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Does Mary have a claim
to the throne?
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Fifteen years had passed.
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Mary had been with us
on account
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of her betrothal
to our eldest son.
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Ruggieri had disappeared
from my life.
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Montmorency had not been seen
for many years.
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You know Antoinette of Guise?
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She's returned to the courts
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since the untimely death
of her husband.
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My dear cousins have taken
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to seizing the homes
of prominent Protestants.
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Colonel Guise has now claimed
Chenonceau for himself.
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Surely we could discover
some utility in each other.
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Thought you two
were done with each other.
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Gold can poison the mind,
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but just enough
will preserve your youth.
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When you are king,
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you will put Catherine
on your Privy Council.
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Lead a garrison of men
to the border.
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Will that suffice?
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I give you your king.
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You have a message
from the Holy Roman emperor.
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You're quiet today.
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The letter you saw me receive
last night contains evidence
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that Queen Mary
is conspiring with her cousin,
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Queen Elizabeth of England,
against me.
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But I thought
they hated each other.
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Well, apparently,
the only thing they hate
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more than each other
is the thought of me,
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a commoner,
on a throne of Europe.
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There may be
more correspondence
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hidden within Mary's rooms.
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I would search for them myself,
but it would raise suspicion.
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Perhaps you could help me.
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You want me to search
Mary's rooms for you?
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I would not ask if the
situation were not so grave.
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There's a man watching us.
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Where?
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There, in the trees.
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I don't see anyone.
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No, I'm sure I saw him.
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The forest
is full of creatures.
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Perhaps you mistook one.
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All I ask is that
you consider my request.
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The fate of the country
hangs in the balance,
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not to mention my own.
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And yours.
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Our fates are intertwined.
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Now,
should I continue my story?
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Though the death
of King Francis
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had made me queen,
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it was in name only.
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Your Majesty, would you like me
to have breakfast brought?
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Are you all right?
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See this?
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It's a pair of Cs,
for Catherine.
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With an H overlaid for Henry.
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It's romantic, no?
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But if you look at it this way,
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the Cs become a D, for Diane.
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I would not be so disrespected
if Ruggieri were here.
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He's the only one,
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the only one
who never underestimated me.
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Because he tells you
what you want to hear.
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It's his only real talent.
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Perhaps.
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And perhaps I became pregnant
by some coincidence.
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And perhaps you lost yours
the same way.
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It doesn't matter.
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That man asks too much
for what he gives in return.
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Not if it's worth it.
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I'd like to be alone
with the queen.
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Turns out you were right
about the Holy Roman emperor.
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The garrison wasn't enough
to dissuade his aggression.
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You were right about that too.
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I will ride out at the head
of my troops
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tomorrow morning.
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May God protect you.
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I'll need someone to run things
while I'm away.
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Wouldn't require much, just...
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someone to keep an eye
on the functions of government,
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so I've decided
to make you regent.
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But Antoine of Bourbon
is rightfully regent.
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Mm. If you follow
the rules of succession, yes,
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but I'd rather it was you.
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And I have the power
to make these decisions, so...
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you will have the highest
authority in the land.
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Just till I'm back.
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Because I know I can trust you.
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He was right.
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He could trust me to be regent.
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Even if he couldn't love me
as a wife.
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You asked for me, madam?
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I need more.
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As you wish.
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Leave the bottle.
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I told you, too much
can drive a person mad.
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Made my father
do unspeakable things.
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To you?
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Till I made him stop, that is.
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You know how to look
after yourself.
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I admire that.
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Yes, and that's why
I have to stop coming here.
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Oh?
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The Queen might discover
our relationship.
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Her punishment would be severe.
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Mm.
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You must pick a horse.
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There can only be one winner.
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I did not make the rules.
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In fact, I despise them.
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But they are what they are.
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Nothing personal.
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Twice a day, no more.
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Hmm.
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I'm very grateful.
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I will need more gold
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if I am
to continue supplying you.
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I can get you more
whenever you need.
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Together, we could accomplish
great things, Angelica.
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Thank you for agreeing
to be regent.
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Yes, very good of you
to, uh...step in.
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Come back to us.
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I'll do my utmost.
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I want you
to put aside your differences
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and I want you to serve your
regent while I am at war, yes?
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We remain
your faithful servants.
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Good.
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- Cunt.
- Cock.
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- Kiddie-fiddler.
- Pig-fucker.
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Oh, grow up.
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Thank you.
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It'll be you going to war next.
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M-Ma-Mary says
I should focus on my strengths.
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And what does Mary say
that those are?
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The-the study of scriptures.
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Mm. Like most who suffer
from physical afflictions,
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Francis is very close to God.
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What others see as weakness,
I see only as strength.
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Your Majesty.
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Well, that can be no bad thing.
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Show our enemies no mercy,
Father.
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We will pray for you.
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Ah.
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Diane, what are you doing?
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I have decided I shall
accompany you to the front
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and bring you luck.
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Diane--
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I can outride most of your men.
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Would you have me sit and pine
when I can be useful?
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I only hope
the Duke of Guise can keep up.
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I certainly intend to try.
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Very well.
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Can I ask you something,
brother?
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Of course, brother.
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Why the fuck did you agree
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to surrender your regency
to Catherine
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while the king is away?
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Well, the king asked me.
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What was I supposed to do?
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You were supposed to say no.
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I didn't care
that my husband took Diane
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to battle with him.
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With any luck,
they would be captured,
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held for ransom
that I would be slow to pay.
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All that mattered was that
it was my time to govern.
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Regent of all France.
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Not bad for a commoner.
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Look, the Holy Roman emperor,
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his battalion
is much larger than ours.
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Our only advantage
is geography.
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We should take them by
surprise, approach from
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-the ridge before daybreak...
-Yeah?
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And drive them into the forest.
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Yes, they wouldn't expect it.
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If you were to send
half your men on foot
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into the dark of the forest
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and then make the approach
from above a feint,
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they would still react
as if it's not
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and they would
do as you say, no?
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Yes, if our riders made a hell
of a noise on the way down,
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then there they would meet our
men in ditches that we've dug.
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Waiting to cut the enemy
to pieces.
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Exactly.
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Just like madam said.
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Excellent plan, Your Majesty.
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Montmorency would be proud.
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Yeah, well, it's
what he taught us, isn't it?
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Anticipate an enemy's reaction
and use it.
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Mm.
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Didn't think
you were paying attention.
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Always.
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Are you the queen's dressmaker?
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What's it to you?
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I'm hungry.
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So go to the kitchen.
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I worked as an apprentice
for a dressmaker.
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Perhaps I could work for you.
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All I want is a place to sleep.
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I don't need any help.
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Now fuck off.
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Catherine asked for you.
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Did she?
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You're never where you say
you're going to be these days.
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I've been busy.
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What's that you've got
in your hand there?
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Nothing.
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Nothing?
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Show me.
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It's a present for you,
actually.
