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Episode 1 - A Kingdom Divided. In August 1561, a 19-year old woman steps onto land from the deck of a splendid galleon. Mary Stuart, the new Queen of Scotland and a Catholic, enters a kingdom divided by squabbles between its nobles and religious strife, including a rising Protestant movement. Queen Elizabeth I, the unmarried head of the Anglican Church, implores her to renounce her claim to the British throne. Starring: Olivia Chenery, Rebecca Scott, Matt McClure.
Episode 1 - A Kingdom Divided. In August 1561, a 19-year old woman steps onto land from the deck of a splendid galleon. Mary Stuart, the new Queen of Scotland and a Catholic, enters a kingdom divided by squabbles between its nobles and religious strife, including a rising Protestant movement. Queen Elizabeth I, the unmarried head of the Anglican Church, implores her to renounce her claim to the British throne. Starring: Olivia Chenery, Rebecca Scott, Matt McClure.
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00:06Philip II, the most powerful monarch of the 16th century, fought boldly to maintain Catholicism in all his kingdoms, especially
00:15in Europe, where the growth of Protestantism put his goal in peril.
00:25Elizabeth I of England, the virgin queen with a private life full of enigmas, dramatic moments, and extravagances, was close
00:34to marrying Philip II, who had been king of England after his wedding to her half-sister Mary Tudor, nicknamed
00:42Bloody Mary.
00:44Elizabeth's intelligence and culture made England one of the most powerful countries in Europe.
00:53Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, with acclaim to the throne of England, Catholic in a Protestant country to which she
01:01came beset with difficulties, expelled from France when widowed from her first husband, Francis II, and who would become the
01:10martyr queen.
01:12Three characters whose fates were intertwined in the building of a new Europe.
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01:55Land Ahoy, Your Majesty.
02:35When I left this place, I was just five years old.
02:39I scarcely remember anything about it.
02:42You are returning to Scotland as a queen, madam, and you will be remembered for eternity.
02:53You are returning to Scotland as a queen.
03:46is this the welcome?
03:48Majesty, the stone delayed our arrival.
03:51Undoubtedly...
03:52Undoubtedly, this is the first of many difficulties.
03:55But thank you, in any case, my faithful male will.
04:00Act with complete humanity.
04:06Welcome, Your Majesty.
04:07Rise, please.
04:10Please, forgive that no other dignitaries have come.
04:14Do not worry, Mr Mayor.
04:16Our departure from France was somewhat hasty and the crossing did not help.
04:19We have a courage waiting.
04:21Your brother and the other lords are in the castle.
04:24I prefer to ride.
04:26My ladies will see to it.
04:28As you wish.
04:29Thank you, Mr Mayor.
04:32I will not forget your reception.
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07:24Welcome, Majesty.
07:27Thank you, brother.
07:29I expected you to be at the harbour.
07:32Gentlemen.
07:33It is an honour to be here.
07:36I hope I am worthy of the welcome I am receiving.
07:39Please, accept this small gift as a mark of respect and admiration.
07:45Bible.
07:47Very fitting.
07:54I know you are rather concerned because I'm a Catholic.
07:57So I want to clarify this matter straight away.
08:00Majesty, rest assured there will be time for that.
08:02My first resolution as Queen of Scotland will be not to alter the religious status of the country.
08:08A very wise decision, Your Majesty.
08:10I haven't finished.
08:12But I demand reciprocity in that resolution.
08:16That is, both I and my servants will continue to observe the Catholic faith without interference.
08:21Are you perhaps thinking of celebrating mass here?
08:25Yes, my vociferous friend.
08:28In the privacy of my palace.
08:31If you celebrate mass, you'll be guilty of idolatry.
08:34In Scotland, it's said more serious than murder.
08:39Let me guess.
08:41There can be no doubt in my mind that I am talking to John Knox, leader of the Protestant Reformation.
08:49The very same.
08:50I am familiar with your writings, Reverend.
