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Episode 2 - Marriage: A Hostile Act
Queen Mary has now begun to look for a husband and negotiations are opened for a match with Don Carlos, Son of King Philip II of Spain. Queen Elizabeth makes it clear that such a marriage would be a hostile act. Mary comes to focus her attention on her cousin, Henry Stuart, or Lord Darnley. Because he too is Catholic, tensions mount with Scottish Protestants. Starring: Olivia Chenery, Rebecca Scott, Matt McClure.
Episode 2 - Marriage: A Hostile Act
Queen Mary has now begun to look for a husband and negotiations are opened for a match with Don Carlos, Son of King Philip II of Spain. Queen Elizabeth makes it clear that such a marriage would be a hostile act. Mary comes to focus her attention on her cousin, Henry Stuart, or Lord Darnley. Because he too is Catholic, tensions mount with Scottish Protestants. Starring: Olivia Chenery, Rebecca Scott, Matt McClure.
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00:16Let's face it, we wouldn't have made it without the Huguenots.
00:21I told you, they won't fail us.
00:25There's something much more powerful than any god.
00:29Money.
00:32We'll go back to the camp.
00:34And up there, we'll delay long in offering their surrender.
00:38The king will be happy.
00:39The king is a brat of 13 who's unaware of anything.
00:43It was his mother who made a pact with the Huguenots so they would betray the English.
00:49We live in a world ruled by women.
01:12An excellent shot to your majesty.
01:15You have great marksmanship.
01:17How do you do it?
01:18It's easy.
01:19I imagine my cousin's face in the place of the target.
01:23She's ugly as they say.
01:25Frightful.
01:26But her soul is uglier still.
01:34Another man really shot, your majesty.
01:37You carry on.
01:39Let us go for a walk, Rizio.
01:45I'm not here, Rizio.
01:47You might be us.
01:48I can't bear seeing you like this.
01:50So worried.
01:52I'm not worried.
01:53I'm just disappointed.
01:54I thought my cousin would be more reasonable.
01:56She envies you.
01:58For your intelligence.
02:00But above all, for your beauty.
02:02How far do you think my cousin would be capable of going?
02:05As far as we allow her.
02:07We should reinforce your security.
02:09Now I am worried.
02:11Don't exaggerate, Rizio.
02:13We'll never come to that.
02:14She fears for her throne.
02:15And in physical terms, could not permit to war.
02:18You might be her main objective.
02:21Give me some solutions.
02:22You know very well you have only one solution.
02:25What?
02:26Your brother.
02:28Since the meeting with Elizabeth, he's been tense and aggressive.
02:31I don't trust him.
02:32Do you trust anyone?
02:34Just you, your majesty.
02:36Greetings, your majesty.
02:37Greetings, brother.
02:38Signor Rizio, no matter how early I come to see my sister, you're always by her side.
02:43Well, for me, the queen's affairs never rest.
02:45And neither do you.
02:46I was asking Rizio's advice on how to proceed, given my cousin's attitude.
02:50And I was about to tell her that she ought to get married.
02:53You surprise me, Rizio.
02:55Well, thanks to her extreme egotism, Elizabeth wishes neither to marry nor to produce progeny.
03:00What are you insinuating?
03:02If Mary marries, the English will see her as a responsible queen, capable of guaranteeing the future of her country.
03:09It's not as simple as that.
03:11The Scots and the English have irreconcilable differences.
03:13Let him finish.
03:15If you were to marry a Catholic prince, be he Spanish or French, you would gain sufficient strength to take
03:21the throne of England and impose your religion in both countries.
03:25Elizabeth would not permit that.
03:27It would mean war.
03:27That's exactly what I'm referring to.
03:30You speak in that way because it will not be the blood of your people that is shed across the
03:35battlefield.
03:35Oh, don't make me laugh.
03:37You massacred your compatriots who were allied with the French without blinking.
03:41You miserable wretch!
03:42Renounce those words, assistant!
03:44Enough!
03:45How dare you draw your sword in my presence?
03:47Arguing among ourselves will solve nothing.
03:50You're right, Your Majesty.
03:51I think I am superfluous here.
