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* From the same scene, Cromwell finally realizes why Helen didn't have her cap on and why Rafe was so disheveled and aggravated sixth months ago when Cromwell dragged her off to help Archbishop Cranmer's pregnant German wife.

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* From the same scene, Cromwell finally realizes why Helen didn't have her cap on and why Rafe was so disheveled and aggravated sixth months ago when Cromwell dragged her off to help Archbishop Cranmer's pregnant German wife.[[note]]For those who haven't worked it out they were... ahem... having the sexy times together.[[/note]]
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* When Stephen Gardiner runs into Cromwell newly hired by Wolsey, they snipe a little and Gardiner stalks off, saying "God bless you." Cromwell laughs at the insincerity and shouts "Thanks!" after him.

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* When Stephen Gardiner runs into Cromwell newly hired by Wolsey, they snipe a little running late, he insults Cromwell and Gardiner stalks off, saying "God bless you." Cromwell laughs at the insincerity and shouts "Thanks!" after him.
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* Cromwell only being able to give a casual "Oh" upon being told the king is dead.

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* Cromwell only being able to give a casual "Oh" upon being told the king is dead.dead.
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* At the mention of Henry kissing Anne Boleyn's breasts, Cromwell dryly remarks "Good man if he can find them". Anne's flat-chestedness compared to her sister Mary is a bit of a running gag.
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* Cardinal Wolsey's habit of making up outrageous stories about Cromwell's misbehavior, loudly accusing him of starting fights and complaining about the glazier's bill when visitors disbelieve Wolsey's tales about the lawyer who is to all appearances perfectly mild-mannered.

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* Cardinal Wolsey's habit of making up outrageous stories about Cromwell's misbehavior, loudly accusing him of starting fights and complaining about the glazier's bill when bill, to the incredulity of visitors disbelieve observing the apparently mild-mannered lawyer. Wolsey's tales about the lawyer who is to all appearances perfectly mild-mannered.even outlive him; years later Chapuys asks Cromwell if he was really raised by pirates. (Cromwell replies that pirates would have thrown him back.)



* From the same scene, Cromwell finally realizes why Helen didn't have her cap on and disheveled Rafe was so aggravated sixth months ago when Cromwell dragged her off to help Archbishop Cranmer's pregnant German wife.

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* From the same scene, Cromwell finally realizes why Helen didn't have her cap on and disheveled why Rafe was so disheveled and aggravated sixth months ago when Cromwell dragged her off to help Archbishop Cranmer's pregnant German wife.



* When he sees Elizabeth in the cradle, Cromwell thinks he's never seen an infant who looked so ready to take offense.

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* When he sees shown Elizabeth in the cradle, Cromwell thinks he's never seen an infant who looked so ready to take offense.

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* Norfolk speculates that Richard Riche was so wild in his youth because he's a PrettyBoy who nobody took seriously--slab-faced old bruisers like himself and Cromwell don't do things like that because nobody asks them to prove it.
-->'''Cromwell:''' We are the most pacific of men.



* The look on Stephen Gardiner's face when More breaks out the Latin to call Martin Luther's words shit and his mouth the "anus of the world." At dinner, no less.

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* The look on Stephen Gardiner's face when More breaks out the Latin to call Martin Luther's words shit and his mouth the "anus of the world." At dinner, no less.
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* The look on Stephen Gardiner's face when More breaks out the Latin to call Martin Luther's words shit and his mouth the "anus of the world." At dinner, no less.
--> '''Cromwell:''' What a pretty way you have with Latin.
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* When he sees Elizabeth in the cradle, Cromwell thinks he's never seen an infant who looked so ready to take offense.
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* The sentry at Kimbolton orders Cromwell to show his colors. Cromwell replies to let him in or he'll show his boot to the sentry's arse.[[note]]In the book, he says it in part to play up his reputation as lowborn ruffian.[[/note]]
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* From the same scene, Cromwell finally realizes why Helen didn't have her cap on and disheveled Rafe was so aggravated sixth months ago when Cromwell dragged her off to help Archbishop Cranmer's pregnant German wife.
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* Cromwell half-seriously thinks through an idea while Henry is bowling for gold in Calais--issue leather tokens to anyone who wants to play the King for money, force the winners to travel to England to redeem them, attach torturous paperwork and require a seal.

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* Cromwell half-seriously thinks through an idea while Henry is bowling for gold playing bowls against the French court in Calais--issue leather tokens to anyone who wants to play the King for money, force the winners to travel to England to redeem them, attach torturous paperwork and require a an expensive seal.




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* The Duke of Suffolk insists that the Poles and Courtenays must be severely punished and made an example of for conspiring with Elizabeth Barton and her prophesying against the King, but without being rude to them or upsetting them in any way because they're of such high pedigree and Cromwell has to respect that.



* The normally dour and reticent Cromwell strolling his property whistling and sharing anecdotes from his youth after sleeping with Johane. The story he tells his eager apprentices (who flock around him as soon as they realize he's actually going to say something about his past) is pretty funny in its own right: while in Italy, he and two friends cast a bronze statue and beat it up with hammers to make it look older, and sold it to a credulous cardinal as a relic from Christ's time.
* When Stephen Gardiner runs into Cromwell on the rise, they snipe a little and Gardiner stalks off, saying "God bless you." Cromwell laughs at the insincerity and shouts "Thanks!" after him.