08:52I was especially struck by the one you published against female rulers.
08:57You obviously don't like women.
08:59A feminine monarchy is all repugnant to me.
09:03A woman with power is by an aberration of nature, and as such should be eradicated.
09:08The Old Testament shows us the path to take Jezebel, Athalia...
09:12Decidedly, you dislike women.
09:13I only loathe them when they overreach themselves.
09:16The Bible states quite...
09:17You like to interpret the Holy Scriptures in accordance with your wishes.
09:20Madam, you keep interrupting me.
09:21It is one of the privileges of being your queen.
09:24I am sure that more than one of those present will give their fortune to make you keep quiet for
09:28good.
09:32Refresh my memory.
09:35If, as St. Paul said,
09:37For there is no power but of God,
09:40the powers that be are ordained of God,
09:44how then do you justify the murder of kings that you propose in your books?
09:50When the king is not worthy of his people,
09:54the Council of Lords should take control in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
09:59Brother, dear, remind me what the word cynicism means.
10:01Madam, do you intend to insult me?
10:02No, but pray do not question my authority.
10:05There are limits to my courtesy.
10:09If your subjects accept you as their queen,
10:12I have no choice but to live under your authority.
10:15Good, good.
10:16That attitude will allow you to enjoy a good health.
10:20Now, if you'll excuse me, madam,
10:22I have better things to do with my time than to argue with you.
10:27Your Majesty!
10:29I beg your pardon?
10:31If you're going to live under my authority,
10:33you must address me as your Majesty.
10:46You must be tired, Your Majesty.
10:49Gentlemen!
10:51We ought to alert the queen her privacy.
10:54I am grateful for your presence and kindness, gentlemen.
10:58I believe I have a hard task ahead of me.
11:29Friends.
11:31I am delighted to see you.
11:34Is your majesty still hunting?
11:35I do not think they will be much longer.
11:37They went out some time ago.
11:39I am sure they're making some good kills.
12:02Sister, what a pleasant surprise.
12:05I wasn't expecting you.
12:07Mateo?
12:09Majesty.
12:10We have learned Queen Elizabeth of England is financing William of Orange.
12:15Elizabeth?
12:17She's ruined.
12:18That's precisely why she needs to expand.
12:20That can be sorted out with our army.
12:24Forgive me for disagreeing.
12:26Enough blood has already been spilt.
12:29The support of the Holy See is essential.
12:33Remember our treaties with His Holiness.
12:36Diplomacy is always better than arms.
12:38I have to take control of the situation as soon as possible.
12:42Europe is on the brink of disaster.
12:45Gentlemen, shall we?
12:47Majesty.
12:48You should rest.
12:50Your last attack of Gaoud.
12:52First come my vassals, justice, and maintaining order in our empire.
12:57And your health?
12:58It's in God's hands.
13:00We will provide.
13:02Let us go to the palace.
13:03Time is pressing.
13:05My dear sister,
13:06you will have to take care of Prince Charles again.
13:09He adores you,
13:10and he's a fundamental peace in the future of Europe.
13:14It will be a pleasure.
13:15.
13:16.
13:34.
13:49Your Majesty, Queen Elizabeth of England.
14:01Your Majesty, you are more beautiful than ever.
14:05You are a flatterer, Sir John. What have you here?
14:10A group of natives from Sierra Leone.
14:13Savages?
14:14Not exactly. They're a creative and hard-working race.
14:17With the correct schooling and discipline, they can be of much use to us.
14:31That tone of voice, is he greeting me or insulting me?
14:35They are happy to be here in your presence, Your Majesty. And they want to give you a gift.
14:40It's beautiful. Thank you.
14:43If you wish, Your Majesty, they will perform a dance to illustrate their artistic abilities.
14:49And meanwhile, I'd like to tell you about my projects for the future.
14:55So be it.
15:11Your Majesty, in the next few months, I wish to need another expedition to Sierra Leone.
15:17And you wish me to finance it, I presume?