03:53By your leave?
03:54Granted!
03:59Beware of your provocations.
04:01I won't always be able to defend you.
04:03It's better to have a strong enemy than a weak ally.
04:06Your rival has stripped him of all his power.
04:09We have to tread carefully.
04:11Whether I like it or not, I need my brother to control the lords.
04:14We have no alternative but to seek Maitland's assistance.
04:17I don't like Maitland.
04:19He's always in the eye of the storm.
04:21It is rumoured he spies on us at Elizabeth's behest.
04:24Well, if we must have a traitor, better he be one of our own people.
04:27Well, if we must have a traitor, better he be one of our own people.
05:58That meeting with Mary was a mistake.
06:00Elizabeth is nervous.
06:02She's furious.
06:03You're her best friend.
06:04You could have advised her not to do it.
06:06And you are her lover, and she pays no damn heed to either of us.
06:09You need to remember, before she's a friend or a lover, she's a queen.
06:13A queen by accident, apparently.
06:16Mary didn't waste a second in gloating about it, reminding her that she's both the Queen
06:20of England and Scotland, by succession and development.
06:25Right.
06:27Yes, well, Mary's a problem.
06:52Mary's a problem.
06:52Where were you?
06:54Arranging your bath.
06:55It takes two people to do that.
06:57I don't want to imagine what you'd need to govern.
07:00Calm yourself, my friend.
07:02If it were up to him, he'd live sewn to your skirt.
07:05Yes.
07:07Providing that skirt led to a throne.
07:10I'm sorry, have I done something to upset you?
07:18What did you think of my cousin?
07:22May I be honest?
07:24You've said enough already.
07:26That would be so stupid.
07:32My cousin has the aggression of the weak.
07:36Without control, she may be a danger.
07:39And how did you find her stepbrother, Mary?
07:43Venal, flatterer, not to be trusted.
07:47Yeah.
07:48You have nothing to fear from Mary.
07:51She is beautiful, and apparently does exactly as she wishes with men.
07:57Elizabeth, I really don't understand what you mean.
08:00Decide which side you are on before you make an irreparable error.
08:24If she makes me nervous, I'll make sure she doesn't sleep.
08:48You haven't touched your food, your majesty.
08:53She is disagreeable, cold, calculating, and ambitious.
08:57Forget about her.
08:59At least while you're dying.
09:01You know how these annoyances upset your stomach.
09:04And my cousin's takes my breath away.
09:08This letter is a fresh insult.
09:11She insists that I should embrace the Protestant Reformation.
09:14I beg you, your majesty, eat something.
09:17And if that were not enough, I now have to worry about my brother as well.
09:22Your majesty, my ladies, I thought we were going to die in the great hall.
09:28I'm not in the mood.
09:30Is...
09:32Is...
09:32Is anything wrong?
09:35Leave us a moment.
09:36I'll call you later.
09:39Hmm.
09:41Hmm.
09:48Hmm.
09:49Hmm.
09:51Hmm.
09:52Hmm.
09:54Hmm.
09:55Hmm.
09:55Hmm.
09:57Hmm.
09:58Hmm.
09:59Hmm.
09:59Hmm.
09:59Hmm.
10:00You look infinitely better naked.
10:03You're a cynic.
10:05What makes you say that?
10:06You say that you desire me, but you force me to offer myself in marriage all over Europe.
10:12I feel like a piece of merchandise.
10:14Maybe you're tired of me so soon.
10:16Your marriage has nothing to do with our passion.
10:19It's a matter of state.
10:21Which?
10:22Marriage or our passion?
10:30Marriage.
10:32I thought you Romans were more romantic.
10:34And I thought you Scottish ladies were more freaky.
10:41Only a Catholic prince would do.
10:44Even an infant.
10:46As I said, you are romanticism personified.
10:50Forgive my pragmatism.
10:52How can I make it up to you?
10:53You should know.
10:57I don't know.
11:03I don't know.
11:05I don't know.
11:06I don't know.
11:36If my cousin really is a virgin, she doesn't know what she's missing.
11:42I don't know.
11:43I don't know.
11:44I don't know.
