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[Antoine] Previously
on The Serpent Queen...
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[Ruggieri] I'm sorry
to hear about Hercule.
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He didn't deserve
what happened to him.
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Who really gets what
they deserve in this world?
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I'd like nothing more
than to retire.
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How can I
with a psychotic sadist
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waiting in the wings?
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To ensure glory, we must have
a solid bond of trust.
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Now take off all your clothes.
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So I have decided
that the House of Guise
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will fund the construction
of a grand palace
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that will make
all Frenchmen proud,
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regardless of their faith.
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What a pretty idea.
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[Alessandro] Catherine says
you are to give me what I need,
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anything I desire.
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You can I ask,
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but I won't necessarily
give it to you.
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So what would you say
if I told you
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I could arrange
another miracle?
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[Montmorency] The Duke of Anjou
is confined to his quarters.
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Your time will come.
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She'll turn on you, too,
believe me.
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Promise me no harm
will come to Edith.
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A condition for your queen?
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Cross me on this,
and we will be enemies.
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[Edith] The Black Queen
sent this woman to kill me.
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We drank that poison together,
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and yet here we are.
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Are you with us, Sister Aabis?
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[dramatic rock music plays]
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♪ ♪
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[Catherine] The location
for the new palace is perfect.
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It's just as I imagined.
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[Alessandro] Seems you have
vision, Your Majesty,
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in addition
to your other gifts.
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- You flatter me.
- [laughs]
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I wonder why.
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It's easier to flatter
with the truth.
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I admire what you're doing.
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You are a humanist
who sees worth in everyone,
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no matter their station.
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I can't help but wonder
what we might accomplish
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were we free
of the usual constraints.
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What did you have in mind?
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America, a place we could
bring people together,
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unbound by the old laws
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and outdated prejudices
of Europe.
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[dramatic music plays]
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I happen to have
a controlling interest
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in a new settlement in Florida.
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Think of it,
a colony in your name
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where your policy
of tolerance would be law
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and you would become rich
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trading new resources
with the vast world.
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But not before I provide
a substantial outlay
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from France's treasuries, hmm?
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All I ask is an investment
to get things started.
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Then you do not plan
on returning to Florence?
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Ah.
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Florentines
have never been keen
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on a bastard as their duke.
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Well, I'm sorry to hear that.
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But before I can help you
build a new country,
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I must first unite my own.
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[Charles] Hello, Margot.
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Do you know Sisi?
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Grandniece
of the Holy Roman Emperor.
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As it happens, we have
a great deal in common.
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Yes.
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How wonderful for you both.
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Are you waiting for someone?
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Mm? No, no, just, um, reading.
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Well, I just adore
reading outside.
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Perhaps I could join you
one afternoon.
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It is my opinion
that reading is best enjoyed
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as a solitary pastime.
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But if it is your scheme
to marry my brother
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and we become sisters-in-law,
we will have plenty of time
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to bore one another.
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There's no point
rushing things.
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I don't believe
I'm scheming at anything.
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[Charles]
Please forgive my sister.
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Margot thinks saying things
no one else would
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makes her brave.
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She forgets,
no one else says them
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because they are boring
and uninteresting.
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Oh, he must like you.
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He's usually
much more indulgent of me.
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[horse neighs]
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Who is that with Mother?
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[Margot] I think
he has something to do
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with your new palace.
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He's terribly handsome.
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Is he?
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I don't see it myself.
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- [Catherine] Ah.
- [Charles] Hello, Mother.
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You know Sisi?
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[Elizabeth] Of course.
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Aren't you going
to introduce us to your friend?
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Ah, I had hoped
to introduce you formally.
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Charles, may I present
the Duke of Florence,
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Alessandro de Medici.
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It's an honor, Your Majesty.
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Ah, so a relative of some kind.
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You, you're a fool.
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I told you what would happen
if you went after Edith.
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I would ask you to adjust
your tone when addressing--
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And I would ask you
to fuck off.
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- [Sisi gasps]
- Who are you to ask me anything?
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I'm her brother.
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Her what?
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I thought you were
an only child.
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As did I.
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Can someone tell me
what is happening?
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What is happening is,
your mother
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sanctioned
a political assassination
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without your authority.
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If the situation
was dangerous before,
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it is now uncontrollable.
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And you have
your mother to thank.
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♪ ♪
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- How dare he?
- Is it true?
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I must confess,
this was a contingency
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I had not anticipated.
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Montmorency
has never seen reason
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when it comes to that girl.
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Please excuse me.
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- Uncle.
- Your Majesty.
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♪ ♪
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Welcome to court.
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[people grunting]
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[Antoinette]
Antoine, you-you--
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oh, you big beast, oh.
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[Antoine] Say that again.