15:19If you'd allow me to explain the purpose of the expedition to you.
15:23To find more dancers.
15:25Pay heed to him, madam.
15:27As I have already said, Sierra Leone is a land of strong, hard-working men.
15:32We can buy many of them and turn them into slaves.
15:35Do you intend to fill England with naked slaves?
15:39Of course not, Your Majesty. But they are needed in the New World.
15:44If I buy slaves in Sierra Leone and sell them in Santo Domingo, there may be a substantial profit to
15:49be had.
15:50This is beginning to interest me.
15:52I will use the proceeds to bring back products from the New World, which I will sell here and increase
15:57the profits further.
15:59If everything goes as I hope, we can establish a trade route that brings wealth both to Your Majesty and
16:05to her devoted collaborator.
16:11What do you require?
16:12Three ships and money with which to purchase slaves.
16:16I will give you the three ships.
16:18And the money?
16:19Why buy something that can be had for free?
16:22I have heard that those Portuguese slave ships sail without an escort.
16:26I see. Your Majesty.
16:29Lord Cecil, discuss the terms of the agreement with Sir John.
16:34We shout, Your Majesty.
16:43Brilliant and perverse as ever.
16:46The whole world believes that I am made of money.
16:49Nothing could be further from the truth.
16:52It's better that way.
16:53They also believe you're a virgin.
16:56Nothing could be further from the truth.
17:02To reign over my dead body.
17:06She was crowned Queen of Scotland when she was barely a few months old.
17:0918 years ago.
17:11If we want to be a European power, we need someone to wear our crown.
17:16But not a woman.
17:17Unless still a Catholic.
17:20If we let her take power, she'll drag us to ruin, as Jezebel did in Israel.
17:25Calm down, Reverend.
17:28The fact that she wears the crown does not mean that she has the power.
17:42Bring the other chest.
17:58It's the material.
18:01Perfect for these curtains.
18:06Is everything to your liking, Your Majesty?
18:08If you please, in private, address me as that which I am.
18:11Your sister.
18:13It's an honour to serve you, dear sister.
18:15I think that together we'll achieve great things.
18:17I do not doubt that you will serve me well, brother.
18:21I'd like to introduce you to David Rizzio.
18:25My private secretary.
18:27Secretary?
18:29I thought you were just a musician.
18:31I am fortunate in that my counsel sounds like music to the Queen's ears.
18:35This is Lord Midland, my right hand man.
18:39At your service, Your Majesty.
18:42Senor Rizzio.
18:44Brother.
18:45As you know perfectly well, I left this country when I was just a child.
18:50So I trust that you, who know it well, will help me to govern it.
18:53It will be an honour.
18:55In France, you assured me that you did not covet my crown.
18:59That is why I trust I can rely on your full support.
19:02We bastards don't have ambitions of that kind.
19:05We can't afford such luxury.
19:07And what other ambitions may bastards allow themselves, sire?
19:11The same ones as you, I suppose, Rizzio.
19:15For my sister to be happy in the country that she has to reign over.
19:18I'm sure I will be.
19:20And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm exhausted after the journey.
19:24I'd like to have a rest before dinner.
19:26Thank you for everything, brother.
19:38What are your impressions?
19:40She's intelligent, sure of herself.
19:42Very attractive.
19:43And ambitious, I believe.
19:45She has the strength of the Stuarts.
19:46It's our genius.
19:47Is she controllable?
19:49I'm the regent.
19:51And her half-brother.
19:53She's trying out her new toy now, we have to give her time.
19:57The person I'm worried about is Rizzio.
20:00Takes too many liberties with the Queen.
20:02He is her secretary, after all.
20:04In private, maybe.
20:05But I do believe he's a spy for the Holy See.
20:08One of the Pope's tentacles.
20:11But why in Scotland?
20:13Sheet ambition.
20:15That way he would have Spain, France, and Scotland under his Catholic influence.
20:20Indeed.