11:51I don't know.
11:57I don't know.
11:59Why have you stopped it?
12:01You've got some strange spots on your back.
12:05What did you say?
12:09And on your face.
12:35The box.
12:37Is it serious?
12:38For children?
12:40No.
12:40For adults it can cause severe disorders.
12:42Death even.
12:44Who knows about this?
12:45Other than us.
12:46Her carers do.
12:49They don't come out.
12:51Nobody can know about the Queen's illness.
12:53The future of the country may depend on it.
12:55Do not distress yourself, Lord Cecil.
13:17I have offered to be her husband a thousand times.
13:26Don't insist on it, Dudley. She does not deem you worthy to be a king.
13:31It's not a matter of worthiness. It's a matter of descendants.
13:36Oh, I think we've had enough bastards on the throne.
13:39Well, it hasn't done us any harm.
14:06This is a great day, not just for Spain, but for the entire Catholic community.
14:11This first stone marks the commencement of a new era.
14:15The monastery that we build here will be at the center of the world.
14:19With the permission of Rome, Your Majesty.
14:23Proceed, Your Grace.
14:27To God, the Father Almighty, we humbly address our prayers to you and this house.
14:34Your Majesty, it's been an honor to attend this ceremony.
14:37As if you are in Madrid, it would have been inconceivable for you to have missed it.
14:41This monastery will be the true reflection of the power of God and of Spain.
14:45Your Majesty, I cannot postpone my departure any longer. My queen is awaiting news.
14:50My son's health is rather delicate at the moment.
14:53I'm aware of that.
14:54He's susceptible to illnesses and to accidents.
14:57Your Majesty, it grieves me to hear that.
14:59The trepanation carried out by the Belgian quack doesn't seem to have worked either.
15:03So, Your Majesty, what should I tell the queen?
15:08A marriage by power of attorney would be the most convenient.
15:11But, Your Majesty, Scotland needs an heir.
15:13The prince will improve.
15:14And if he doesn't, tell Mary to be patient. There's time for everything.
15:19The queen does not share that view. She's under pressure from her cousin, Elizabeth.
15:23Elizabeth is busy financing the war in France. Mary should focus more on domestic matters.
15:29To what do you refer, Your Majesty?
15:32You're not the only one who's well-informed, Mayland, my dear friend.
15:36I know that the Count of Moray is eager to regain power and that many lords support him.
15:44Which side are you on?
15:46I'm loyal to the queen, Your Majesty.
15:49Hmm. Very well.
15:52Mary will have to wait for my son to recover completely.
15:55He's not fit to undergo a voyage, if I say.
15:59I must pray fervently to God to grant him health.
16:15I look terrible.
16:17You are lovely as ever.
16:23You've been very seriously ill, Elizabeth.
16:27We've been very worried about you.
16:29Do you think that a simple amount of pox would do away with your queen?
16:33You don't know me very well.
16:40If you had died without issue, what would have become of England?
16:46Well, you and Cecil could always crown yourselves kings.
16:50You'd make a good couple.
16:51Elizabeth, if you please.
16:52Enough!
16:53The thing I need least of all now is a headache.
16:57You always avoid the question.
16:59And isn't that an indication that you should omit it from our conversation?
17:02The throne of England.
17:03My throne is and will be a dry throne.
17:23Robert.
17:26My faithful Robert, pray pay no attention to me.
17:44My Robin.
17:46What would I do without you?
17:49You haven't called me that for a long time.
17:53Robin.
17:54Robin.
17:56Robin.
18:01You must learn to love me as I am.
18:04With both my virtues and my failings.
18:07You don't have failings, Elizabeth.
18:10Merely responsibilities.
18:29Majesty, you scared me to death.
18:31Tick the horse, Walt.
18:32No, my friends.
18:34I bolted.
18:36I wanted to run away from myself.
18:39I don't know.
18:40I lost my head.
18:41Why?
18:42Things are improving all the time.
18:43Scotland is growing more Catholic every day.
18:46You haven't signed the Edinburgh Treaty.
18:47And you have the support and the money of France, Spain and even of the Holy See.