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Oh, you massive beast.
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[Antoine grunting]
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- Stop, stop, stop.
- What is it?
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♪ ♪
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Carry on, carry on. Oh.
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- An... toine.
- [Antoine grunting]
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Ant--[moaning]
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♪ ♪
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Another miracle.
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God be praised.
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Is that what you think?
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♪ ♪
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[Ruggieri] Well, you know me.
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I don't believe in magic,
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and I don't believe
in miracles.
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But I believe in faith.
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Pray for rain, and if it rains,
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who's to say the cause?
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Isn't that what you used
to tell me?
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Someone wanted a miracle,
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and someone benefited
from providing one.
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At this point, it doesn't
really matter what happened,
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does it?
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People believe,
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and there's nothing
more dangerous than that.
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You're up against God now.
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Tell me...
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how can I protect my children?
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Perhaps you should be
more concerned
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about who will protect you
from them.
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Now that Montmorency
no longer trusts you
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to protect his ward,
he'll certainly manipulate
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the king's insecurity over
your tendency to rule over him.
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You learned how to manage
the Guises and the Bourbons.
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Keep them in competition
so they never accumulate
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enough power to oppose you.
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You'd have me set my children
against one another?
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That ship has already sailed,
hasn't it?
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♪ ♪
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I hear you have a brother now.
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He must be
such a comfort to you.
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He is.
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A man you've never met
walks into your life
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and tells you he's the family
you've always wanted.
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So many confusing feelings,
I imagine.
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Hard to see straight.
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♪ ♪
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Morning, Throckmorton.
What's the latest?
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News from France, Your Majesty.
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Ah.
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♪ ♪
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Hmm, seems our piece
of gutter trash
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is rising faster
than we thought.
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I never doubted her.
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I don't know about you,
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but I suddenly feel a hankering
for the continent.
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Shall we take a trip?
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I do love a sea crossing.
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You are such a romantic.
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It's true, I am.
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I'd ask you to stay,
but I don't have a chair.
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- Off you go.
- [Throckmorton] Your Majesty.
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♪ ♪
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I'm afraid my son
is not feeling very well.
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[gasps] Your Grace,
forgive my intrusion.
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[Charles V]
Oh, nothing to forgive.
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[Elisabeth] I will leave you.
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No, don't go.
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[chuckles softly] You know...
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my son wasn't always
as cruel as he became.
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[laughs]
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No, in fact,
he was a good boy, gentle.
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[chuckles]
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He had a small dog he loved.
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He was totally devoted
to that dog.
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He used to carry it
with him everywhere.
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Of course,
I mocked him relentlessly
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for the depth of his feeling.
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Told him it made him... soft.
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So to prove me wrong,
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he threw it out the window.
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♪ ♪
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[sighs] Perhaps...
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you might return
and read to him.
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[chuckles]
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The sound of your voice
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might provide some peace
for both of us.
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Come on, now.
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♪ ♪
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[door creaks]
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Ah, Elisabeth.
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Good of you
to see to our guests.
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I will be leaving
now that you're here.
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[Charles V] Come on.
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But I will return again soon.
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Oh, thank you.
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♪ ♪
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Sweet girl.
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You're lucky to have her.
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I'm sorry for your suffering.
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There is only grief
at my time of life.
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The accomplishments, pfft,
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mean nothing.
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All I can think of now is...
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♪ ♪
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...what will become of him
when I'm gone?
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Well, I'm afraid
I have one more grief
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to lay at your feet.
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Our false prophet Sister Edith
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survived
the assassination attempt.
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If there was any doubt,
it would appear that God
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is indeed on her side.
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[chuckles]
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Our heroine in the forest
has returned for a third act,
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which means the English
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will see an opportunity
on the continent.
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That heaving virgin,
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she knows talent
where she sees it.
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- [liquid pouring]
- As it happens,
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I'm on the verge of a trade
deal with the English queen.
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You think she will be satisfied
with a trade deal
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when she could claim
half of Europe?
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She won't be able to resist,
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whereupon my generals
will demand
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safe passage through France
to defend the empire.
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I will have no reason
to stand in their way.
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You will have no reason
to refuse.
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French Protestants
will join Queen Elizabeth.
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The Catholics
will stay with me.
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And the continent
will be cut in two.
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[grunts]
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♪ ♪
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Perhaps we were deluded
to think
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it could be any other way.
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After all, violence is what
lies at the heart of man,
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and it appears
he will have it.
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♪ ♪
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I wonder if you two
really know what you're doing.
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I mean, why play
double agent at court
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when it's clear
the promised land
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is with Sister Edith?
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I suggest you do not
concern yourself
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with matters
you cannot understand.
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Yeah, don't-don't trouble
yourself with any of that.