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* The normally dour and reticent Cromwell strolling his property whistling and sharing anecdotes from his youth after sleeping with Johane. The story he tells his eager apprentices (who flock around him as soon as they realize he's actually going to say something about his past) is pretty funny in its own right: while in Italy, he and two friends cast a bronze statue and beat it up with hammers to make it look older, and sold it to a credulous cardinal as a relic from Christ's time.
the Emperor Augustus.
* When Stephen Gardiner runs into Cromwell on the rise, newly hired by Wolsey, they snipe a little and Gardiner stalks off, saying "God bless you." Cromwell laughs at the insincerity and shouts "Thanks!" after him.
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* Thinking back on the gossip of himself he overheard from Smeaton, Cromwell asks his cook Thurston if he looks like a murderer. He asks this question while innocently contemplating a knife that needs to be sharpened. Thurston takes a while to answer.
* Cromwell half-seriously thinks through an idea while Henry is bowling for gold in Calais--issue leather tokens to anyone who wants to play the King for money, force the winners to travel to England to redeem them, attach torturous paperwork and require a seal.

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* The Duke of Suffolk getting [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny totally sidetracked]] when Henry is sad to see the name of a childhood friend on a list of traitors and mentions a years-ago Christmas. Cromwell has to bow out of the room.

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* The Duke of Suffolk getting [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny totally sidetracked]] when Henry is sad to see the name of a childhood friend on a list of traitors and sadly mentions a years-ago Christmas. Christmas spent with one of the men now on the list of people conspiring with Elizabeth Barton. Cromwell has to bow out of the room.
room as they fall into reminiscing.
* Gregory's letters: he hopes his father is well, that everyone else is well, he is well, and now no more for time. In bad Latin.


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* When Cromwell and Henry Wykys travel to Antwerp to sort out Henry's business, Cromwell elects to stay with the wool merchants he'd met when he left England and puts Henry in the room with the family grandfathers, where they fall into the universal fellowship of old men's complaints: health problems and wives. (There is a son-in-law who translates dutifully. Even the anatomical terms.)


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* Cardinal Wolsey's habit of making up outrageous stories about Cromwell's misbehavior, loudly accusing him of starting fights and complaining about the glazier's bill when visitors disbelieve Wolsey's tales about the lawyer who is to all appearances perfectly mild-mannered.
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* In the above scene discussing the Poles' conspiracy with Elizabeth Barton, Suffolk turns away and swishes his cloak over his shoulder as he tries to make a point, attempting to look grand and nonchalant.

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* In the above scene discussing the Poles' conspiracy with Elizabeth Barton, Suffolk turns away and swishes his cloak over his shoulder as he tries to make a point, attempting in an attempt to look grand and nonchalant.nonchalant as he delivers what he clearly thinks is the last word--and Cromwell goes on talking anyway.
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* In the above scene discussing the Poles' conspiracy with Elizabeth Barton, Suffolk turns away and swishes his cloak over his shoulder as he tries to make a point, attempting to look grand and nonchalant.

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* The Duke of Suffolk getting [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny totally sidetracked]] when Henry is sad to see the name of a childhood friend on a list of traitors and mentions a years-ago Christmas. Cromwell has to bow out of the room.


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* Henry Wykys' way of rewarding Cromwell for restoring his business is to cheerfully suggest wedding his widowed daughter--it'd be convenient for everyone since she's saying she wants a new husband anyway. Henry is quite confused when Liz and Thomas decide to sit down and ''talk'' to each other before deciding, as though it's a strange habit of the young.

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* Henry's RhetoricalQuestionBlunder about Cromwell's opposition to war with France:
-->'''Henry:''' You think the king should huddle indoors like a sick girl?!\\
'''Cromwell:''' That would be ideal, for fiscal purposes.


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* Henry angrily confronts Cromwell over Cromwell's previous criticisms of the costly wars in France.
--> '''Henry:''' I captured the town of Thérouanne, which you called –\\
'''Cromwell:''' [unapologetic] – a ‘dog-hole’, majesty.\\
'''Henry:''' How could you say so?!\\
'''Cromwell:''' Uh, I've been there?
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* Cromwell's threat to Harry Percy that if he keeps going around telling everyone that he was contracted to marry Anne Boleyn, then "the Duke of Norfolk will bite your bollocks off."
* The Duke of Norfolk swearing by "the thrice beshitten shroud of Lazarus" even gets a smile from Cromwell.

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* Rafe manages to completely ''shock'' Cromwell by announcing he's been married to Helen Barre for half a year. He bemoans several times that he should never have kept it secret, but he's equally astonished that he was able to in the first place.

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* The normally dour and reticent Cromwell strolling his property whistling and sharing anecdotes from his youth after sleeping with Johane. The story he tells his eager apprentices (who flock around him as soon as they realize he's actually going to say something about his past) is pretty funny in its own right: while in Italy, he and two friends cast a bronze statue and beat it up with hammers to make it look older, and sold it to a credulous cardinal as a relic from Christ's time.
* When Stephen Gardiner runs into Cromwell on the rise, they snipe a little and Gardiner stalks off, saying "God bless you." Cromwell laughs at the insincerity and shouts "Thanks!" after him.
* Cromwell only being able to give a casual "Oh" upon being told the king is dead.

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