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The Tudors · Season 1, Episode 3

King Henry VIII, Thomas Wolsey and others in “Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!”

King Henry VIII

[to Wolsey] What we lack in men, we can more than make up for in ships. We are in an island race, Cardinal. We have the best and bravest sailors in the world. I will have the greatest navy.

Thomas Wolsey

Ships are expensive, your Majesty.

Henry VIII

My father was a clever man, your Eminence. A shrewd man. A businessman. He left me a great deal of money, your Eminence. I intend to spend it!

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