Sentence:  K<small>ING</small> H<small>ENRY</small> VIII <WSD>takes place</WSD> under the cloth of state; C<small>ARDINAL</small> W<small>OLSEY</small> and C<small>ARDINAL</small> C<small>AMPEIUS</small> sit under him as judges. Q<small>UEEN</small> K<small>ATHARINE</small> <WSD>takes place</WSD> some distance from K<small>ING</small> H<small>ENRY</small> VIII. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To sit in a particular location, take one's place.