18:52But I am being watched permanently by Elizabeth's ships.
18:55She seems to know my movements.
18:57The English Channel is her weak flank against France.
19:02And I am her obsession all over Europe.
19:09This is not the life I dreamed of.
19:11Majesty, you have to be strong.
19:14You were educated to be queen.
19:17That preparation clashes head-on with my sensitivity as a woman.
19:21And that is where everything that happens loses its meaning.
19:28Majesty, we have to make some decisions.
19:30In a word, we have problems.
19:33No.
19:34Problems are for those who are insecure, negative or cowardly.
19:37We have problems.
19:39Leave us.
19:41You stay.
19:46What is happening?
19:48Midland.
19:49As well as a traitor, he is useless.
19:51Has he gone over to the enemy again?
19:53Worse.
19:54He has come back empty-handed.
19:56What?
19:57The ill health of Prince Carlos of Spain,
20:00as well as the hatred your mother-in-law, Catherine de' Medici,
20:03still has for you,
20:04have closed the door to us for a Catholic marriage.
20:09What do we know of my half-brother?
20:11He is gathering dissident lords
20:13and making pacts even with the devil.
20:15It's all happening very quickly.
20:20Mary, will you allow us a moment?
20:48That's the first time you've called me that.
20:52What are we looking for?
20:54A husband? Any husband?
20:57A Catholic one? A great king?
21:01A decorative figure or a royal stallion
21:05who could make me unhappy for the rest of my life
21:07as long as descendants are insured?
21:09Too many questions for me not to be mistaken on my answers.
21:15I have to be as direct as I am honest.
21:19Of course.
21:22I want to marry you.
21:27But, Majesty, I...
21:29So now I am Majesty?
21:30Forgive me. You took me by surprise.
21:37What are you for me?
21:40Your friend.
21:42Your confidante. Your musician.
21:47My companion in my solitude.
21:49Don't say that.
21:51From what I can see,
21:53I am condemned to be incomplete as a queen,
21:58and alone as a woman.
22:06Good night.
22:09Friend.
22:24She's losing a lot of hair.
22:25But the fever has eased, and she's no longer delirious.
22:30I'd say she's out of danger.
22:33It's too soon to know for certain,
22:35but she is reacting well to the herb infusions.
22:37And what will her face be like?
22:39She has a lot of pustules.
22:41There will be marks.
22:42The attack was very fierce,
22:44but the sandalwood oil is going to help greatly.
22:46My dear,
22:48the illness is very contagious.
22:50You shouldn't be here.
22:52I am her friend,
22:53and her counsellor.
22:55And my wife.
22:58I don't need another problem.
23:01And the marks?
23:03Yes, it would be better if they disappeared.
23:04She couldn't bear them.
23:11And Dudley?
23:12Yeah.
23:12Well, that bastard won't come back
23:14till she's out of danger.
23:24My dear.
23:26You are well.
23:28I've never felt better.
23:31And?
23:33I am ready for the dancing.
23:42I am ready for the dancing.
23:44I am ready for the dancing.
23:49I am ready for the dancing.
23:56I am ready for the dancing.
23:57I am ready for the dancing.
23:59I am ready for the dancing.
24:02I am ready for dancing.
24:02I am ready for dancing.
24:02I am ready for dancing.
24:02I am ready for dancing.
24:02I am ready for dancing.
24:03I am ready for dancing.
24:04I am ready for dancing.
24:05I am ready for dancing.
24:06I am ready for dancing.
24:08I am ready for dancing.
24:11I am ready for dancing.
24:27Lord Cecil, I expect from your expression that you've come to spoil our fun.
24:36I bring bad news from France.
24:38And when do you not?
24:42Excuse us.
24:47Our army has been defeated at the harbour.
24:51The treachery of the Huguenot was decisive.
24:55Damn bastards.
24:57I negotiated that alliance myself.
25:00They'll pay dearly for their treachery.
25:02If you negotiated as well as you fornicate, I would rule the world.
25:07140,000 crowns and 6,000 men sacrificed for nothing.
25:11What ruin?
25:12The chance to provoke a civil war in France.
25:14It was worth it.