20:21If Mary secures her Catholic reign, Elizabeth will be surrounded.
20:25A simple alliance and a little well-invested money, and England may find they are erased from the map.
20:31Do we want that to happen?
20:33I would not like to see the Holy Inquisition murdering our people across the fields of Scotland.
20:37We'll see.
20:39We must not get ahead of ourselves.
20:41Anything can happen here.
20:42Quite so.
20:44Lately, the kings have been dropping like flies.
21:20Hup!
21:36Once again, the mayor beats the stallion.
21:39You're imprudent.
21:41It's not a good quality for a queen.
21:43And you are too slow.
21:45Good quality for a lover, bad one for a horseman.
21:51How about another race to the stables?
21:54You're tireless.
21:56Are you trying to do me in?
21:58Not yet.
21:59It's just that I love to ride.
22:18Come on.
22:43Come on.
22:50This is impossible.
22:52Mary won't sign the treaty the way it's been drawn up at the moment.
22:54We can't have two queens on the same island.
22:57Have you summoned me here, Millie, in order to plot?
22:59In a greater scene, I understood that treason was second nature to you.
23:04Only if there's good reason for it.
23:06All they say about you is you would do away with your own father if you felt threatened.
23:10Do you believe that?
23:11Yes.
23:12Why?
23:15Well, I'd never do that.
23:18Do you really love her that much?
23:20My point is that children can be dangerous.
23:23So what are you getting at?
23:25One of the two is superfluous.
23:27Don't be it about the bush.
23:28Because our main threats are France and Spain, and having two queens weakens us.
23:31So?
23:33You will have to set one against the other.
23:37And may the best woman win.
23:39Oh, the worst one will win.
23:42Which may be to the best.
24:12That was good.
24:15Heavenly.
24:16I could deal better than when they locked us up in the Tower of London.
24:20If they'd have imprisoned us together, it would have been more risque.
24:23I don't know about that, dearest.
24:25Your libido has increased a thousandfold now that you've been granted carnal knowledge of your queen.
24:30Who may lose me at any moment unless she makes me her king?
24:35Robert's the insatiable.
24:37The majority of men are good for one thing, copulating.
24:41And some more skillfully than others, so.
24:44Are you insinuating I don't always give you pleasure?
24:47I mean you men can easily be replaced.
24:54How you love to dominate.
25:02To our good health.
25:04Long may it last.
25:21One day, I'll possess you the way God intended.
25:26I'll leave you with child.
25:29And you'll have no choice but to make me king.
25:32I can assure you, God doesn't meddle in such intimate matters.
25:36And I don't need a king, but a lover.
25:39And the throne?
25:40An heir?
25:42Of mine?
25:42I think not.
25:44Heirs end up becoming their parents' shroud.
25:47And children give a couple purpose.
25:49That's enough.
25:50I won't marry, ever.
25:52Neither will I have an heir who murders me at night while I'm asleep.
25:55I'd protect you.
25:56How?
25:57Same way you protected your wife.
26:25You're cruel.
26:28You know I loved her.
26:30I wasn't at her side when she had the accident.
26:34Her timing was perfect and you were very shrewd.
26:38The best virtue the wives of my lovers have is that of dying at the right time.
26:43How many were there before me?
26:45You offend me, Sir Robert.
26:47Are you perhaps forgetting the time of their tune?
26:54Your Majesty, Lord Sasso wishes to speak with you.
26:57Tell him I'm on my way.
27:13Bigger, Senor Bautista.
27:15It must be bigger.
27:16This monastery is in recognition of the great benefits that God has granted us.
27:19And there have been many.
27:21As you wish, Your Majesty.
27:23Your Majesty, we have received news from Scotland.
27:26Queen Mary sends you all manner of good wishes.
27:29And is hoping to establish trade with this country and the exchange of ambassadors.
27:33We are pleased about Mary's return to Scotland.
27:36Her Catholicism would put a heretic Elizabeth in her place.
