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* Anne Boleyn employs the use of the nursery rhyme "three in the bead, and the little one said..." to describe her situation with Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.

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* Anne Boleyn employs the use of the nursery rhyme "three in the bead, bed, and the little one said..." to describe her situation with Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.

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* Katherine Howard claims she was "Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty" when she allegedly lost her virginity to Henry Mannox.
** She also refers to Henry Mannox as "[[Theatre/TheMusicMan Music Man]]" during "Six".
* "Get Down" has the line "[[Music/{{Lemonade}} Okay, ladies, let's get in reformation]]."
** It also has "[[Music/KanyeWest I ain't saying I'm a gold digger…]]"
* Catherine Parr declares, "I'm the [[Music/DestinysChild survivor]]."
** In "I Don't Need Your Love", the melody she sings ''all the women/could independently study scripture'' on comes from [[Music/DestinysChild Independent Woman]].
* "You could perhaps call us the Tudor [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Von Trapps]]. I'm just kidding. We're called [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand The Royalling Stones]]."
* "All You Wanna Do" has an ''extremely'' similar beat, hook, and riff to "Womanizer" by Music/BritneySpears.
** The melodic line for "And maybe this is it" is a pared-down version of the melodic line for "I dreamed a dream in time gone by" in "I Dreamed A Dream" from ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', which is ''also'' a young woman recounting being used and abandoned by a man whom she thought loved her but only wanted to use her for sex (and who eventually died because of the consequences).

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* Katherine Howard claims she was "Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty" when she allegedly lost her virginity to Henry Mannox.
** She also refers to Henry Mannox as "[[Theatre/TheMusicMan Music Man]]" during "Six".
* "Get Down" has the line "[[Music/{{Lemonade}} Okay, ladies, let's get in reformation]]."
** It also has "[[Music/KanyeWest I ain't saying I'm a gold digger…]]"
* Catherine Parr declares, "I'm the [[Music/DestinysChild survivor]]."
** In "I Don't Need Your Love", the melody she sings ''all the women/could independently study scripture'' on comes from [[Music/DestinysChild Independent Woman]].
* "You could perhaps call us the Tudor [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Von Trapps]]. I'm just kidding. We're called [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand The Royalling Stones]]."
* "All You Wanna Do" has an ''extremely'' similar beat, hook, and riff to "Womanizer" by Music/BritneySpears.
** The melodic line for "And maybe this is it"
Howard's high ponytail is a pared-down version of the melodic line for "I dreamed a dream in time gone by" in "I Dreamed A Dream" from ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', which is ''also'' a young woman recounting being used and abandoned by a man whom she thought loved her but only wanted blatant reference to use her for sex (and who eventually died because of the consequences).Ariana Grande's iconic hairstyle.



* Catherine of Aragon, depending on the production, asks the audience if they remember the queens from [[{{Creator/PBS}} PBS]], Creator/TheHistoryChannel, or their [[UsefulNotes/GCSEs GCSEs]].
* Catherine Parr proclaims, [[Music/{{Poison}} "Every (Tudor) Rose Has Its Thorns"]].
* Anne Boleyn calls herself [[Literature/TheOtherBoleynGirl "that Boleyn girl"]].



* Anne Boleyn calls herself [[Literature/TheOtherBoleynGirl "that Boleyn girl"]].
* Anne sings the first line of [[Music/SpiceGirls "Wannabe"]].
* Catherine Parr proclaims, [[Music/{{Poison}} "Every (Tudor) Rose Has Its Thorns"]].
* The backing percussion/clapping to the verses of "Don't Lose Ur Head" sound ''very'' similar to "Mickey" by Toni Basil.