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Now you've spoiled
the surprise.
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You told them I requested
a Privy Council meeting?
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Of course.
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Where are you going?
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The regent's
called a Privy Council meeting.
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You mean
the merchant's daughter?
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A Guise does not come when
called by someone like that.
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Or are you her dog?
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Okay, Mother.
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What would you want me to do?
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As I am a member
of the king's Privy Council.
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Yes, the king's Privy Council.
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Make her come to you.
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Tell her I'm indisposed.
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Privy Council meeting.
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Sit down, Antoine.
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Is the cardinal going?
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He has been called.
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That doesn't mean he's going.
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Find out.
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We're not gonna sit there
like a big pair of tits,
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waiting for him.
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No. He'd just love that,
wouldn't he?
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Yes, because then
we would look weak,
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and we would not get
what we want.
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Right. Of course.
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And-and-and what is it
we want, exactly?
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To finish our meal
without being burdened
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by the whims of someone
who shouldn't be regent.
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Right.
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It's just that...
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well, it-it all seems
a bit pointless
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when we might
actually help govern.
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Pointless or not, it's the
family business, Antoine.
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If you don't like it,
you can always
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go and help Father
tend to Mother's gardens.
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I knew I would be tested,
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but I had no idea
it was going to be so soon.
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Ah, Your Majesty.
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Have you, uh,
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have you come for confession?
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I have nothing to confess.
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Please.
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I missed you
at the Privy Council meeting.
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Yes, a member
of my, uh, flock was in need.
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I've had a message
from the king.
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He will need more funds
if he is to keep fighting.
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I'm afraid you're-you're
showing your inexperience.
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The Privy Council
can't give you what you need.
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For that, you have to go
to the treasury.
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Oh.
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Thank you.
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You will, however,
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00:15:10,966 --> 00:15:12,605
find the treasury empty.
266
00:15:12,647 --> 00:15:14,167
Well, how can it be empty?
267
00:15:14,209 --> 00:15:15,729
Your Majesty, have you not seen
268
00:15:15,771 --> 00:15:18,812
how these frugal Protestants
spend money?
269
00:15:18,854 --> 00:15:21,174
Of course, you could go
to Parlement to request funds,
270
00:15:21,216 --> 00:15:22,976
but unfortunately the majority
271
00:15:23,018 --> 00:15:24,898
are not made up
with the nobility or clergy
272
00:15:24,940 --> 00:15:26,660
but of the mercantile class.
273
00:15:26,702 --> 00:15:28,542
You should get along
with them well.
274
00:15:28,584 --> 00:15:29,983
Meaning?
275
00:15:30,025 --> 00:15:32,027
Just that you are so likable.
276
00:15:33,549 --> 00:15:35,551
Not what she meant.
277
00:15:36,712 --> 00:15:39,233
So how do you propose
I win their support?
278
00:15:39,275 --> 00:15:43,597
The Third Estate is divided
evenly between Catholics,
279
00:15:43,639 --> 00:15:46,681
who will always vote
the way I tell them,
280
00:15:46,723 --> 00:15:48,883
and members of the new religion
of whom you can expect
281
00:15:48,925 --> 00:15:52,166
nothing but backstabbing
and disloyalty.
282
00:15:52,208 --> 00:15:55,730
Can I count on you
for your support?
283
00:15:55,772 --> 00:15:58,094
That depends on what
you're willing to do for me.
284
00:15:59,216 --> 00:16:02,097
There are certain properties
currently in Protestant hands
285
00:16:02,139 --> 00:16:03,818
that I believe
would be better off
286
00:16:03,860 --> 00:16:06,821
under the curation
of the Catholic Church.
287
00:16:06,863 --> 00:16:09,745
Your own brother
is in harm's way,
288
00:16:09,787 --> 00:16:11,306
and yet you are haggling.
289
00:16:11,348 --> 00:16:13,669
We don't worry about Francois.
290
00:16:13,711 --> 00:16:15,270
Francois
can look after himself.
291
00:16:15,312 --> 00:16:16,912
He always has done.
Isn't that right, Mother?
292
00:16:16,954 --> 00:16:18,914
I have never condoned
special treatment
293
00:16:18,956 --> 00:16:20,235
for either of my boys.
294
00:16:20,277 --> 00:16:22,438
The country must come first.
295
00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,560
I admire your patriotism.
296
00:16:24,602 --> 00:16:26,202
There is no higher purpose.
297
00:16:26,244 --> 00:16:27,603
Except my line.
298
00:16:27,645 --> 00:16:29,767
God, of course.
299
00:16:35,854 --> 00:16:37,493
I'm willing
to put up the money,
300
00:16:37,535 --> 00:16:39,375
but I need protection
from that fucking cardinal
301
00:16:39,417 --> 00:16:40,697
and his brother.
302
00:16:40,739 --> 00:16:42,338
I'm not building those ships
303
00:16:42,380 --> 00:16:44,901
to have them taken off me
by a grown man in a skirt.
304
00:16:44,943 --> 00:16:47,584
Show me
the, uh, sketches again?
305
00:16:49,548 --> 00:16:50,827
Ah.
306
00:16:50,869 --> 00:16:53,790
Mm. Yeah.
307
00:16:53,832 --> 00:16:56,233
Fascinating.
Isn't it, Antoine?
308
00:16:56,275 --> 00:16:57,194
-What?
-These.
309
00:16:57,236 --> 00:16:58,955
Yes, absolutely.
310
00:16:58,997 --> 00:17:02,041
And, in return,
what could we expect?
311
00:17:03,322 --> 00:17:05,763
25% of the profits.
312
00:17:05,805 --> 00:17:07,364
-Make it fifty.
-Fifty?
313
00:17:07,406 --> 00:17:10,127
You have come to us
for protection.
314
00:17:10,169 --> 00:17:12,169
It comes at a cost.
315
00:17:12,211 --> 00:17:13,931
You're just as bad
as the others.
316
00:17:15,615 --> 00:17:17,617
Ah, Your Majesty.
317
00:17:19,258 --> 00:17:21,899
Your Majesty,
may I present Pierre Marques.
318
00:17:21,941 --> 00:17:22,940
It's an honor.
319
00:17:22,982 --> 00:17:25,263
I hope I'm not interrupting.
320
00:17:25,305 --> 00:17:28,066
No, actually,
we were just leaving.
321
00:17:28,108 --> 00:17:30,110
We'll be in touch.
322
00:17:31,231 --> 00:17:33,233
Your Majesty.
323
00:17:36,596 --> 00:17:39,117
So, so sorry
we couldn't make it
324
00:17:39,159 --> 00:17:40,879
to the Privy Council meeting.
325
00:17:40,921 --> 00:17:44,603
There's just...so much
going on at the moment.
326
00:17:44,645 --> 00:17:46,525
-Right, Antoine?
-Hmm?
327
00:17:46,567 --> 00:17:49,288
Uh, yes, of course.