27:38It would be advisable for us to sign an alliance with her, Your Majesty.
27:41That would put England on the war path.
27:44And maybe France.
27:45We fear no one.
27:46We have proved already you have the best army in the world.
27:48Gentlemen, please.
27:51Mary has a quality that interests us.
27:53The fact that she's a Catholic.
27:56And a widow.
27:57And the Prince is unmarried.
27:59But Your Majesty, the Prince is...
28:00He's too young.
28:02He's 16.
28:03Same age I was when he married my first wife.
28:07Forward vision, gentlemen.
28:09And I've told you time and again.
28:20Your Majesty, allow me to introduce you to brother Rodrigo Lopez de Segura.
28:25Who wishes to give you a gift.
28:30A book on liberal invention and art of the game of chess.
28:36Did you write it?
28:37I did, Your Majesty.
28:43I'm not convinced by this game.
28:45The king hardly does anything.
28:47The queen is the one who possesses the power.
28:51On the contrary, Your Majesty.
28:53It is a game of strategy.
28:55The king has the intelligence.
28:57The queen is just an instrument.
28:59They are like lions.
29:01The lioness does the hunting for the lion,
29:03who is the master of the pride.
29:05And sometimes she is sacrificed for the king's survival.
29:11The king of Black Americans.
29:20The king of Black supposedly brilliant.
29:29Greetings, Majesty.
29:33Lord Maitland from the Scottish Council is with me.
29:36Indeed.
29:38Your Majesty, I have just fulfilled one of my most furrowing desires.
29:42Thank you. Did not expect such refinement from a Scotsman.
29:46Perhaps you should get to know us a little better.
29:48The person I want to know all about, down to the very last detail, is my cousin, your Queen.
29:53They say she is particularly beautiful.
29:56And what importance might that have? Looks do not reign.
29:59In your cousin's case, they do.
30:03I don't understand you.
30:05Along with her beauty, she displays such a natural charm, her people are fascinated by her.
30:13Well, that's irrelevant. The English people adore their Queen.
30:17Are you calling me ugly?
30:21Talent and personality are not in need of aesthetics.
30:25You appear less and less Scottish to me.
30:27And the more you get to know him, the more youth you'll see he is to our cause.
30:32He is the right hand of Moray, stepbrother and confidant of your cousin.
30:37You're a good ally, Lord Cecil. Always thinking a step ahead.
30:41Weak points.
30:42None.
30:43Apart from slight health disorders.
30:46I'm being relentlessly persecuted by John Locke.
30:50Does my cousin continue to celebrate Mass?
30:53Every Sunday.
30:54It is possible that she is converting her private chapel into a den of conspiracy for plotting against your majesty.
31:02Dangerous. We should put an end to that forthwith.
31:04The very moment she signs the Treaty of Edinburgh.
31:07Oh, she will never do that.
31:09What makes you so sure, Lord Maitland?
31:13Dudley, my old friend.
31:15What a surprise.
31:16I didn't expect you to be here.
31:17Are you acquainted with each other?
31:19No, Sir Dudley has the knack of turning up anywhere.
31:21Even when he's not expecting...
31:23Lord Cecil, mind your manners.
31:26Did not agree with the drawing up of that treaty, but we may find it useful now.
31:30We had no choice.
31:31We had practically been invaded by the French.
31:33And Scotland provided the way in for catharsis.
31:35With Mary at the helm, we are in a state of emergency once again.
31:39I've heard Holy Masses are proliferating across the Northern Lands.
31:43My cousin herself may not present a danger, but I very much fear she'll be used against me.
31:48Religion gives strength to the poor and to fanatics.
31:51Her private secretary, David Rizzio, is in fact a spy for the Holy Father.
31:57Let that bastard Pope medal in this, he'll end up strangling us.
32:00We must force Mary to sign that treaty and be converted to the Protestant faith.
32:03You describe her as flirtatious and charming.
32:07That equates to frivolous.