25:16You have seen what it was worth.
25:18I loathe wars.
25:20They disgust me.
25:22Cost me too much in time and resources.
25:24At times they are irremediable.
25:26As a woman, I don't need them.
25:29Men use a sword as a symbol of their penis, long, sharp and wounding and most of the time useless.
25:37So, what do you suggest?
25:40The sea isolates us, but it also protects us.
25:45We have to transform England into an impregnable fortress.
25:49The sea will be our best ally.
25:51That fortress will always have a weak point that we cannot ignore.
25:55Climate.
25:57Scotland.
25:58I don't know how you manage it, Lord Cecil, but we always end up talking of my cousin.
26:03Mary could become a great problem for this country.
26:06You overestimate that queen.
26:08I have reports of her maneuvers to contract marriage.
26:11From Maitland.
26:12Your spy that sold you out at the first opportunity.
26:15Mary intends to strengthen Scotland by marrying Prince Carlos, King Philip's son.
26:20Philip will not make the mistake of becoming enemies with us.
26:24Our relationship is cold but cordial.
26:28He was my half-sister's husband and King of England.
26:30Don't be so sure. Our defeat in France has weakened us.
26:33All wars weaken and all you can think of is dragging me into the...
26:37We could not miss the opportunity to provoke the rise of protestantism in France.
26:42But apparently the Huguenot are not to be trusted.
26:45Forget about France, Lord Cecil.
26:47Let us return to Scotland.
26:51Why do you think Philip wants to marry his son to Mary?
26:54Well, the prize is worth it.
26:56What prize?
27:06Your throne, madam.
27:10Am I never going to have even one day of peace?
27:15Very well, I shall consider it.
27:17Anything else?
27:19Nothing else.
27:22Always.
27:23At your service.
27:32I wouldn't trust him.
27:34He's a schemer.
27:35Be quiet.
27:37Cecil is right.
27:38I have to control Mary.
27:41Another war?
27:45Undress.
27:48I think better after I've vented my desires.
28:02They ask endlessly for money.
28:05Inconveniences of being the king of an empire, Majesty.
28:09These will have to wait.
28:10And if our alchemists don't find the formula for creating gold,
28:13the viceroy and the emperor will have to be better administrators.
28:18The union with Scotland will be very useful.
28:20The one I wanted is impossible now.
28:23Has the queen's emissary arrived yet?
28:25Lord Mayland.
28:26He'll be here very soon.
28:28Bring him in as soon as he arrives.
28:33Majesty.
28:36Isabel, your visit is the most pleasant thing that has happened to me this morning.
28:41Oh.
28:43And my news will be even more so.
28:46Prince Carlos is recovering rapidly.
28:49His operation has been a success.
28:51Indeed.
28:52Absolutely.
28:53He's walking normally, his headaches have disappeared, and...
28:57And is that why he kills cats and dogs for sheer pleasure
29:01and blinds the horses in the Roger's stables?
29:03That is a lie.
29:05He has little fits of hunger, but he has never gone that far.
29:09And it's all because of lack of affection.
29:12Not yours, certainly.
29:14For I know you professed generously.
29:17He is sensitive and fragile.
29:19He needs us.
29:23At times, I think I've been too tolerant with him.
29:27He has grown out without a mother since he was little more than a baby.
29:31On the contrary.
29:32My sisters gave him more love than most children enjoy.
29:37He has just had a fall that could have cost him his life.
29:40Chasing insanely after I leave you of the court.
29:42God knows with what intentions.
29:47Is this where you've come?
29:52Prince Carlos has recovered his happiness and his confidence in you on learning that you decide his marriage to marry
30:00Queen Stuart.
30:01That was before. He's not prepared.
30:05He believes Lord Midland is here to agree on the conditions of the marriage.
30:10I beg you to reconsider.
30:12A refusal could cause a relapse that would probably be irreparable.
30:19My dear.
30:23Unions between royal houses are strategic, not sentimental.
30:41A refusal.
30:41Majesties.
30:42Lord Midland Emissary of Her Majesty Mary Stuart is waiting at the great salon.
30:46Tell him to wait.