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Why wouldn't I trouble myself?
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The truth is,
you're both idiots.
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And if it weren't
for the involvement
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of Queen Elizabeth,
I would get as far from this
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as I possibly could,
with Henri safely by my side.
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I won't have you
dragging him down as well.
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- Very good of you, Mother.
- [door clatters open]
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[footsteps tapping]
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- [Louis] Oh.
- [all] Your Majesty.
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What a charming family tableau.
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I've tried to domesticate
the animals as best I could--
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prayer, regular family meals.
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Life is what happens
around a table, I always say.
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Yes... bliss.
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Uh, c-c-can I offer you
a drink?
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We abstain, of course,
but we're allowed a tipple
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when we have guests.
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- [fingers snapping]
- No, thank you.
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I'm not staying.
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I only came
to welcome Louis home.
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- [Louis] Mm.
- [Catherine] I thought we might
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discuss your recent trip
abroad.
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How does Queen Elizabeth feel
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about all these
unruly Protestants
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we've got here
on the continent?
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I hope it's not putting her
off our trade deal.
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On the contrary.
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Like you, she is committed
to trade and prosperity
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and wants to avoid
religious war at all costs.
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Rest assured, Queen Elizabeth
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has no ambitions
on the continent
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apart from economic.
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So commerce, not conflict, then?
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- Precisely.
- Got a good ring to it.
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[Louis] Mm.
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- Indeed.
- [Louis] Mm.
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- What a relief.
- [Louis and Antoine chuckle]
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♪ ♪
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He's lying.
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Unsurprising.
I'll find out what I can.
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Do it quickly.
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You think she bought it?
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Of course she bought it.
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I have that effect
on women, Antoine.
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[Antoine chuckles]
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[bell tolling]
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[ethereal choral music plays]
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♪ ♪
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[door clatters open]
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[door slams]
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♪ ♪
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Laying it on a bit thick,
aren't you?
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Don't think anyone's watching.
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[dramatic music plays]
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♪ ♪
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When we were kids,
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I was the one
who wanted to be a priest.
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You were the one wanking
in the confession booth,
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which makes the fact
that you became a Cardinal
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particularly funny.
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Yeah, well,
maybe the joke's on me.
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Maybe this... thing that I've
resented my whole life
16:15.809 --> 16:17.018
happened for a reason.
16:17.185 --> 16:20.105
Maybe, or maybe it's
entirely fucking random
16:20.271 --> 16:22.023
like everything else.
16:22.691 --> 16:23.983
[grunts]
16:24.693 --> 16:27.654
What happened in the church
that night, Francois?
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[Francois]
I don't want to talk about it.
16:30.156 --> 16:31.574
Because you locked the doors,
16:31.741 --> 16:34.160
and then you set it alight
with them all inside.
16:34.953 --> 16:36.788
But then what?
16:38.081 --> 16:39.666
What you'd expect.
16:39.833 --> 16:40.959
Screaming.
16:41.126 --> 16:42.460
Then the screaming stopped.
16:42.627 --> 16:44.921
Then the screaming stopped,
but they didn't die,
16:45.088 --> 16:46.005
did they, Francois?
16:46.172 --> 16:47.465
What difference does it make?
16:47.632 --> 16:50.885
Oh, oh, it makes a difference.
16:51.010 --> 16:53.805
Why now all of a sudden?
16:54.055 --> 16:55.849
Because it happened again.
16:56.558 --> 17:00.603
They tried to poison her,
this preacher in the woods.
17:00.729 --> 17:02.480
She looked her poisoner
in the eye
17:02.647 --> 17:04.023
and she drank the poison,
17:04.190 --> 17:05.650
and it had no effect on her.
17:05.817 --> 17:09.279
Now, look, once, yes,
maybe you can call it luck.
17:09.446 --> 17:12.615
Twice, in my eyes,
that is divine grace.
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[Francois] No, you don't
believe in anything.
17:14.576 --> 17:18.997
And what if that's
the problem, hmm?
17:19.414 --> 17:21.708
What if God...
17:22.500 --> 17:24.586
put me in these...
17:25.545 --> 17:27.005
ridiculous robes
only to have the truth
17:27.172 --> 17:30.842
revealed to me
by a simple peasant, hmm?
17:31.676 --> 17:33.720
Jesus Christ.
17:34.679 --> 17:36.139
Don't let Mother hear you
talk like that.
17:36.306 --> 17:40.393
She'll cut your balls off,
or I will.
17:41.102 --> 17:44.397
♪ ♪
17:47.358 --> 17:50.904
[indistinct chatter]
17:56.826 --> 17:58.995
Just the man I wanted to see.
17:59.162 --> 18:00.538
And why is that, my lady?
