolsey, who in turn asks for 10,000 pieces of Gold from Cromwell (hoping to make 5,000 pieces of gold for himself through the transaction). In turn Cromwell asks for 20,000 gold pieces from the King to secure the divorce. Henry doesn’t have that kind of money, so Cromwell advises him to add a sex enjoyment tax to gather revenues.3 months go by & Marie grows frustrated. She tries to convince Cromwell to have sex with her & promises him the throne the England if he was to help her get rid of Henry by means of an accident. But she faints & it turns out she is preggers due to her dalliances with Lodgerley. Henry seizes on Marie’s infidelity with De Lodgerley to be free of her; all he needs is a confession from De Lodgerley. He orders Cromwell to extract a confession using any means necessary. Henry then is approached by the French ambassador who says that King Francis will present 50,000 gold coins to Henry upon the birth of the child.This leads to a running joke in the torture chamber as Henry keeps changing his mind about the confession due to political necessities, requiring multiple changes and retractions of the original confession. Henry makes Bettina the Lady in waiting & transfers her to the palace to have sex with her. But Bettina spends all of her time with the pregnant Marie & Henry still doesn’t get any. Henry is torn between the lust Bettina and the 50,000 gold coins & hence keeps oscillating between a confession & a retraction from Lodgerley.Henry finally gives in to his lust, gets the confession & marries Bettina. Meanwhile King Francis arrives with his army, & confronts Henry with the need to meet Marie, whom Henry had confined in the Tower of London. Henry sends Wosley to fetch Marie. In the meantime Francis walks up to the King’s bedchamber & finds Bettina. Bettina tells Francis that Marie is in the tower of London.Then news reaches the palace that Marie was killed in an attack on the tower of London. But the truth emerges that it was Lord Hampton who had rescued the queen to expose Henry. The Henry buys Lord Hampton’s silence in front of Francis by promising him a bounty of 10,000 gold crowns a year. Marie plays along when Henry punishes Lord Cromwell for accusing Marie of infidelity, when he produces the signed confession from De Lodgerley. Cromwell is sent to the tower of London. The matter is finally settled when Marie offers Bettina in marriage to Francis, which he accepts. Marie give birth to a boy who looks nothing like Henry. Henry pardons Cromwell and Wosley, when he sees the next maid of Marie, & summons the 2 for an instant divorce from Marie.

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Carry on Henry VIII Movie Reviews

A bawdy, Royal romp.

Carry on Henry rates as one of the best of the Carry on Films, they couldn’t really fail with this one. Henry VIII is still one of the most interesting and fascinating figures in British history, Sid James was one of our best loved Carry on actors, couple that with one of the best scripts and some rather good production values and you get this bawdy, funny Royal romp.

Some of the costumes wouldn’t have looked out of place in a BBC production of The Tudors, some really are exceptional, I suppose there wouldn’t have been quite so many heaving bosoms.

Lots of the carry on regulars are on good form, being the lead I think it’s fair to say the show is all about Sid, it’s one of his best performances. Charles Hawtrey is also at his best as Sir Roger de Lodgerley, his his dialogues with Kenneth Williams and his torture scenes are hilarious.

To issue, issue, all fall down.

Brilliant film 9/10

Henry VIII and the garlic munching Queen !!

This account of Henry VIII ‘s marital problems covers an area of history that isn’t in the history books, his marriage with garlic munching Marie de Normandy ( the excellent Joan Sims) and Queen Bettina ( the late great Barbara Windsor) has never been revealed untill now. This funny carry on romp also stars Kenneth Williams as Thomas Cromwell, and Terry Scott as cardinal wolsey, Charles Hawtrey as a knight (!) and lover of Queen Marie and Kenneth Connors. It’s bawdiness is quite frank, but its not overly crude and the one liners are well written and quipped by the Carry on team. It’s enjoyable from beginning to end – the sets and costumes come across authentic. The torture sequence with Hawtrey getting a stretch for a confession and the confession getting ripped up by Henry is hilarious.

Sid James: King of the Carry On.

Carry On Henry tells of Henry VIII’s other two wives, the ones that history forgot to mention: ample, French, garlic-munching Queen Marie (the delightful Joan Sims) and saucy blonde strumpet Queen Bettina (bubbly Barbara Windsor). When Henry (Sid James) finds it impossible to consummate his marriage to the former thanks to her terrible aroma, he seeks a quickie divorce and an even quicker marriage to the latter, but in doing so threatens to upset both the Vatican and the King of France.

Historically duplicitous and hysterically on the mark, this lively Tudor romp is hugely entertaining viewing thanks to a silly script that plays fast and loose with the facts (even throwing in fun anachronisms such as a breezy jazz rendition of Greensleeves, Guy Fawkes, and the guillotine), plenty of ribald innuendo, lots of heaving bosoms, and spirited performances from the Carry On regulars, with Sid James, in particular, excelling in the role of Henry, giving arguably the greatest (certainly the most memorable) cinematic portrayal of the formidable monarch.

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