30:51Leave the salon.
31:02Do not forget my words, Majesty.
31:16God save me!
31:19God save me!
31:21The people adore you, Majesty.
31:22My dear.
31:25Michael John.
31:26Is my presence really necessary for this event?
31:29Every day thousands of English ships are so.
31:32This expedition is more than a simple boat trip, Majesty.
31:36You are Hawkins' partner.
31:38Partner?
31:40Patron would be a better word.
31:42The building of that ship has emptied my treasury again.
31:45The investment will be well worth it, my Queen.
31:48You have put great hopes in the sea, my friend.
31:51According to my studies, the sea covers three quarters of the globe.
31:56Whoever rules the sea will rule the world.
32:00With you I never cease learning.
32:02No monarch can boast of a tutor like mine.
32:05As a Queen, you have to be as intelligent as the best of your wise men,
32:09as valiant as the best of your soldiers,
32:12and as rich as the best of your traders.
32:15And as slottish as the best of my prostitutes.
32:18God save the Queen!
32:18God save the Queen!
32:21God save the Queen!
32:26God save the Queen!
32:29God save the Queen!
32:29God save the Queen!
32:42God save the Queen!
32:45I would not have missed it for anything in the world.
32:48She can transport up to 700 Africans in her.
32:51If half survive, the business will be very profitable.
32:54Where do you intend selling them?
32:56On the coast of Orberato.
32:58Venezuela.
32:59That is right, Majesty.
33:01Go with God, gentlemen.
33:03The prestige of England is in your hands.
33:06Your Majesty.
33:11And her economy.
33:28They were your soldiers.
33:29You can't deny it.
33:35They always are.
33:41I have never denied them.
33:48I can't control what all my men do.
33:50There's a lot of discontent, and they don't know whom they must obey.
33:54Me, of course.
33:55The contrary is insurrection.
33:57They do not receive their pay on time.
33:58They see no progress in government.
34:00They only know how to fight.
34:02And how to kill our people.
34:04You didn't complain about them when we put down Huntley's rebellion.
34:06I'm starting to doubt that you didn't provoke their rebellion yourself.
34:10And why would I do that?
34:11To get an army.
34:15What I have is the sympathy of many of the clans.
34:20Can you say the same, dear sister?
34:22I have the sympathy of an entire people.
34:25Are you sure?
34:27Because every time I come to Edinburgh, I see more people gathered under Knox's balcony than under yours.
34:33Lunatics are always entertaining.
34:35Well, traitors are not.
34:36What do you mean?
34:39Nothing.
34:40I never have been a good orator.
34:41That's why I lost my position as councillor.
34:44Oh, by the way, where is my replacement?
34:47He is in France, on a diplomatic mission.
34:50Well, it is said that he's acting as your matchmaker.
34:54For someone who is not a good orator, you have a very sharp tongue, dear brother.
35:01I beg you to forgive me, Your Majesty.
35:04If you will excuse me, I do believe I am not welcome here.
35:09You may go.
35:22He is becoming very powerful.
35:25He always has been.
35:26And he was a hero before your arrival.
35:29He has many allies.
35:31Do you think he has Elizabeth's support?
35:34No.
35:34At least, not at present.
35:37If he had, he wouldn't let his men suck villages.
35:40He would have them well fed, well paid, and well fucked.
35:48Today you are more beautiful than ever.
35:51Not now, Rizio.
35:53Not in the mood.
36:07What did he make?
36:22Not in the mood.
36:42Excellent news from Scotland.
36:44Don't tell me.
36:46A great crop of thistles this year.
36:48You should be more respectful of your family's lands.
36:51I should also be one of the favourites at court.
36:54And yet Elizabeth treats me with contempt.
36:57Better contempt than isolation.
36:59Or have you already forgotten the months we were in prison?
37:03No, I haven't forgotten.
37:05One day they'll pay for that.
37:07I swear.
37:09Oh, this is more credibility without a drink in one's hand.
37:12Mother, please.
37:14Not a child.
37:23What is that news?
37:29Parliament has re-established your father's titles and rights.
37:32He's finally Earl of Lennox again.