18:00.705 --> 18:02.749
I thought you'd have
much to regale me with
18:02.916 --> 18:04.542
after your trip.
18:04.709 --> 18:06.669
I couldn't tell you about that.
18:07.378 --> 18:10.924
They'd, uh, cut my balls off
and serve them on toast.
18:11.090 --> 18:12.258
What's left of them.
18:12.425 --> 18:14.844
God knows they, uh,
eat everything else.
18:15.470 --> 18:18.431
What if I make it
worth your while, huh?
18:18.598 --> 18:21.851
♪ ♪
18:22.602 --> 18:24.687
How was jolly old?
18:24.854 --> 18:26.022
Weather was shit.
18:26.189 --> 18:27.941
♪ ♪
18:28.107 --> 18:29.275
Food was shit.
18:29.442 --> 18:30.735
♪ ♪
18:30.902 --> 18:33.446
What about the company, hmm?
18:33.613 --> 18:35.240
[Catherine] I called
all of you here today
18:35.406 --> 18:36.866
because I believe
that Queen Elizabeth
18:37.033 --> 18:39.953
may have taken a hostile
position towards France.
18:40.078 --> 18:41.287
[Louis scoffs]
18:41.412 --> 18:42.997
I see no reason
to make that presumption.
18:43.164 --> 18:44.833
In fact, as I told
the Queen Mother,
18:44.958 --> 18:47.627
it was my studied opinion
that Queen Elizabeth
18:47.794 --> 18:49.754
hopes to be a friend to France.
18:49.921 --> 18:51.339
And it is my studied opinion
18:51.464 --> 18:52.966
that the Second Prince
of the Blood
18:53.132 --> 18:55.718
may be thinking with the wrong
part of his anatomy.
18:55.885 --> 18:57.178
Therefore, Charles,
18:57.303 --> 18:58.805
you must sign
a temporary decree
18:58.972 --> 19:01.891
banning all English ships
from crossing the Channel.
19:02.058 --> 19:03.643
On what basis?
19:04.102 --> 19:05.311
Prudence.
19:05.478 --> 19:07.105
A temporary ban
would halt the supply
19:07.230 --> 19:09.899
of any weapons or equipment
that may aid and abet
19:10.066 --> 19:13.820
a Protestant uprising
in France.
19:16.239 --> 19:17.574
Charles?
19:22.579 --> 19:25.331
We have other, more urgent
business to consider.
19:25.498 --> 19:26.499
What could be more urgent
19:26.666 --> 19:28.084
than the defense
of our kingdom?
19:28.543 --> 19:30.211
I think it should be
your trustworthiness
19:30.378 --> 19:31.671
we debate here,
19:31.838 --> 19:34.299
not that of the Second Prince
of the Blood.
19:35.008 --> 19:36.968
You may bring in the witness.
19:37.677 --> 19:39.929
[door clatters open]
19:40.096 --> 19:42.599
♪ ♪
19:42.765 --> 19:43.892
[Louis clears throat]
19:44.058 --> 19:45.602
♪ ♪
19:45.768 --> 19:47.353
[Charles] Montmorency
has found a witness
19:47.520 --> 19:49.731
who will prove that you,
Mother, planned and carried out
19:49.856 --> 19:52.233
an extrajudicial
assassination attempt,
19:52.358 --> 19:54.110
thereby undermining
my authority
19:54.277 --> 19:55.904
and jeopardizing the peace.
19:56.070 --> 19:59.240
♪ ♪
19:59.824 --> 20:01.618
You may speak.
20:01.784 --> 20:02.994
Go on.
20:04.078 --> 20:06.122
I mixed a powerful poison
20:06.289 --> 20:08.291
so someone else
could slip it into the drink
20:08.458 --> 20:10.376
of the Protestant leader.
20:10.543 --> 20:12.587
On whose orders?
20:13.546 --> 20:14.881
The Queen Mother's.
20:15.048 --> 20:16.466
[Montmorency] Hmm.
20:16.633 --> 20:18.009
[Angelica] Aabis,
the Queen Mother's seamstress,
20:18.176 --> 20:20.011
had access to Edith
and was the one
20:20.136 --> 20:21.763
that carried out this plot.
20:21.930 --> 20:24.474
♪ ♪
20:24.641 --> 20:26.225
I speak only the truth.
20:26.392 --> 20:28.311
♪ ♪
20:28.478 --> 20:29.562
[Charles] I'm only sorry
20:29.729 --> 20:30.855
my mother involved you
in this.
20:31.439 --> 20:33.524
You are a loyal servant
to the crown.
20:33.691 --> 20:36.945
♪ ♪
20:39.489 --> 20:42.075
Your Majesty,
I, for one, am shocked
20:42.241 --> 20:44.744
that the Queen Mother
could display such disloyalty.