32:09She's not hoping to snatch my throne from me, is she?
32:12Well, if you were to marry and produce an heir, that would be impossible without a war.
32:16That's the very thing I keep telling you.
32:18Well, of course, you would have to marry someone of sufficient rank to be King of England.
32:22I wish to meet with my cousin.
32:24I'll make her see that if she doesn't sign, instead of being her cousin, I'll become her worst nightmare.
32:32Dudley!
33:01Your Majesty.
33:03We're doing everything in our power, but the fever isn't subsiding.
33:07And the wounds caused by the fall still haven't healed.
33:11It's this filthy city of contaminated water and ridden with disease.
33:16I thought it would be a good idea to move the court to Madrid, but I'm beginning to wonder if
33:20I did the right thing.
33:22As it is growing, soon it will reflect the greatness of our empire.
33:27Madrid does not represent our empire, which is based on faith.
33:33Have a more dignified place in mind, when the will reflect the glory of our lord.
33:44So you've tried everything.
33:46That is so, Your Majesty.
33:50Not quite everything, my good friend.
33:59But how do we hear, Your Majesty?
34:03It's the mummy of friar Diego de Alcalá, who was saint in life.
34:06He still is one now.
34:09He will help to make my son well.
34:22It's beginning to have an effect already.
34:39It's beginning to have an effect already.
34:41This is too dangerous, Majesty.
34:44These woods are famous, chiefly for its robbers.
34:47Lord Cecil, stop trembling like a novice nun.
34:50I wish the meeting to be as discreet as possible.
34:54Discreet, yes, but not full-high.
34:57It would have been prudent to have been accompanied by some members of the Guard.
35:02We would have attracted attention, and everyone would have known we were here.
35:06That's not my intention.
35:19This place is not fit for a queen.
35:21I love it.
35:23I chose it myself.
35:25Did you, sister?
35:27She thought it was mysterious and romantic.
35:34They requested the meeting, and I decided on the venue.
35:37I am longing to see my cousin's face when she arrives here.
35:42Does it not concern you that your cousin has not given you an official invitation,
35:48and that this meeting is somewhat irregular?
35:50Either she wanted it to be more intimate,
35:52or she's protecting herself from a possible failure to meet up.
36:02Be prudent.
36:04Elizabeth can be dangerous.
36:06Calm down, brother.
36:07We are merely two cousins who wish to become more acquainted with each other face to face.
36:12That is all.
36:13That, and the fact that you are a Catholic, which is counter to the Treaty of Edinburgh.
36:19Which she is going to oblige you to ratify.
36:22And renounce Catholicism?
36:23Never.
36:24It's not only your faith.
36:26Your marriage to a French or Spanish prince would endanger England's sovereignty.
36:30All of them Catholic countries.
36:32What a good idea.
36:34I'll only marry for love.
36:36And if he happens to be a Catholic, so much the better.
36:41I insist.
36:42Be on your guard against Elizabeth.
36:44Women are always more civilized than men.
36:47Even in England.
36:51Lead me to your best room.
36:53Mary, you know what to do.
37:15Here they come.
37:48Lord Maitland, she is far more beautiful than you're just to believe.
37:56Cousin dear, I've been longing to meet you.
37:59After all that correspondence, I feel I've known you my whole life.
38:03You are so beautiful.
38:07So angelic.
38:08And you abound in self-confidence and personality.
38:13They have spoken highly to me of your intelligence and how well-equipped you are to reign.
38:18I hope I won't disappoint you.
38:20Allow me to introduce you to my advisors, Lord Cecil and Sir Robert Dudley.
38:25Ah, Sir Robert, I have heard so much about you.
38:29You must be a great advisor.
38:32Your Majesty, nothing gives me greater pleasure than to serve my queen well.
38:38Allow me to introduce you to my private troubadour.
38:41In the absence of a better advisor, I have a magnificent musician.
38:46My faithful Rizzio.
38:49As you can see, Your Majesty, she's not lacking in humour.