It's-it's exhausting, really.
328
00:17:49,330 --> 00:17:51,130
-Endless. Go, go, go.
-Mm.
329
00:17:51,172 --> 00:17:52,571
I presume you know
why I'm here.
330
00:17:52,613 --> 00:17:54,573
The war. I heard.
Terrible business.
331
00:17:54,615 --> 00:17:56,615
Obviously, we'd love to help
rally Protestant support,
332
00:17:56,657 --> 00:17:59,418
but more contributions
to the treasury at this point,
333
00:17:59,460 --> 00:18:01,700
well, it's a bitter pill
to swallow.
334
00:18:01,742 --> 00:18:04,383
I mean, that man you just met
had his home taken from him
335
00:18:04,425 --> 00:18:06,906
for no other reason
than being a Protestant.
336
00:18:06,948 --> 00:18:10,990
On the other hand, I may
be able to deliver the votes
337
00:18:11,032 --> 00:18:14,434
if you were to make a...
gesture in return.
338
00:18:14,476 --> 00:18:16,876
What sort of gesture?
339
00:18:16,918 --> 00:18:20,320
I think having a member
of the Catholic clergy
340
00:18:20,362 --> 00:18:22,842
on the Privy Council
is a little...
341
00:18:22,884 --> 00:18:25,205
outdated, don't you?
342
00:18:25,247 --> 00:18:27,247
You would have me
remove Cardinal Guise
343
00:18:27,289 --> 00:18:28,568
from the Privy Council?
344
00:18:28,610 --> 00:18:29,609
It would be a start.
345
00:18:29,651 --> 00:18:31,291
Protestants are not interested
346
00:18:31,333 --> 00:18:33,213
in these old grievances
and wars.
347
00:18:33,255 --> 00:18:36,136
They are for hard work
and making money.
348
00:18:36,178 --> 00:18:37,818
As am I.
349
00:18:37,860 --> 00:18:39,862
Are you?
350
00:18:41,183 --> 00:18:44,425
Trading on your
inherited status at every turn
351
00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:47,148
seems a more accurate
description of your agenda
352
00:18:47,190 --> 00:18:48,229
to me.
353
00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:57,999
Ah, it's a fair point.
354
00:18:59,682 --> 00:19:01,442
Drop your cocks,
grab your socks.
355
00:19:01,484 --> 00:19:03,124
Time to go
and kill some Spaniards.
356
00:19:03,166 --> 00:19:04,165
Charming.
357
00:19:07,931 --> 00:19:09,531
Still raining.
358
00:19:09,573 --> 00:19:10,732
Is it now?
359
00:19:10,774 --> 00:19:11,693
We can't wait any longer.
360
00:19:11,735 --> 00:19:12,894
Good a day to die as any.
361
00:19:16,140 --> 00:19:18,142
All right.
362
00:19:19,023 --> 00:19:21,423
His Majesty does not
intend to fight, I hope.
363
00:19:21,465 --> 00:19:23,145
Of course.
I'm their leader.
364
00:19:23,187 --> 00:19:25,307
I will ride into battle
at the head of my men.
365
00:19:25,349 --> 00:19:27,429
You're more than that.
You're the king.
366
00:19:27,471 --> 00:19:28,871
What will become
of the French people
367
00:19:28,913 --> 00:19:30,272
if something happens to you?
368
00:19:30,314 --> 00:19:33,836
Diane, my father led
from the front.
369
00:19:33,878 --> 00:19:37,840
Forgive me, but your father
was not the intellect you are.
370
00:19:40,325 --> 00:19:43,005
I loved him as you did, but...
371
00:19:43,047 --> 00:19:45,928
the duke will agree
he was not a strategist.
372
00:19:45,970 --> 00:19:47,770
When he was captured
a-at Pavia,
373
00:19:47,812 --> 00:19:50,133
he left you and your brother
in his stead.
374
00:19:50,175 --> 00:19:52,335
Do you think your son
would survive such a fate?
375
00:19:52,377 --> 00:19:55,058
I would never, never subject
my son to anything like that.
376
00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:56,299
Of course not.
377
00:19:56,341 --> 00:19:57,901
But you said
you wanted to learn
378
00:19:57,943 --> 00:20:00,023
from your father's mistakes.
379
00:20:00,065 --> 00:20:03,146
Bloodying your sword is not
what makes you a great king.
380
00:20:03,188 --> 00:20:04,628
Diane.
381
00:20:04,670 --> 00:20:06,590
-War is not a game...
-Diane...
382
00:20:06,632 --> 00:20:08,912
in which to prove yourself.
383
00:20:08,954 --> 00:20:11,116
Now men's lives are at stake.
384
00:20:11,797 --> 00:20:13,477
I don't ask you to think of me.
385
00:20:13,519 --> 00:20:15,639
I don't ask you to think
of what would become of me
386
00:20:15,681 --> 00:20:17,321
if something happens to you.
387
00:20:17,363 --> 00:20:20,326
I ask you to think of France.
388
00:20:22,728 --> 00:20:24,731
Francois.
389
00:20:25,491 --> 00:20:27,493
What do you think?
390
00:20:33,339 --> 00:20:36,461
I think madam
sees the situation clearly.
391
00:20:36,503 --> 00:20:39,426
I shall ride into battle,
carrying your colors proudly.
392
00:20:49,957 --> 00:20:52,079
He thinks I'm a coward!
393
00:20:55,162 --> 00:20:56,922
To be a great king,
394
00:20:56,964 --> 00:20:59,605
you must be willing
to make decisions
395
00:20:59,647 --> 00:21:01,649
that are not popular
nor flattering.
396
00:21:02,169 --> 00:21:05,611
Francois would never be capable
of such sacrifice.
397
00:21:05,653 --> 00:21:07,975
He will never be
a leader of men.
398
00:21:09,697 --> 00:21:11,777
Only you have that wisdom.
399
00:21:24,472 --> 00:21:26,152
I knew I wouldn't get any help
400
00:21:26,194 --> 00:21:28,435
from the Guises
or the Bourbons,
401
00:21:28,477 --> 00:21:31,400
so I would have
to find another way.
402
00:21:33,442 --> 00:21:36,843
I don't know why I ever agreed
to join Parlement.
403
00:21:36,885 --> 00:21:38,887
No good ever comes of it.
404
00:21:39,288 --> 00:21:41,290
Well, there's always
a first time, isn't there?
405
00:21:42,691 --> 00:21:45,692
From what I understand,
the regent is her own woman.
406
00:21:45,734 --> 00:21:47,737
No one is their own anything.
407
00:21:48,177 --> 00:21:50,179
Least of all a woman.
408
00:21:51,420 --> 00:21:53,661
You have done well...
409
00:21:53,703 --> 00:21:56,223
displayed a subtlety
of understanding
410
00:21:56,265 --> 00:21:59,228
for the whims of court
that were lost on your father.