20:44.869 --> 20:46.996
Shocked? How many fingers
did she leave you with?
20:47.163 --> 20:49.540
And to think the Queen Mother
had the temerity
20:49.707 --> 20:51.000
to question my character.
20:51.167 --> 20:53.044
It's just sad,
really, isn't it?
20:53.169 --> 20:54.337
- Mm.
- Mm.
20:54.504 --> 20:56.714
Mother, what do you have
to say for yourself?
20:56.881 --> 20:59.926
You have made it clear
you do not respect my judgment.
21:00.093 --> 21:02.220
But to think you would proceed
on such a course
21:02.387 --> 21:03.805
without consulting me...
21:04.305 --> 21:07.266
I'm deeply disappointed
by your betrayal.
21:08.726 --> 21:10.520
You are quite right.
21:11.521 --> 21:13.022
I must admit my guilt.
21:13.648 --> 21:16.359
In my overzealousness
to protect my children,
21:16.484 --> 21:17.568
I overstepped.
21:17.735 --> 21:19.404
And I only hope
that you believe me
21:19.570 --> 21:22.448
when I say
that my intentions were good.
21:23.533 --> 21:26.411
However,
considering my misjudgment,
21:26.577 --> 21:28.454
I feel it is in the best
interests of the council
21:28.621 --> 21:30.623
that I resign
from my post immediately.
21:30.790 --> 21:32.875
- What?
- Really?
21:33.042 --> 21:34.085
[Charles] But why?
21:34.252 --> 21:36.212
Well, clearly,
it is time for me
21:36.379 --> 21:38.214
to withdraw
from governmental duties
21:38.381 --> 21:40.091
and concentrate
on being a better mother.
21:40.258 --> 21:43.803
I-I mean, there's no reason
to rush into anything, right?
21:44.554 --> 21:47.265
Have faith in yourself,
my dear boy.
21:48.099 --> 21:49.434
It is time.
21:49.600 --> 21:52.437
♪ ♪
21:52.895 --> 21:55.898
Oh, there is just
one more thing, um,
21:56.024 --> 21:58.568
my last official act,
if you like.
21:58.735 --> 22:02.989
I wonder if you would honor
a mother's wish by...
22:03.114 --> 22:05.575
healing the rift
between her sons.
22:05.742 --> 22:07.076
I have in my possession
a letter,
22:07.243 --> 22:09.787
a confession
from one of Anjou's friends
22:09.912 --> 22:12.290
saying that he was responsible
for Hercule's death.
22:12.457 --> 22:15.835
You see, Anjou allowed himself
to be led astray,
22:16.002 --> 22:18.504
and he is eternally sorry.
22:19.172 --> 22:20.423
He should be released.
22:20.590 --> 22:22.759
And you have this letter?
22:22.925 --> 22:24.052
I-in my chambers.
22:24.177 --> 22:25.595
I am happy to show it
to the king.
22:25.762 --> 22:28.723
- [Charles sighs]
- We will consider the matter.
22:29.807 --> 22:32.101
I was addressing my son.
22:32.268 --> 22:35.563
♪ ♪
22:37.398 --> 22:40.943
If this letter exists,
it will be done.
22:41.110 --> 22:42.695
♪ ♪
22:42.820 --> 22:44.363
Your Majesty.
22:44.739 --> 22:47.909
♪ ♪
22:48.785 --> 22:52.497
Just leave it on the chair
and fuck off.
22:52.789 --> 22:56.042
[pigeon cooing]
22:57.293 --> 23:00.671
[Catherine] I see you have not
taken well to solitude.
23:00.838 --> 23:02.799
♪ ♪
23:02.965 --> 23:04.967
[Anjou] You know, I can see
everything from up here,
23:05.134 --> 23:10.223
every petty betrayal,
every ugly display of vanity.
23:10.389 --> 23:12.058
[Catherine] You need a bath.
23:13.518 --> 23:14.644
Oh.
23:15.436 --> 23:16.562
Well, I thought, if I'm gonna
be a political prisoner,
23:16.729 --> 23:18.773
I might as well dress the part.
23:19.315 --> 23:21.192
Next week, I'm going
on hunger strike.
23:21.359 --> 23:24.153
And I was hoping you would
tell me how sorry you were
23:24.278 --> 23:26.197
for your brother's death.
23:29.367 --> 23:30.243
Of course I am.
23:30.409 --> 23:31.619
[Catherine] And not only his.
23:31.744 --> 23:33.246
Every lake in France
has a drowned
23:33.412 --> 23:35.331
Protestant child in it.
23:36.666 --> 23:38.751
Mother, I'm sorry.