38:53I hope you remember me.
38:54I'm Count Moray, Regent of Scotland and the Queen's brother.
38:58How could I forget you?
39:00You played a fundamental role in the signing of our vital treaty of Edinburgh.
39:05Cousin, I bought you a gift.
39:11My portrait.
39:14It's exquisite.
39:16You must introduce me to the painter.
39:19Don't you have a good portrait painter?
39:20I prefer landscapes.
39:25They say she ordered the last person who painted her portrait to be beheaded.
39:30Here, take mine.
39:32Tell me what you think.
39:34The ring.
39:37Oh, it's marvellous.
39:41Your Majesty's, perhaps we should take some refreshments
39:44whilst we discuss the matter that has led us to gather together here.
39:57To what do you refer?
40:00I've come to meet my cousin in person.
40:02Of course, and so have I, but time flies, and as you know, your position as a Catholic,
40:08which I respect, makes it essential for you to ratify our treaty.
40:12Is that the reason?
40:15I'm afraid it's a rather delicate issue.
40:18It was signed in my absence and without my consent.
40:20So that, amongst other things, you could have a peaceful country over which to reign.
40:25And over which I do reign?
40:27What is the problem?
40:28As a Catholic, you might make alliances which could seriously compromise our country.
40:33Why would you wish to do such a thing?
40:35To take possession of my kingdom, for example.
40:39I'm a descendant of Henry VII, and as such, heir to the throne of England.
40:44It is not necessary for me to take something that, in fact, already belongs to me.
40:48See what I mean?
40:50But never fear.
40:52I would never make such a claim during your lifetime.
40:55I am surrounded by a pathological obsession regarding my succession.
41:00Those who do not wish to see me married and with child wish to see me dead.
41:04Dead?
41:06That will not happen while I live.
41:08Don't worry, dear friend.
41:10I have the royal intention of outliving you all.
41:13I wish I could say the same.
41:14Do you feel threatened?
41:16Not in the least.
41:17She has the affection and the respect of all her subjects.
41:21Well, as neither of us wants to lose her kingdom,
41:24we are better united than at loggerheads over a stupid treaty.
41:28I couldn't agree more.
41:29Let us cease to think of it.
41:31But I need you to renounce formally the throne of England.
41:34Are you serious?
41:36I neither can, nor do I wish to denounce a divine right.
41:39A divine right?
41:41How ridiculous.
41:43We have no alternative.
41:44Either you're with me, or you're against me.
41:46Majesties, please.
41:47Are you threatening me?
41:48Your existence threatens England's peace.
41:51And yours deprives me of the crown.
41:54But never fear.
41:55I'm not excessively ambitious and I know how to win.
41:58Stubborn and deluded like your mother.
42:01Better to be stubborn and deluded than executed for adultery and witchcraft as your mother was.
42:10I've come here as a cousin and friend to reinforce our kingdoms with an alliance.
42:15What alliance?
42:16It's an imposition that makes me the loser.
42:19I thought you were more intelligent.
42:21And I thought you were less authoritarian.
42:23I think we'd better bring this meeting to an end.
42:26I agree.
42:41You will hear from me.
42:42Yes.
42:43Please.
42:44Send me your portrait.
42:47Soldiers.
42:48Accompany them to the border.
42:49You are responsible for their safety.
43:26As you must know, I have made up my mind to reconvene the Council of Trent.
43:31A grand idea, Your Holiness.
43:33Come to me for support.
43:34The reformist ideas of Luther and Calvin are doing us a lot of damage.
43:38Luther and Calvin are mere theologians.
43:41Heretics, certainly, but theologians.
43:43It's the people in power who support them that I'm more concerned about.
43:47Elizabeth.
43:49Your Holiness, if we want the world to continue to be Catholic, we have to dispose of Elizabeth.
43:54Otherwise, Protestantism will spread from the new world, and by then, it will be too late.
