The story so far…
Week 23: The Black Book (Part 2)
Surrey is a young man with a great conceit of himself as handsome, talented and lucky. But his face is lopsided, and he does himself no favours, in having his hair cut like a bowl. Hans Holbein admits he finds him a challenge.
Surrey comes with his father Norfolk to dinner at Lambeth. He scowls at lowborn Cromwell and Cranmer across the table. Norfolk calls him ‘boy’. Cromwell would like to call him something else.
Week 29: The Book of Phantoms (Part 5/5) / Spoils
At Anne’s execution, Cromwell hears Surrey say men ‘have handled her enough’ when the women take Anne’s head. He, Cromwell, tells Norfolk to ‘take your son in charge, and take him away from this place.’
Week 34: Wreckage (II) (Part 1/2)
The longlegged youth notes Cromwell’s new title. ‘It does not change who you are.’
Week 35: Wreckage (II) (Part 2/2)
After Richmond has died, Cromwell finds Surrey at the Palace of St James, claiming the duke’s horses. The boy cries. ‘Cromwell, I wish I were dead… No, I take it back. I wish you were dead.’
Week 36: Augmentation
Gregory goes hunting with the Howards. Surrey insults him in Italian. Surrey pretends to favour the gospel to annoy his father.
He looks better in this painting than I imagined he would 🫣