23:40.211 --> 23:42.380
I'm sorry for all of it.
23:43.005 --> 23:45.049
I hope so.
23:49.804 --> 23:51.722
Because your king needs you.
23:51.889 --> 23:54.684
The threat of war
has never been closer.
23:54.851 --> 23:57.436
And I'm concerned
about some of the influences
23:57.603 --> 23:58.896
around him,
23:59.397 --> 24:01.357
Montmorency, for one.
24:02.775 --> 24:04.110
And I was hoping
24:04.277 --> 24:07.280
that you could be persuaded
to temper his influence.
24:07.405 --> 24:09.991
I'd love to,
but it's a bit difficult
24:10.116 --> 24:13.411
now that I'm locked up
in my room.
24:15.246 --> 24:17.498
It had occurred to me...
24:20.001 --> 24:23.754
...that perhaps you are not
entirely responsible
24:23.921 --> 24:25.882
for what happened to Hercule.
24:26.507 --> 24:30.469
You may have been led astray
by your friends,
24:30.887 --> 24:33.973
one friend in particular...
24:36.434 --> 24:37.894
...Lemur.
24:38.060 --> 24:40.188
That's his name, is it not?
24:42.023 --> 24:43.941
Are you sure it's not
the other way around?
24:44.108 --> 24:46.485
[Catherine]
He has already confessed.
24:46.652 --> 24:47.486
What?
24:47.653 --> 24:49.238
Why would he do that?
24:49.405 --> 24:51.449
Because then you would be free
24:51.574 --> 24:53.784
to take your rightful place
beside your brother
24:53.951 --> 24:56.704
on the Privy Council,
where you belong.
24:56.871 --> 25:00.124
♪ ♪
25:03.169 --> 25:07.048
All you have to do
is sign his confession.
25:07.215 --> 25:10.551
♪ ♪
25:12.553 --> 25:15.932
Mother, he's my best friend.
25:16.098 --> 25:19.268
♪ ♪
25:20.937 --> 25:23.522
[Catherine] I'll leave it
with you to consider.
25:23.689 --> 25:26.943
♪ ♪
25:29.737 --> 25:32.365
You see, I needed their rivalry
25:32.490 --> 25:35.159
to maintain
the balance of power.
25:36.244 --> 25:37.536
[horse neighs]
25:37.703 --> 25:40.456
[birds chirping]
25:40.623 --> 25:44.085
[indistinct chatter]
25:47.171 --> 25:49.298
[horse neighs]
25:50.383 --> 25:51.884
[sheep bleating]
25:52.051 --> 25:54.470
All new pilgrims are welcome.
25:54.637 --> 25:56.389
[Louis] So I see.
25:57.473 --> 25:59.892
Since the Black Queen
tried to have me killed,
26:00.017 --> 26:02.186
my people insist
on protecting me.
26:02.311 --> 26:04.897
It seems selfish
not to indulge them.
26:05.022 --> 26:07.316
Abundance of caution--
it's wise.
26:07.483 --> 26:10.820
It is a blessing to meet you.
26:10.945 --> 26:12.863
Yes. Hallelujah.
26:13.030 --> 26:16.993
To what do I owe the pleasure
of such prestigious guests,
26:17.118 --> 26:18.661
the Bourbon Princes
of the Blood?
26:18.786 --> 26:20.121
Um, we're-we're actually
traveling
26:20.246 --> 26:22.206
somewhat incognito
at the moment.
26:22.331 --> 26:23.708
[Louis]
Yes, for the time being,
26:23.874 --> 26:25.334
best keep this between us.
26:25.501 --> 26:27.336
- Mm.
- Mm.
26:27.503 --> 26:30.381
We come with an offer
of mutual benefit.
26:30.548 --> 26:32.925
The House of Bourbon
shares your complaints
26:33.092 --> 26:34.635
against the House of Valois.
26:34.802 --> 26:36.012
We feel your pain.
26:36.178 --> 26:37.555
And we would like to offer
our friendship.
26:37.680 --> 26:38.681
And support.
26:38.848 --> 26:39.682
Material support,
not just words.
26:39.849 --> 26:41.142
Though not publicly.
26:41.267 --> 26:42.852
No, we must wait
for the right time to do that.
26:43.019 --> 26:46.856
You see, we have a silent
partner in our endeavors.
26:47.023 --> 26:49.233
Queen Elizabeth has made
an overt commitment
26:49.400 --> 26:51.193
to our cause through me.
26:51.360 --> 26:53.904
I am her man in Europe.
26:54.030 --> 26:56.407
And with my backing,
there is no limit
26:56.532 --> 26:59.618
to how far your movement
might go.
27:02.705 --> 27:04.290
How generous of you.