411
00:22:01,911 --> 00:22:03,913
M-mother...
412
00:22:05,034 --> 00:22:07,355
...has it ever occurred to you
413
00:22:07,397 --> 00:22:09,677
that your constant
underestimation of the man
414
00:22:09,719 --> 00:22:13,441
may have just, you know,
sapped his confidence?
415
00:22:13,483 --> 00:22:15,724
And if you just
loved him properly,
416
00:22:15,766 --> 00:22:17,606
he-he might've done more.
417
00:22:17,648 --> 00:22:19,167
No.
418
00:22:19,209 --> 00:22:20,929
The truth is, he was a dullard.
419
00:22:20,971 --> 00:22:22,210
Poor man.
420
00:22:22,252 --> 00:22:23,892
You, on the other hand,
421
00:22:23,934 --> 00:22:27,736
appear to take after
my side of the family.
422
00:22:27,778 --> 00:22:29,780
I'm almost proud of you.
423
00:22:34,065 --> 00:22:36,545
Do you think
she'll really go for it?
424
00:22:36,587 --> 00:22:39,268
-What choice does she have?
-She's the queen.
425
00:22:39,310 --> 00:22:41,510
Far as I can tell,
she has infinite choices.
426
00:22:41,552 --> 00:22:43,512
Do you really think she wants
to explain to the king
427
00:22:43,554 --> 00:22:46,155
why she failed to send him
what he needed to win?
428
00:22:46,197 --> 00:22:48,237
She's already been replaced
in the bedroom.
429
00:22:48,279 --> 00:22:49,919
'Course not.
430
00:22:49,961 --> 00:22:51,641
To understand people,
431
00:22:51,683 --> 00:22:55,365
you must know their desires
and their fears.
432
00:22:55,407 --> 00:22:58,288
That way
you have leverage, Antoine.
433
00:22:58,330 --> 00:23:00,930
That's how the world works.
434
00:23:12,304 --> 00:23:14,306
They're ready for you.
435
00:24:14,368 --> 00:24:16,370
I stand before you today
436
00:24:17,532 --> 00:24:19,972
because our beloved France
437
00:24:20,014 --> 00:24:22,176
is at war.
438
00:24:24,299 --> 00:24:26,659
At this very moment,
439
00:24:26,701 --> 00:24:29,822
King Henri and his soldiers
440
00:24:29,864 --> 00:24:31,744
are risking their lives
441
00:24:31,786 --> 00:24:34,109
fighting
for French sovereignty.
442
00:24:36,311 --> 00:24:38,231
In order to succeed,
443
00:24:38,273 --> 00:24:40,315
they will need food,
444
00:24:41,196 --> 00:24:44,237
weapons, horses,
445
00:24:44,279 --> 00:24:46,280
and armor--
446
00:24:46,322 --> 00:24:48,524
all of which cost money.
447
00:24:49,805 --> 00:24:52,366
To the Catholic members,
448
00:24:52,408 --> 00:24:54,928
let it be known
449
00:24:54,970 --> 00:24:58,414
the Crown has always
appreciated your loyalty.
450
00:24:59,615 --> 00:25:01,936
To the Protestant members
of the body,
451
00:25:01,978 --> 00:25:04,418
there is no reason
452
00:25:04,460 --> 00:25:07,303
you should not be free
to prosper.
453
00:25:07,984 --> 00:25:10,264
No one should take from you
454
00:25:10,306 --> 00:25:13,308
what you alone have built.
455
00:25:13,350 --> 00:25:15,390
In return for your support,
456
00:25:15,432 --> 00:25:18,553
a representative
of your choosing
457
00:25:18,595 --> 00:25:22,197
will be granted a private
audience with the king,
458
00:25:22,239 --> 00:25:23,838
during which time
459
00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:27,002
you will be free
to air your grievances
460
00:25:27,044 --> 00:25:28,603
without middlemen
461
00:25:28,645 --> 00:25:32,167
getting in the way for profit.
462
00:25:32,209 --> 00:25:34,770
It is the king's desire
463
00:25:34,812 --> 00:25:38,373
to make tolerance
the law of the land.
464
00:25:38,415 --> 00:25:42,057
This is what resides
in the king's heart.
465
00:25:42,099 --> 00:25:43,979
And if you knew him
466
00:25:44,021 --> 00:25:46,424
the way that I know him--
467
00:25:47,265 --> 00:25:49,267
his generosity,
468
00:25:49,907 --> 00:25:51,909
his kindness,
469
00:25:52,390 --> 00:25:54,392
his loyalty--
470
00:25:54,953 --> 00:25:57,313
you would have no choice
471
00:25:57,355 --> 00:26:00,438
but to answer
your sovereign's call
472
00:26:00,959 --> 00:26:03,239
at France's hour of need.
473
00:26:25,144 --> 00:26:27,947
The military shall have
our support, Your Majesty,
474
00:26:28,347 --> 00:26:31,789
in return for the king's ear.
475
00:26:31,831 --> 00:26:34,031
Oh, fuck.
476
00:26:44,284 --> 00:26:46,004
People
477
00:26:46,046 --> 00:26:49,409
only ever want to be heard.
478
00:26:50,770 --> 00:26:52,931
She's a natural,
wouldn't you say?
479
00:26:52,973 --> 00:26:56,334
She's a fucking problem
is what she is, Antoine.
480
00:26:56,376 --> 00:26:59,337
She just won the Protestants'
support without our help
481
00:26:59,379 --> 00:27:01,740
and without giving us
anything in return.
482
00:27:01,782 --> 00:27:03,784
Do you know what that makes us?
483
00:27:05,346 --> 00:27:06,865
Assholes?
484
00:27:06,907 --> 00:27:08,987
Precisely.
485
00:27:31,372 --> 00:27:34,215
-You came home.
-I did, thanks to you.
486
00:27:35,657 --> 00:27:37,659
Diane.
487
00:27:38,500 --> 00:27:40,502
I'm glad you're safe.
488
00:27:42,104 --> 00:27:44,346
Now, any trouble
while I was away?
489
00:27:46,869 --> 00:27:48,668
Nothing important.
490
00:27:48,710 --> 00:27:51,271
Brother, no new holes in you,
I trust?
491
00:27:51,313 --> 00:27:53,315
- None that I've noticed.
- Please.
492
00:27:56,038 --> 00:27:58,679
In honor of your victory, Duke.
493
00:28:10,012 --> 00:28:11,852
Thank you, my child.
494
00:28:11,894 --> 00:28:13,734
Why don't you present them
to our king?
495
00:28:13,776 --> 00:28:14,856
No, no.
496
00:28:14,898 --> 00:28:17,378
No.
497
00:28:17,420 --> 00:28:21,542
No, you should celebrate
your-your triumph, Francois.
498
00:28:21,584 --> 00:28:24,946
That was your triumph,
Your Majesty.