37:35And one day I shall be Earl.
37:37No.
37:38You are destined for something far greater.
37:43I've always wanted to be Pope.
37:45Why it suits me...
37:46Stop talking nonsense.
37:48You will be king of Scotland.
37:52How is that?
37:54Your cousin Mary is looking for a husband.
37:56She's already been refused by the royal houses of Spain and France.
38:00Be careful.
38:02You've never been good at conspiring.
38:04If Mary wants a husband, we'll give her a husband.
38:10I'll drink to that, Mother.
38:19Such intensity.
38:21I always feel that in sex there's a kind of revenge.
38:25Why do you say that?
38:26It's the desire you are rousing me.
38:30To turn me in two.
38:31To make you completely and definitively mine.
38:34Why do men always have to make sex into a challenge?
38:38Men.
38:40Are you seeing other men?
38:41Dozens.
38:43Why are you torturing me?
38:44The court is full of men, but they pressure me or bore me.
38:49You do not.
38:54Oh, forgive me.
38:55Forgive me.
38:56Stay there.
38:57I've not finished with you yet.
38:59Come in, Lord Cecil.
39:01I was expecting you.
39:02I wasn't.
39:03I shall come later if you wish.
39:05Do you have it?
39:06I've just finished it.
39:07What is the result?
39:09By this edict, you will have the right of veto over Queen Mary's choice of husband.
39:16Veto?
39:17If she tries to marry anyone who may be a threat to me, I shall invade Scotland.
39:22Do we have the money for that?
39:24If you have nothing positive to offer, continue thinking.
39:27No, perhaps Queen Mary thinks that, and that's why she won't sign the treaty.
39:31Her marriage to a Catholic would go against the Protestant Reformation.
39:35Why are we paying the Reverend Knox?
39:38He's of no use to us shut away in his house.
39:41He continues preaching from his balcony.
39:43Perhaps his death would be more useful to us than his confinement.
39:47Yes, I thought that.
39:48It would be very destabilizing.
39:50But only temporarily.
39:52Not for him.
39:56Apparently, my cousin is willing to marry again.
39:59It's not that no case.
40:00I fear so.
40:02Then let us help her.
40:04How?
40:05By marrying her to an English lord whom we trust.
40:08In Scotland?
40:10It would be perfect.
40:12Only that way would I be more flexible and consider her as a successor to the English throne upon my
40:18death, of course.
40:18Marriage to an English Protestant lord?
40:22And the two crowns would be strengthened by a mixed marriage.
40:26Are you serious?
40:28I even have the candidate.
40:32Oh, please, Majesty.
40:34He is attractive, of noble births, he is dying to be king, and he knows how to satisfy a queen.
40:41You're not seriously referring to...
40:43My faithful Dudley.
40:44Yes.
40:46Majesty, I could never...
40:47Don't pretend.
40:49You'd be capable of almost anything for a crown.
40:51Anything except neglecting the desires of my queen.
40:54Your queens.
40:56There will be two of us.
40:59It has to be seen if you have sufficient energy.
41:01With all respect, what you are proposing is improper and scandalous.
41:07I think it's brilliant.
41:08We could all live here together like one big family.
41:12Have you had nothing to say?
41:15Yes.
41:18For me, the queen's happiness comes first.
41:22I will accept any sacrifice with honour.
41:26You're not at the martyr.
41:27Sir, my cousin is beautiful and desirable, and you are a compulsive fornicator.
41:34You'll just have to feed yourself better.
41:36If you don't control your cousin, the Catholics will take control of London again, and the Pope will be sailing
41:43the Thames in a gondola.
41:44Not if I can prevent it.
41:47You.
41:51Queen Mary will consider you an insult, and will send you back to court with this edict stuck in your...
41:57No!
41:58Be vulgar, Lord Cecil.
42:01It does not add strength to your arguments.
42:04My promise of succession is too tempting, even for a Catholic queen.
42:08And if she signs, it will be secured.
42:13And I can be very persuasive.
42:17You have not the slightest hope.
42:20Do you have a better idea?
42:22I need time.
42:29Your option.
42:38And if Mary falls madly in love with me?