27:04.457 --> 27:05.958
[both chuckle]
27:06.125 --> 27:11.339
Though I think your partner
is not as silent as you think.
27:12.506 --> 27:14.675
She landed in Flanders
a day ago.
27:14.842 --> 27:16.010
- Sorry?
- W-what?
27:16.135 --> 27:18.387
No, you must--
you must be mistaken.
27:18.554 --> 27:20.556
She landed with a small escort
27:20.723 --> 27:21.932
but with weapons
27:22.099 --> 27:23.142
to help supply
the Protestant rebels
27:23.267 --> 27:25.895
led by the Prince of Orange.
27:26.062 --> 27:27.855
[Louis clears throat]
27:31.359 --> 27:33.527
You didn't know?
27:35.279 --> 27:37.323
It's not much
of a partnership, then, is it?
27:37.490 --> 27:39.075
Yeah, well,
it's-it's a--it's a--
27:39.241 --> 27:41.577
it's a fluid situation,
of course, you know?
27:41.744 --> 27:42.870
It's, uh, ever-ever-evolving.
27:43.037 --> 27:44.163
[Henri]
Her courier has probably
27:44.330 --> 27:45.581
been delayed
in informing you, Uncle.
27:45.748 --> 27:46.665
Yeah, that's right.
27:46.832 --> 27:47.958
Then you may send her word
27:48.125 --> 27:49.960
that my people
need protection too.
27:50.753 --> 27:52.922
We will accept
weapons and supplies.
27:53.089 --> 27:56.175
And in turn, we will fight
alongside these rebels of hers
27:56.342 --> 27:58.511
when the final struggle comes.
27:59.011 --> 28:00.096
Final struggle?
28:00.262 --> 28:01.889
Sounds a bit ominous.
28:02.723 --> 28:04.975
How else do you think
this ends?
28:07.353 --> 28:09.063
Tell me...
28:11.482 --> 28:13.317
...Antoine...
28:14.402 --> 28:16.320
♪ ♪
28:16.487 --> 28:18.114
[Louis] Mm.
28:18.280 --> 28:20.116
...are you a true believer?
28:20.699 --> 28:22.118
[Antoine] Um...
28:23.035 --> 28:24.954
y-yeah, yeah, of course.
28:26.038 --> 28:29.417
[Edith] You understand I have
to be sure of your commitment.
28:29.583 --> 28:31.419
[Antoine] Mm-hmm.
28:32.461 --> 28:35.297
Do you know
what the purpose of life is?
28:35.464 --> 28:36.715
Um...
28:38.092 --> 28:39.218
no, I don't.
28:39.385 --> 28:42.179
To transcend suffering...
28:42.346 --> 28:43.514
Oh.
28:43.681 --> 28:46.058
...so we may pass freely
into the next life.
28:46.809 --> 28:47.643
Right.
28:47.810 --> 28:49.979
It is only through sacrifice
28:50.521 --> 28:52.773
that we may be free.
28:53.524 --> 28:54.650
OK.
28:55.234 --> 28:58.946
What have you sacrificed,
Antoine?
28:59.655 --> 29:00.823
Um...
29:00.990 --> 29:03.075
♪ ♪
29:03.242 --> 29:05.828
...it-it-it's subtle.
29:05.995 --> 29:09.248
♪ ♪
29:12.710 --> 29:16.505
[Edith] Aabis, would you mind
helping Brother Antoine
29:16.672 --> 29:18.215
demonstrate his commitment?
29:18.382 --> 29:20.009
♪ ♪
29:20.176 --> 29:21.594
What-what-what do you think
you're doing?
29:21.760 --> 29:23.971
I feel Antoine
would understand us better
29:24.138 --> 29:27.766
if he had experienced
what we have, don't you?
29:28.476 --> 29:31.020
[Antoine grunts,
breathes heavily]
29:31.145 --> 29:34.356
[Edith] When has he ever shown
compassion for his fellow man?
29:34.523 --> 29:36.859
Wouldn't he benefit
from understanding
29:37.026 --> 29:38.110
what it is to suffer?
29:38.235 --> 29:39.695
[Antoine grunts]
29:39.862 --> 29:42.740
♪ ♪
29:45.493 --> 29:48.245
Aabis, please, you know
I've always liked you.
29:48.370 --> 29:50.956
Who are we to deny him
that knowledge?
29:51.123 --> 29:53.125
- For fuck's sake! No!
- [Louis] Hey, hey, hey, hey.
29:53.292 --> 29:55.711
- No, no, no, no. Get off!
- [Edith] Are you a sinner?
29:55.878 --> 29:57.087
No!
29:57.254 --> 29:59.131
[Edith] Only the flames
will purify your soul.
29:59.298 --> 30:00.341
Are you a sinner?