499
00:28:24,988 --> 00:28:28,271
Your strategy.
Well, yours and...madam's.
500
00:28:39,203 --> 00:28:41,285
Francis.
501
00:28:42,486 --> 00:28:44,526
Why did your father
fight the Holy Roman emperor?
502
00:28:44,568 --> 00:28:46,849
I-I already told you.
For the sovereignty of France.
503
00:28:46,891 --> 00:28:49,571
Yes, but...they worship
the same God.
504
00:28:49,613 --> 00:28:51,293
Would-wouldn't
it have been better
505
00:28:51,335 --> 00:28:54,376
if they'd just joined forces
and fought those who do not?
506
00:28:54,418 --> 00:28:56,421
My father knows best.
507
00:28:57,101 --> 00:28:59,103
Yes.
Of course he does.
508
00:29:06,871 --> 00:29:09,232
-Gentle, for fuck's sake.
-Listen to you.
509
00:29:09,274 --> 00:29:10,673
Riding around the place,
510
00:29:10,715 --> 00:29:12,836
fighting with anyone
you can get your hands on.
511
00:29:12,878 --> 00:29:14,798
Truth is,
you're a fucking baby.
512
00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:16,439
After you finish
washing my ass,
513
00:29:16,481 --> 00:29:17,881
I'll get up and teach you
how to speak to your betters.
514
00:29:17,923 --> 00:29:20,165
Yeah? I'd like to see you try.
515
00:29:24,650 --> 00:29:26,810
Hello, Mother.
I'll be out in a minute.
516
00:29:26,852 --> 00:29:28,492
No rush.
517
00:29:28,534 --> 00:29:30,774
Hope I'm not interrupting.
518
00:29:30,816 --> 00:29:32,818
Of course not.
519
00:29:33,779 --> 00:29:35,459
The more, the merrier.
520
00:29:35,501 --> 00:29:37,301
So, did you bring me a present?
521
00:29:37,343 --> 00:29:39,343
I was gonna get you
a buxom Belgian maid
522
00:29:39,385 --> 00:29:40,985
to comfort you in
your long nights of the soul,
523
00:29:41,027 --> 00:29:44,028
and then I remembered
you took a vow of celibacy.
524
00:29:44,070 --> 00:29:46,470
Mm, more of a suggestion
than a vow, actually.
525
00:29:46,512 --> 00:29:47,672
And guess what.
526
00:29:47,714 --> 00:29:48,913
If I decide to break it,
527
00:29:48,955 --> 00:29:50,314
I can forgive myself.
528
00:29:50,356 --> 00:29:52,917
No, your brother
has been far too busy
529
00:29:52,959 --> 00:29:55,159
for dark nights of the soul
while you've been gone.
530
00:29:55,201 --> 00:29:57,842
Isn't that right, Charles?
531
00:29:57,884 --> 00:29:59,886
You may go.
532
00:30:00,327 --> 00:30:01,646
No, he's nearly finished.
533
00:30:01,688 --> 00:30:04,651
Oh, I can bathe my own son,
can't I?
534
00:30:06,373 --> 00:30:08,453
No, your brother has been
535
00:30:08,495 --> 00:30:10,816
letting himself
be outmaneuvered
536
00:30:10,858 --> 00:30:13,659
by that slow-moving dolt
married to the king
537
00:30:13,701 --> 00:30:16,902
while you managed
to carry the king's colors
538
00:30:16,944 --> 00:30:18,704
onto the battlefield
539
00:30:18,746 --> 00:30:20,065
while he watched
from the sidelines.
540
00:30:20,107 --> 00:30:21,226
With help from Diane.
541
00:30:21,268 --> 00:30:24,470
Yes, well,
she will regret that.
542
00:30:24,512 --> 00:30:26,352
Maybe Catherine is the one
we should watch.
543
00:30:26,394 --> 00:30:28,234
Okay.
544
00:30:28,276 --> 00:30:29,475
Is this really necessary?
545
00:30:29,517 --> 00:30:30,997
Oh, I'm sorry.
546
00:30:31,039 --> 00:30:32,758
Am I being unfair?
547
00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,001
Have I said something untrue?
548
00:30:35,043 --> 00:30:37,243
The queen wanted
something from you,
549
00:30:37,285 --> 00:30:38,885
and instead
of extracting a price,
550
00:30:38,927 --> 00:30:40,566
you let her go around you.
551
00:30:40,608 --> 00:30:42,851
Now, hmm,
what does that make you?
552
00:30:43,932 --> 00:30:45,331
Go on. Say it.
553
00:30:45,373 --> 00:30:47,375
It makes you...
554
00:30:48,977 --> 00:30:49,776
Irrelevant.
555
00:30:49,818 --> 00:30:51,818
Precisely.
556
00:30:51,860 --> 00:30:55,624
Not like your big,
strong brother.
557
00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,721
Why do you do that to him?
558
00:31:13,763 --> 00:31:15,162
You know he doesn't like it.
559
00:31:15,204 --> 00:31:16,764
Oh, well, that's his problem.
560
00:31:16,806 --> 00:31:18,766
He's always been
so straightforward.
561
00:31:18,808 --> 00:31:22,089
Not like you
in your pretty little skirts.
562
00:31:22,131 --> 00:31:23,811
Yet I did not choose this.
563
00:31:23,853 --> 00:31:25,493
Shame.
564
00:31:25,535 --> 00:31:28,418
Would you like to have a little
cry over how unfair life can be?
565
00:31:30,260 --> 00:31:33,101
You know,
there's two schools of thought
566
00:31:33,143 --> 00:31:35,145
when it comes to parenting.
567
00:31:36,226 --> 00:31:38,827
One is to love your child
unconditionally
568
00:31:38,869 --> 00:31:41,790
so they suffer the delusion
the world will do the same.
569
00:31:41,832 --> 00:31:43,231
The other is to break them
570
00:31:43,273 --> 00:31:45,273
before the world
does it more cruelly.
571
00:31:45,315 --> 00:31:47,636
And I wonder what school
of thought you fall into.
572
00:31:47,678 --> 00:31:49,998
I simply prepared you both
for life as it is,
573
00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,361
not as a mother wishes it were.
574
00:31:52,403 --> 00:31:55,564
You need to make
yourself essential
575
00:31:55,606 --> 00:31:56,966
to the governing
of this country.
576
00:31:57,008 --> 00:31:59,288
And how do you propose
I do that?
577
00:31:59,330 --> 00:32:01,450
You don't know?
578
00:32:01,492 --> 00:32:04,373
You have the piece
already in your hand.
579
00:32:04,415 --> 00:32:07,176
Your niece, Mary Stuart,
580
00:32:07,218 --> 00:32:10,139
thinks she's on a mission
from God.
581
00:32:10,181 --> 00:32:13,224
You can't buy that sort of
singularity of purpose.
