History Trivia / CarryOnHenry

** Creator/JoanSims, Julian Orchard, Creator/PeterGilmore, Creator/GertanKlauber, and David Davenport play French characters.

** Others who had parts cut from the film were Creator/BrianWilde as a warder, Creator/ValerieShute as a maid and Jane Cardew as King Henry's second wife.

* ActorInspiredElement: Cromwell and Cardinal Wolsey's last lines of "Carry on executioner!" were suggested by Creator/KennethWilliams and Creator/TerryScott.

* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/JoanSims ate real garlic for the scene, Creator/GeraldThomas had used mints for the rehearsals then surprised her for the filming which explains her facial reaction. Also done in ''Film/CarryOnRegardless''.

* OneTakeWonder: Creator/SidJames and Creator/BarbaraWindsor did their dance scene in one take, having just learned it the morning prior to filming.

* PromotedFanboy: Prior to being in this film, Alan Curtis was a fan of the previous ''Film/CarryOn'' films. In particular he considered ''Film/CarryOnUpTheKhyber'' to be a masterpiece.

** Creator/JoanSims, Julian Orchard, Creator/PeterGilmore, Gertan Klauber, and David Davenport play French characters.

** Hungary: ''Go On, Henry!''.

* FakeBrit: The South African-born Creator/SidJames plays the British King Henry.

** John Bluthal as Moshe Montmorency.

** Creator/HarrySecombe was considered the role of Henry because the production team didn't think that Creator/SidJames would be available for the filming.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The film had been in development as far back as 1966, but wasn't released until 1971.
* StuntDouble: When King Henry leaps over the hedge to escape the farmer, and is pulled up a tower by a horse-pulled rope, he isn't played by Creator/SidJames, but rather a stunt double.

** Creator/JackiPiper was hoped to return after appearing in the previous two films, but was unavailable as she had just gotten married and was also busy in the West End.

** Creator/JoanSims, Julian Orchard, Creator/PeterGilmore, Gertan Klauber and David Davenport play French characters.

* BillingDisplacement: Creator/JulianHolloway was added to the list of stars on the original VHS release despite only playing a supporting role.

** Others who had parts cut from the film were Brian Wilde as a warder, Creator/ValerieShute as a maid and Jane Cardew as King Henry's second wife.

** Others who had parts cut from the film were Brian Wilde as a warder, Valerie Shute as a maid and Jane Cardew as King Henry's second wife.

** A pre-fame David Essex was filmed as a young man at Speaker's Corner who interjects a comment ("I intend to!") when Lord Hampton suggests "having it off" during the anti-Sex Enjoyment Tax argument. However, his role was cut from the finished film due to a banner prominently visible throughout the scene reading "Ban S.E.T. Tax", which would have made it "Ban Sex Enjoyment Tax Tax". Anthony Sagar's heckler, Creator/JohnClive's dandy and another dandy known as Cedric were also part of the cut scene.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Some countries added "VIII" on the end of the title when the film was released worldwide.

* ThrowItIn:
** Creator/TerryScott ad-libbed Cardinal Wolsey's line "Mind me 'at!" when he is being taken away to the Tower.
** Cromwell and Cardinal Wolsey's last lines of "Carry on executioner!" were suggested by Creator/KennethWilliams and Creator/TerryScott.

* HilariousInHindsight: A DeletedScene featured a game of strip croquet. Eighteen years later, the idea of a strip croquet game would be used again in ''Film/{{Heathers}}''.

* AscendedFanboy: Prior to being in this film, Alan Curtis was a fan of the previous ''Film/CarryOn'' films. In particular he considered ''Film/CarryOnUpTheKhyber'' to be a masterpiece.

** However his in diary entries from 1979 he seemed to have changed his tune:
--->We saw the TV and it was ''Carry On Henry''... amazing how well this was made! Everyone in it was competent and the sheer look of the thing was so professional.
** Despite this, he was back to hating it by 1988:
--->Creator/{{ITV}} showed ''Carry On Henry''. Oh, dear! it was so bad in places... truly chronic dialogue... dreadful acting. Creator/SidJames had never been quite as bad as this. A collection of such rubbish you're amazed it could ever have been stuck together. Only an audience of illiterates could ever have found this tripe amusing.

* OldShame: Creator/JulianHolloway later admitted he wasn't remotely proud of his involvement with any of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films.

** A pre-fame David Essex was filmed as a young man at Speaker's Corner who interjects a comment ("I intend to!") when Lord Hampton suggests "having it off" during the anti-Sex Enjoyment Tax argument. However, his role was cut from the finished film due to a banner prominently visible throughout the scene reading "Ban S.E.T. Tax", which would have made it "Ban Sex Enjoyment Tax Tax". Anthony Sagar's heckler, John Clive's dandy and another dandy known as Cedric were also part of the cut scene.

* EditedForSyndication: The scene in the barn where King Henry has a rough and ready encounter with the buxom lass is often trimmed for television screenings.

** Brits Creator/JoanSims, Julian Orchard, Peter Gilmore, Gertan Klauber and David Davenport play French characters.

* OldShame: Julian Holloway later admitted he wasn't remotely proud of his involvement with any of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films.

* OnSetInjury: Julian Holloway was thrown off a horse during filming and can be seen limping in several of his scenes.

** Jacki Piper was hoped to return after appearing in the previous two films, but was unavailable as she had just gotten married and was also busy in the West End.

** King Henry and Cardinal Wolsey laughing at some portraits.

* OrphanedReference: A portrait is visible on the floor in one scene, which was once in a DeletedScene where King Henry and Cardinal Wolsey had a laugh about it.

** A scene where King Henry and Cardinal Wolsey laugh at some portraits.

** A scene of Lord Hampton advocating against the Sex Enjoyment Tax at Speaker's Corner while being heckled.

** A scene where Sir Roger briefly joins Queen Marie in the Tower.
** A long sequence of King Henry and Bettina playing strip croquet in the gardens.
** Cromwell and a warder moving Sir Roger from the rack to the Iron Maiden after he gets too stretched for it.

** A scene where Queen Marie's baby's true father was revealed to be [[spoiler:Cardinal Wolsey]].