Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Sidney James, Joan Sims
Revealing mistake: When Lord Hampton and his men attempt to blow up the gates to rescue Queen Marie from the Tower towards the end of the movie, the gunpowder fuse goes out. You can see that the line of gunpowder does not even the reach the barrel.
Revealing mistake: When Henry VIII runs out of the cowshed from the irate farmer, you can see it is not Sid James but his stunt double.
Revealing mistake: When Henry VIII runs out of the cowshed from the irate farmer, you can see it is not Sid James but his stunt double.
Cardinal Wolsey: A drink, Ma'am?
Queen Marie: Thank you.
Cardinal Wolsey: I can heartily recommend the porter here.
Queen Marie: Really? Then do send him up to my room later.
Trivia: The character "Fawkes" is widely assumed to be Guy Fawkes, who was not born until 23 years after Henry VIII's death. However a deleted scene (described in "The Lost Carry Ons" by Morris Bright and Robert Ross) makes it clear the character was intended to be an ancestor of Guy Fawkes.