582
00:32:14,306 --> 00:32:16,266
All you need to do
583
00:32:16,308 --> 00:32:19,189
is make yourself a conduit
to her calling,
584
00:32:19,231 --> 00:32:21,511
and she will
give you the throne.
585
00:32:33,325 --> 00:32:35,245
The king has asked
not to be disturbed.
586
00:32:35,287 --> 00:32:37,289
Not by me.
587
00:32:38,170 --> 00:32:40,172
By anyone, madam.
588
00:32:41,213 --> 00:32:42,893
He said so?
589
00:32:42,935 --> 00:32:44,937
Quite specifically.
590
00:32:47,740 --> 00:32:49,742
I see.
591
00:33:09,042 --> 00:33:10,241
Oh.
592
00:33:10,283 --> 00:33:11,483
Oh?
593
00:33:11,525 --> 00:33:13,325
Is that
how you greet your king?
594
00:33:13,367 --> 00:33:14,806
Your Highness.
595
00:33:14,848 --> 00:33:16,208
I'll tell the queen
you are here.
596
00:33:16,250 --> 00:33:18,252
Yes, you do that.
597
00:33:20,814 --> 00:33:22,815
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
598
00:33:22,857 --> 00:33:26,580
Would you be so kind
as to go for a ride with me?
599
00:33:37,632 --> 00:33:39,634
You.
600
00:33:40,755 --> 00:33:42,635
I have a job for you.
601
00:33:42,677 --> 00:33:45,160
-What?
-I want you to follow someone.
602
00:33:52,087 --> 00:33:54,089
Ahh...
603
00:33:59,815 --> 00:34:01,817
Another.
604
00:34:03,779 --> 00:34:05,739
-No.
-No?
605
00:34:05,781 --> 00:34:07,783
You take too much.
606
00:34:15,791 --> 00:34:17,793
You have no idea.
607
00:34:41,578 --> 00:34:43,498
I know where you were.
608
00:34:43,540 --> 00:34:45,542
Ah, are you jealous?
609
00:34:47,264 --> 00:34:49,224
You know
what Catherine would say.
610
00:34:49,266 --> 00:34:51,426
I don't care
what Catherine would say.
611
00:34:51,468 --> 00:34:53,548
You have to pick a horse.
612
00:34:53,590 --> 00:34:54,990
After all, it's not personal.
613
00:34:55,032 --> 00:34:56,391
Those two will cut
right through you
614
00:34:56,433 --> 00:34:57,633
to get at each other.
615
00:34:57,675 --> 00:34:58,874
Yeah, at least
Diane's honest about it.
616
00:34:58,916 --> 00:35:01,236
Do you want to know
what I think?
617
00:35:01,278 --> 00:35:04,480
I think you know
there's some...
618
00:35:04,522 --> 00:35:08,206
small possibility
that you might be loved by me.
619
00:35:09,807 --> 00:35:12,210
And so you will do everything
620
00:35:12,971 --> 00:35:14,973
to make sure it isn't so.
621
00:35:16,454 --> 00:35:19,015
Well, someone once told me
622
00:35:19,057 --> 00:35:21,818
if you love something in this
world, you can never be free.
623
00:35:21,860 --> 00:35:25,143
So, I think
I'll take gold over love.
624
00:35:29,908 --> 00:35:31,788
Then you'll want this back.
625
00:35:54,694 --> 00:35:56,736
It's beautiful, isn't it?
626
00:35:58,538 --> 00:36:02,101
This is the house the Guises
stole off some Protestant, eh?
627
00:36:03,623 --> 00:36:05,625
I met the man.
628
00:36:08,068 --> 00:36:11,709
Well, it's mine now,
apparently.
629
00:36:11,751 --> 00:36:13,754
A gift.
630
00:36:14,074 --> 00:36:16,995
A gift to curry favor
with the new king.
631
00:36:17,037 --> 00:36:18,837
What do you think I should do?
632
00:36:18,879 --> 00:36:20,881
Accept?
633
00:36:21,241 --> 00:36:23,442
Let it be known
that I'm easily bought?
634
00:36:23,484 --> 00:36:26,325
Or turn it down at the risk
of the Guises'...
635
00:36:26,367 --> 00:36:28,369
ire?
636
00:36:30,211 --> 00:36:32,213
You'll make the right decision.
637
00:36:32,533 --> 00:36:34,535
Perhaps.
638
00:36:35,336 --> 00:36:38,898
I think you've always seen
something in me that I...
639
00:36:38,940 --> 00:36:41,062
have trouble
really believing exists.
640
00:36:43,424 --> 00:36:45,426
The same as Diane.
641
00:36:48,550 --> 00:36:50,552
Can I ask you a question?
642
00:36:52,674 --> 00:36:54,676
Is it too late for us?
643
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,402
It is never too late.
644
00:37:02,924 --> 00:37:06,208
Again...I believed
he could love me.
645
00:37:07,890 --> 00:37:10,250
When I was in the front,
playing the part of a...
646
00:37:10,292 --> 00:37:12,414
a toy soldier
647
00:37:13,455 --> 00:37:15,455
wrapped in cotton,
648
00:37:15,497 --> 00:37:18,701
you...were a real regent.
649
00:37:24,186 --> 00:37:26,189
I want you to have it.
650
00:37:28,751 --> 00:37:30,753
In gratitude for what you did.
651
00:37:33,156 --> 00:37:35,158
I don't need inducements.
652
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:40,644
But I do have
a small favor to ask.
653
00:37:47,411 --> 00:37:50,211
You kept your word.
654
00:37:50,253 --> 00:37:52,256
What else do I have?
655
00:37:52,576 --> 00:37:54,696
I'm impressed.
656
00:37:54,738 --> 00:37:56,740
And I'm free to speak my mind?
657
00:37:58,302 --> 00:38:00,304
You are.
658
00:38:01,145 --> 00:38:03,147
My family came up
the same as yours.
659
00:38:03,948 --> 00:38:06,829
Through hard work and trade.
660
00:38:06,871 --> 00:38:08,873
You can trust me.
661
00:38:13,998 --> 00:38:16,519
Finally secure in my position,
662
00:38:16,561 --> 00:38:18,281
I wanted
to lend a helping hand
663
00:38:18,323 --> 00:38:20,325
to someone
in more need than I.
664
00:38:23,087 --> 00:38:25,248
Your Majesty,
665
00:38:25,290 --> 00:38:27,332
congratulations
on your victory.
666
00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:31,414
I understand we have a lot
to thank you for.
667
00:38:31,456 --> 00:38:34,177
Your loyalty
will not go unnoticed.
668
00:38:34,219 --> 00:38:36,299
We only have your wife
to thank for that.
669
00:38:36,341 --> 00:38:38,461
She makes
a persuasive argument.
670
00:38:38,503 --> 00:38:40,506
She does indeed.
671
00:38:40,906 --> 00:38:43,389
I believe you have something
you'd like to say to me?