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* Catherine Parr declares, "I'm the [[Music/DestinysChild survivor]]."
** In "I Don't Need Your Love", the melody she sings ''all the women/could independently study scripture'' on comes from [[Music/DestinysChild Independent Woman]].
* Anne Boleyn calls herself [[Literature/TheOtherBoleynGirl "that Boleyn girl"]].
* Anne
sings the first line of [[Music/SpiceGirls "Wannabe"]].
* Catherine Parr proclaims, [[Music/{{Poison}} "Every (Tudor) Rose Has Its Thorns"]].
--> ''Tell me what you want, what you really really want! [{{Beat}}] ...To know.''
* The backing percussion/clapping to the verses of "Don't Lose Ur Head" sound ''very'' similar to "Mickey" by Toni Basil.Basil.
* Anne Boleyn employs the use of the nursery rhyme "three in the bead, and the little one said..." to describe her situation with Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
--> ''...if you wanna be wed, make up your mind!''
* Anne Boleyn humorously calls herself "prêt à manger", referencing the UK-based restaurant chain Pret A Manger.
* The matchmaking scene that takes place after "Haus of Holbein" references Tinder as an off-stage Henry "swipes" left or right to denote his decision on each prospective wife.
* "Get Down" has the line "[[Music/{{Lemonade}} Okay, ladies, let's get in reformation]]."
** It also has "[[Music/KanyeWest I ain't saying I'm a gold digger…]]"
* "All You Wanna Do" has an ''extremely'' similar beat, hook, and riff to "Womanizer" by Music/BritneySpears.
* Katherine Howard claims she was "Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty" when she allegedly lost her virginity to Henry Mannox.
** She also refers to Henry Mannox as "[[Theatre/TheMusicMan Music Man]]" during "Six".
** The melodic line for "And maybe this is it" is a pared-down version of the melodic line for "I dreamed a dream in time gone by" in "I Dreamed A Dream" from ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', which is ''also'' a young woman recounting being used and abandoned by a man whom she thought loved her but only wanted to use her for sex (and who eventually died because of the consequences).
* "You could perhaps call us the Tudor [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Von Trapps]]. I'm just kidding. We're called [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand The Royalling Stones]]."
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* "You could perhaps call us the Tudor [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Von Trapps]]. I'm just kidding. We're called [[Music/TheRollingStones The Royalling Stones]]."

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* "You could perhaps call us the Tudor [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Von Trapps]]. I'm just kidding. We're called [[Music/TheRollingStones [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand The Royalling Stones]]."
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* The musical style, in general, is ''very'' [[InspirationNod evocative]] of girl groups and female pop stars: from Music/BritneySpears to Music/DestinysChild to Music/LittleMix to Music/CharliXCX to Music/{{Beyonce}}.
* Katherine Howard claims she was "Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty" when she allegedly lost her virginity to Henry Mannox.
** She also refers to Henry Mannox as "[[Theatre/TheMusicMan Music Man]]" during "Six".
* "Get Down" has the line "[[Music/{{Lemonade}} Okay, ladies, let's get in reformation]]."
** It also has "[[Music/KanyeWest I ain't saying I'm a gold digger…]]"
* Catherine Parr declares, "I'm the [[Music/DestinysChild survivor]]."
** In "I Don't Need Your Love", the melody she sings ''all the women/could independently study scripture'' on comes from [[Music/DestinysChild Independent Woman]].
* "You could perhaps call us the Tudor [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Von Trapps]]. I'm just kidding. We're called [[Music/TheRollingStones The Royalling Stones]]."
* "All You Wanna Do" has an ''extremely'' similar beat, hook, and riff to "Womanizer" by Music/BritneySpears.
** The melodic line for "And maybe this is it" is a pared-down version of the melodic line for "I dreamed a dream in time gone by" in "I Dreamed A Dream" from ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', which is ''also'' a young woman recounting being used and abandoned by a man whom she thought loved her but only wanted to use her for sex (and who eventually died because of the consequences).
* While the opening rhyme has existed since at least the 19th century, it's deployed here in a way that's very similar to the intro to [[Theatre/{{Chicago}} Cell Block Tango]].
* Jane Seymour also gets the line "stick around and you'll [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors suddenly see more]]".
* Anne Boleyn calls herself [[Literature/TheOtherBoleynGirl "that Boleyn girl"]].
* Anne sings the first line of [[Music/SpiceGirls "Wannabe"]].
* Catherine Parr proclaims, [[Music/{{Poison}} "Every (Tudor) Rose Has Its Thorns"]].
* The backing percussion/clapping to the verses of "Don't Lose Ur Head" sound ''very'' similar to "Mickey" by Toni Basil.

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