42:43You are only in danger if you fall madly in love with her.
43:08Don't you pay your hands off me?
43:10I'll take a talk to that woman and no one is going to stop me.
43:13Don't you think it enough of an outrage to celebrate masses and behave frivolously with half the court?
43:19Do you also intend to make a Catholic heretic into the King of the Scots?
43:24Good day, Reverend.
43:26I see with satisfaction that your bad manners and tendency to rage have not managed to destroy your health.
43:33Dandest!
43:33Be calm, Lord Maitland.
43:35The Reverend is going to excuse himself immediately.
43:38This is my sacred obligation to safeguard the souls of the Scots.
43:43You will do it more efficiently by looking after your heart and liver, which must be rotten with bile.
43:49My body enjoys better health than your spirit.
43:52For the moment.
43:53It would be wise if you behaved more respectfully before the Queen.
43:57Respect is earned.
43:59She is a woman and you're Queen.
44:01To serious problems which United can lead our country to disaster.
44:04Do not make me forget that you're a minister.
44:07Take back those words.
44:08Immediately.
44:10Gentlemen, please.
44:11Be calm.
44:13Be compassionate.
44:16Don't you realize that the Reverend's attitude is thus because he must not have had a mother?
44:21He has a mental problem.
44:23I have never been more lucid.
44:25Did you have a mother?
44:27What stupidity?
44:28What are you insinuating?
44:30Your hatred of women can only come from resentment at having been abandoned by your mother.
44:35Or else you have some shameful physical and mental problem.
44:38I am perfectly well.
44:40And it is you who represents the worst that could have happened to our country.
44:44And you the best.
44:45What a pity you cannot be crowned Queen.
44:48I've come to talk about your marriage.
44:50Yes.
44:50To rejoice and wish me great happiness.
44:53I noticed that as soon as you came in the room.
44:56You may withdraw.
44:57If you dare to marry a Catholic heretic, you could be accused of high treason.
45:02You are going too far.
45:04Treason against whom?
45:06Against the Protestant Church of Scotland.
45:09I am a queen.
45:10I am a Catholic.
45:11And I have not obliged my subjects to change their religion.
45:14I should think not.
45:16It would be easier to change queen than that is in the noble's power.
45:22Do you dare to threaten me?
45:24I take the liberty of warning you for your own good.
45:28She has someone to watch over her safety.
45:31You do not offend God.
45:34Nor you, the queen.
45:36Reverend, my patience is running out.
45:39From now on, you'll be confined to your own residence.
45:43Are you locking me up?
45:44You?
45:45You will only come out on my request.
45:48My voice will still be heard.
45:50But I will be rid of your presence.
45:52Maitland to the God.
45:53You won't dare.
45:54I am the word of God.
45:56If that is so, he will save you.
45:57I see in your face that of Jezebel.
46:01Always the same.
46:02Get out.
46:02Your reign is a perversion and it will soon be ended.
46:05Ritzio, please, rid me of this nightmare.
46:07Don't come near me.
46:09I curse the day on which women took over the right to rule.
46:13One moment.
46:15For what sick reason do you not think the same of Queen Elizabeth?
46:22Your cousin is the exception.
46:25She is virtuous.
46:28Intelligent and an example of the values of the Reformation.
46:31He is not allowed out until he asks for my forgiveness in public.
46:36If I am locked away, how can I excuse myself in public?
46:41That is true.
46:42Then I prefer he does not come out at all.
46:54Are you well, you lads?
46:57Yes.
46:58The deal would drive to be insane.
47:01Protestant from Attic's.
47:06The Pope is truly dead.
47:08I don't think your Queen would be too happy if she would find out.
47:12What are we looking for?
47:14A husband?
47:15I want to marry you.
47:16It's power.
47:18And if Philip accumulates more power, it will be our downfall.
47:22We cannot allow this.
47:27The Marmarins that reach my ears.
47:30They are driven.
47:35It is a battle, not a game of drafts.
47:38Give the order.
47:39For me!
47:46Your cousin, Mary, already has a suitor.
47:50And as you wished, an English lord.
47:52Never.
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