672
00:38:45,871 --> 00:38:47,873
I do.
673
00:38:49,275 --> 00:38:52,196
I began life
as a tailor's apprentice.
674
00:38:52,238 --> 00:38:53,917
Didn't have any schooling.
675
00:38:53,959 --> 00:38:56,640
I worked my way up
until I owned the business.
676
00:38:56,682 --> 00:38:58,684
I never asked anything
from anyone.
677
00:39:01,047 --> 00:39:02,967
But every time
678
00:39:03,009 --> 00:39:05,770
I have two pennies
to rub together,
679
00:39:05,812 --> 00:39:09,055
one of my betters takes them.
680
00:39:10,697 --> 00:39:12,819
Just like they took my home.
681
00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:17,384
Now, they say it's because
I worship the wrong God.
682
00:39:17,904 --> 00:39:18,823
It's not.
683
00:39:18,865 --> 00:39:21,866
It's because I'm common.
684
00:39:21,908 --> 00:39:25,632
And when I go to those who
are supposed to be my allies,
685
00:39:26,673 --> 00:39:28,916
they take from me as well.
686
00:39:29,676 --> 00:39:32,918
Because...I'm common.
687
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,841
I should remind you
who you are addressing.
688
00:39:35,883 --> 00:39:40,085
I know I'm uncouth,
689
00:39:40,127 --> 00:39:42,768
but you need to hear this,
690
00:39:42,810 --> 00:39:45,251
because if free men can't make
their way in this country,
691
00:39:45,293 --> 00:39:49,177
mark my words, sooner or later,
they'll come for you.
692
00:39:50,658 --> 00:39:52,378
For all of you.
693
00:39:52,420 --> 00:39:55,541
And they'll put all your
pretty little heads on spikes.
694
00:39:55,583 --> 00:39:57,503
You know it as well as I do.
695
00:39:57,545 --> 00:40:00,228
You're only hoping it
doesn't happen on your watch.
696
00:40:00,789 --> 00:40:03,069
Because you can
put on your show
697
00:40:03,111 --> 00:40:05,912
with your rituals
and your finery,
698
00:40:05,954 --> 00:40:08,475
but you know
it won't last forever.
699
00:40:08,517 --> 00:40:11,998
Sooner or later,
they'll catch on
700
00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:16,243
and see that you're no
different than the rest of us!
701
00:40:16,285 --> 00:40:18,005
How dare you!
702
00:40:18,047 --> 00:40:21,568
The king grants you an audience
and you come with threats?
703
00:40:21,610 --> 00:40:23,931
Oh, pshh, a warning.
704
00:40:23,973 --> 00:40:26,734
- Not threats.
- It's all right.
705
00:40:26,776 --> 00:40:29,298
- It's all right.
- No, it's not.
706
00:40:29,659 --> 00:40:31,661
No, it's not!
707
00:40:32,502 --> 00:40:35,743
If your father could see you
show such weakness,
708
00:40:35,785 --> 00:40:37,787
he would be ashamed!
709
00:40:38,267 --> 00:40:42,432
A tailor who thinks he can
speak his mind to the king?
710
00:40:43,032 --> 00:40:44,632
I should have you whipped,
711
00:40:44,674 --> 00:40:47,555
and then perhaps
you will remember your place!
712
00:40:47,597 --> 00:40:50,799
Who are you
to tell me of my place?
713
00:40:50,841 --> 00:40:53,201
The king's mistress
is supposed to be invisible,
714
00:40:53,243 --> 00:40:54,562
seen and not heard.
715
00:40:54,604 --> 00:40:56,564
But you, you-you prance around
716
00:40:56,606 --> 00:40:59,888
without even a sense
to be ashamed of yourself!
717
00:40:59,930 --> 00:41:03,732
The way you carried on
at the coronation?
718
00:41:03,774 --> 00:41:05,854
Did you think
they were cheering you?
719
00:41:05,896 --> 00:41:07,095
They were laughing!
720
00:41:07,137 --> 00:41:08,657
- That's enough.
- At both of you!
721
00:41:08,699 --> 00:41:10,539
A king who doesn't fight
with his men?
722
00:41:10,581 --> 00:41:12,101
- I said that's enough!
- Because he'd rather
723
00:41:12,143 --> 00:41:14,423
-be fucking his whore!
-He is your king!
724
00:41:14,465 --> 00:41:16,785
Chosen by God!
725
00:41:16,827 --> 00:41:18,830
That makes me God's choice!
726
00:41:19,430 --> 00:41:21,991
Or God's whore, if you like!
727
00:41:22,033 --> 00:41:24,035
No God of mine.
728
00:41:25,436 --> 00:41:27,637
Now, if you'll excuse me...
729
00:41:31,242 --> 00:41:33,244
...I think I've had enough.
730
00:41:43,015 --> 00:41:44,935
Quickly, quickly!
731
00:42:00,673 --> 00:42:02,675
Forgive me.
732
00:42:03,836 --> 00:42:06,036
I did it for you.
733
00:42:06,078 --> 00:42:08,081
It needed to be done.
734
00:42:10,003 --> 00:42:12,005
You're my king.
735
00:42:15,889 --> 00:42:17,891
Of course.
736
00:42:19,212 --> 00:42:21,693
Of course.
Of course.
737
00:42:21,735 --> 00:42:23,414
Of course.
738
00:42:23,456 --> 00:42:25,136
You are forgiven.
739
00:42:28,382 --> 00:42:31,102
You are-you are forgiven.
You are forgiven.
740
00:42:47,922 --> 00:42:49,762
I attempted to find refuge
741
00:42:49,804 --> 00:42:52,845
from the turmoil at court
at Chenonceau,
742
00:42:52,887 --> 00:42:55,089
the house that started it all.
743
00:43:04,979 --> 00:43:06,982
Hello, cousin.
744
00:43:08,543 --> 00:43:10,545
Cousin.
745
00:43:11,706 --> 00:43:13,426
Henri and I have decided
746
00:43:13,468 --> 00:43:16,189
we shall make Chenonceau
our country home
747
00:43:16,231 --> 00:43:18,233
instead of Chaumont.
748
00:43:18,674 --> 00:43:20,676
Charming, isn't it?
749
00:43:27,963 --> 00:43:30,444
Who will rid me of this woman?
750
00:43:42,258 --> 00:43:43,778
You look familiar.
751
00:43:43,820 --> 00:43:45,822
I hear you tell fortunes.
752
00:43:46,222 --> 00:43:48,224
It's a cheap trick, really.
753
00:43:51,307 --> 00:43:53,310
Tell mine.
754
00:43:54,311 --> 00:43:56,313
Ah.
755
00:43:57,354 --> 00:44:00,875
In a few hours,
you'll be shit-faced.
756
00:44:00,917 --> 00:44:03,598
More shit-faced
than you already are.
757
00:44:03,640 --> 00:44:05,120
You'll probably get
in a fight,
758
00:44:05,162 --> 00:44:07,564
but you can handle yourself,
so you'll be all right.