43:59Your words are harsh, particularly when pronounced within these four walls.
44:05Heretics must be wiped from the face of the earth, even if they wear a crown.
44:11I agree with you.
44:12Your holy inquisition has proved to be a success.
44:16One of the conclusions of the Council must be to extend it to Italy and France.
44:21Very wise, Your Holiness.
44:22But doing away with a sinner from Castile is not the same as disposing of the Queen of England.
44:29Your Holiness, may I speak plainly to you?
44:34Of course.
44:36Your predecessor bore an extreme wretch against me.
44:39He never forgave me for my possessions in Naples, his native city.
44:43That's all water under the bridge.
44:45Our enemies took advantage of our bad relations.
44:49You two made a pact with Elizabeth when it suited you.
44:54It was the only way to persuade her to abandon the continent.
44:57Your Holiness, this is a game of three players.
45:00And more often than not, a French ghost to bed as an ally and wakes up as an enemy.
45:05It's in the nature of the French.
45:07And Flanders?
45:09And Scotland?
45:10Don't worry about Flanders.
45:12As for Scotland, it will return to Catholicism.
45:15The fact that there is a Catholic on the throne does not mean that the country is Catholic.
45:22I mean, is that if we win over Scotland, we will be able to enter England.
45:27France made an attempt, but it turned out badly.
45:32Spain is not France.
45:34What do you suggest?
45:38That you persuade Mary of how advisable it would be for her to wed my son, Prince Charles.
45:54You wish to see me, Your Majesty?
45:56Yes, Lord Mayland.
45:57I will get straight to the point.
46:00How would you feel if I made you my confidant?
46:03This proposition takes me by surprise, Your Majesty.
46:07So it does.
46:08You are blushing.
46:09I was not aware that a lack of ambition was among your virtues.
46:13Well, what do you say?
46:15Are you interested in the position?
46:17Of course, Your Majesty.
46:18Very honoured.
46:20On one condition.
46:21What is it?
46:22You must stop spying on me at Lord Cecil's behest immediately.
46:26Your Majesty, words fail me.
46:29I think not.
46:30We have called you in fragante, which means you will have to change sides.
46:35Again.
46:36You offend me.
46:37Stay calm.
46:38I'm willing to overlook your indiscretions if you are loyal to me henceforth.
46:43You can depend upon it, Your Majesty.
46:45Your first mission will be to travel to Spain.
46:47I want you to explore the possibility of marriage with Prince Charles.
46:52The King's son?
46:54He is a mere boy and does not enjoy good health.
46:56The Scottish climate will suit him well.
46:59Leave immediately.
47:01And keep me informed of your negotiations.
47:10What will your brother do when he finds out he is being usurped?
47:15Usurped?
47:15He still has many uses.
47:17He won't accept his loss of power.
47:20Always so distrustful.
47:23He will fight against it.
47:26Well, we will fight him together.
47:31What will her face be like?
47:33She has a lot of pustules.
47:34The attack was very fierce.
47:36Better contempt than isolation.
47:38Or have you already forgotten the months we were imprisoned?
47:41No, I haven't.
47:42Today they'll pay for that.
47:43I swear.
47:44I can't control what all my men do.
47:46I don't know who they must obey.
47:48Me, of course.
47:50The contrary is insurrection.
47:52I don't think your queen would be too happy if she would find out.
47:55What are we looking for?
47:57A husband?
47:58I want to marry you.
47:59Money is power.
48:01And if Philip accumulates more power, it will be our downfall.
48:05You cannot allow this.
48:10The marmorates that reach my ears.
48:13They are treason.
48:15I see in your face that of Jezebel!
48:19Always the same.
48:20Get out!
48:20Queen Mary will consider you an incestive.
48:24Just stop!
48:25It is a battle, not a game of draft.
48:28Give the order.
48:28Forgot me!
48:30No!
48:36Your cousin Mary already has a suitor.
48:40And has he wished an English lord?
48:42Never.
48:42No!
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