759
00:44:09,767 --> 00:44:11,769
Today, that is.
760
00:44:12,850 --> 00:44:17,012
'Cause you'll get older.
761
00:44:17,054 --> 00:44:19,056
And you'll get slower.
762
00:44:19,817 --> 00:44:22,538
And, eventually,
you'll end up dead in a ditch.
763
00:44:22,580 --> 00:44:23,699
Pig food.
764
00:44:23,741 --> 00:44:25,743
Like me.
765
00:44:26,784 --> 00:44:28,786
Despite the fact
766
00:44:29,467 --> 00:44:33,789
that you gave your whole life
767
00:44:33,831 --> 00:44:35,992
to a king and a way of life
768
00:44:36,034 --> 00:44:39,357
that never gave a fuck
about you in the first place.
769
00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:44,082
It's no trick.
770
00:44:47,806 --> 00:44:49,928
Turns out,
you are a fortune teller.
771
00:45:03,662 --> 00:45:05,664
You all right, son?
772
00:45:07,306 --> 00:45:08,946
I'm fine.
773
00:45:08,988 --> 00:45:10,708
Can I be of any help to you?
774
00:45:10,750 --> 00:45:13,030
I said I'm fine.
775
00:45:13,072 --> 00:45:16,193
Perhaps a place
offered for the night.
776
00:45:16,235 --> 00:45:17,475
Protection.
777
00:45:22,722 --> 00:45:24,882
You are offering your charity?
778
00:45:24,924 --> 00:45:27,327
It is a Christian thing to do.
779
00:45:34,054 --> 00:45:36,056
How much for the girl?
780
00:45:38,579 --> 00:45:39,778
She is my daughter.
781
00:45:39,820 --> 00:45:42,100
So? How much?
782
00:45:42,142 --> 00:45:44,144
You insult me.
783
00:45:46,947 --> 00:45:48,949
That enough?
784
00:45:55,276 --> 00:45:56,876
Let me talk to her.
785
00:45:56,918 --> 00:45:59,558
She's young, but she can learn.
786
00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:01,961
She'll make a good wife
eventually.
787
00:46:02,003 --> 00:46:05,044
What sort of man sells
his own daughter, huh?
788
00:46:05,086 --> 00:46:06,245
It's misunderstood--
789
00:46:06,287 --> 00:46:08,167
I-I didn't misunderstand.
790
00:46:08,209 --> 00:46:10,410
Now, I'd like to think
she's not your flesh and blood.
791
00:46:10,452 --> 00:46:12,011
I'd like to think
you found her along the way
792
00:46:12,053 --> 00:46:13,973
and you've been passing her off
as your own,
793
00:46:14,015 --> 00:46:17,339
but the world is not
as I'd like it to be, is it?
794
00:46:19,701 --> 00:46:21,941
So tell me, how does it feel
795
00:46:21,983 --> 00:46:23,423
to know that in a moment's time
796
00:46:23,465 --> 00:46:26,787
when you cease to exist,
no one will object,
797
00:46:26,829 --> 00:46:30,390
no one will mourn,
no one will even notice?
798
00:46:30,432 --> 00:46:32,913
-I beg you.
-Oh, don't bother.
799
00:46:32,955 --> 00:46:35,155
I've killed for the king.
I've killed for money.
800
00:46:35,197 --> 00:46:36,997
Neither has brought me
as much pleasure
801
00:46:37,039 --> 00:46:38,479
as killing
out of sheer distaste.
802
00:46:38,521 --> 00:46:40,523
Spare him!
803
00:46:42,845 --> 00:46:46,046
He's not worth
the air he breathes.
804
00:46:46,088 --> 00:46:48,091
I don't disagree.
805
00:46:49,252 --> 00:46:51,334
But he is my father.
806
00:46:52,655 --> 00:46:54,175
Is that what you want?
807
00:47:17,441 --> 00:47:19,443
It is not all I want.
808
00:47:20,764 --> 00:47:23,165
I'm not in the business
of granting wishes.
809
00:47:23,207 --> 00:47:25,770
I want you to take me with you.
810
00:47:28,132 --> 00:47:30,134
I don't even know
where I'm going.
811
00:47:30,935 --> 00:47:32,937
I know.
812
00:47:34,939 --> 00:47:37,019
As I look back,
813
00:47:37,061 --> 00:47:39,464
one danger
only prepared me for the next.
814
00:47:43,268 --> 00:47:45,270
I will do as you ask.
815
00:47:45,790 --> 00:47:47,792
I'll search Mary's chambers
for you.
816
00:47:50,475 --> 00:47:52,477
You are a true friend.
817
00:47:52,878 --> 00:47:56,439
After all, one must be a fox
818
00:47:56,481 --> 00:47:58,241
to find the snares
819
00:47:58,283 --> 00:48:01,286
and a lion
to frighten the wolves.
820
00:48:09,175 --> 00:48:11,177
Oh.
821
00:48:18,024 --> 00:48:20,785
My dear mother-in-law,
822
00:48:20,827 --> 00:48:25,389
I heard you wished
to take a walk with me?
823
00:48:25,431 --> 00:48:27,433
Yes.
824
00:48:30,116 --> 00:48:32,997
It's a small matter
of scripture
825
00:48:33,039 --> 00:48:35,041
that I would like to share.
826
00:48:37,364 --> 00:48:38,963
It's a passage
that is helping me
827
00:48:39,005 --> 00:48:41,886
through my own grief
over King Francis' death.
828
00:48:41,928 --> 00:48:43,408
How thoughtful.
829
00:48:48,655 --> 00:48:50,657
"You will grieve,
830
00:48:51,418 --> 00:48:53,420
"but your grief
will become joy.
831
00:48:55,543 --> 00:48:58,384
"But you shall lament and weep
832
00:48:58,426 --> 00:49:01,667
"that the world shall rejoice
833
00:49:01,709 --> 00:49:04,190
"and you shall
be made sorrowful.
834
00:49:04,232 --> 00:49:06,952
Your sorrow shall
be turned into joy."
835
00:49:06,994 --> 00:49:08,996
Yes. John.
836
00:49:09,757 --> 00:49:11,759
Chapter 16, verse 20.
837
00:49:13,281 --> 00:49:14,961
Precisely.
838
00:49:15,003 --> 00:49:18,086
I see why you think
that would be a comfort for me.
839
00:49:25,574 --> 00:49:27,896
My dear, you look cold.
840
00:49:29,858 --> 00:49:31,097
I'm fine.
841
00:49:31,139 --> 00:49:32,499
Nonsense.
842
00:49:32,541 --> 00:49:34,381
Go fetch your mistress a shawl.
843
00:50:08,098 --> 00:50:11,179
What the fuck
do you think you're doing?
844
00:51:19,251 --> 00:51:21,253
Yeah, yeah.