30:00.508 --> 30:01.717
Yes, I've sinned!
30:01.884 --> 30:04.220
How have you sinned?
I will know if you lie.
30:04.386 --> 30:05.930
I'm fucking Antoinette again.
30:06.055 --> 30:08.265
Sometimes-sometimes
I pretend to be useless
30:08.390 --> 30:10.434
so Louis has to do
all the work.
30:10.601 --> 30:12.394
Fuck! God!
30:12.561 --> 30:14.605
I lie! I steal!
30:14.730 --> 30:18.317
Please, for fuck's sake!
30:18.859 --> 30:21.028
[groans]
30:21.195 --> 30:23.989
[breathing heavily]
30:24.156 --> 30:27.159
What the fuck is this?
30:27.326 --> 30:30.621
♪ ♪
30:34.792 --> 30:36.377
Like I said,
30:37.503 --> 30:40.923
we will all be purified
in the flames eventually.
30:41.090 --> 30:44.134
[breathing heavily]
30:44.301 --> 30:46.595
♪ ♪
30:46.762 --> 30:49.348
Thank you all so much
for coming.
30:49.848 --> 30:51.684
♪ ♪
30:51.850 --> 30:55.229
[breathing heavily]
30:55.396 --> 30:56.355
♪ ♪
30:56.522 --> 30:59.275
[door clatters open]
31:00.401 --> 31:02.194
[Antoinette]
Have I told you how nice it is
31:02.361 --> 31:03.696
to have you back?
31:03.862 --> 31:05.030
You haven't, actually.
31:05.197 --> 31:06.448
And I see I'm not the only one
31:06.615 --> 31:08.284
who's pleased
you've been released.
31:09.118 --> 31:12.371
I didn't know you'd struck up
such an intimate friendship
31:12.538 --> 31:14.164
with Princess Margot.
31:14.331 --> 31:15.708
♪ ♪
31:15.833 --> 31:17.543
Could be useful.
31:18.294 --> 31:19.295
No.
31:20.170 --> 31:22.381
You're full of surprises,
aren't you?
31:22.881 --> 31:24.508
I always thought
the love of a good woman
31:24.675 --> 31:25.801
would sort you out.
31:25.968 --> 31:28.053
Like Antoine
has sorted you out?
31:29.138 --> 31:30.389
As it happens,
31:30.556 --> 31:34.184
Antoine is remarkably talented
in certain ways.
31:34.351 --> 31:35.561
Don't you have friends
you can talk to
31:35.728 --> 31:37.354
about that sort of thing?
31:38.355 --> 31:39.857
No.
31:41.317 --> 31:43.569
I did when I was younger,
31:44.278 --> 31:46.488
one girl in particular.
31:47.156 --> 31:49.325
We used to play
such wonderful games
31:49.491 --> 31:51.744
and share all our secrets,
31:52.286 --> 31:56.957
hours in the woods
being animals in the mud.
31:57.875 --> 32:00.377
Oh, it was truly magical.
32:00.544 --> 32:02.588
♪ ♪
32:03.339 --> 32:07.384
Hmm, these things
must come to an end.
32:08.177 --> 32:09.928
Games?
32:11.055 --> 32:12.348
Friends.
32:13.557 --> 32:16.602
♪ ♪
32:16.935 --> 32:19.146
- Mother.
- [Antoinette] Hmm?
32:19.271 --> 32:20.522
Margot,
32:22.191 --> 32:23.067
she's off-limits.
32:23.233 --> 32:25.194
Do you understand me?
32:25.361 --> 32:26.779
Of course.
32:28.030 --> 32:30.616
I'm not a stone
without feelings.
32:30.783 --> 32:33.994
♪ ♪
32:45.756 --> 32:49.301
[person grunting]
32:52.388 --> 32:55.933
[breathing heavily]
32:59.687 --> 33:01.271
Anjou!
33:02.773 --> 33:03.941
Help me!
33:04.316 --> 33:06.985
Can we get on
with this, please?
33:09.196 --> 33:10.614
You bastard!
33:10.739 --> 33:13.033
You fucking bastard!
33:13.450 --> 33:16.954
[whimpering]
33:22.000 --> 33:24.253
[Anjou]
What's wrong with you today?
33:24.420 --> 33:25.838
Huh?
33:28.257 --> 33:29.466
[Cardinal Guise]
I can't stop thinking
33:29.633 --> 33:30.676
about that Sister Edith
33:30.843 --> 33:32.636
and how she keeps
cheating death.
33:33.095 --> 33:35.889
Just snap out of it. Stop.
33:36.056 --> 33:37.433
I can't
33:37.599 --> 33:40.936
because everything is making me
think about it, OK?
33:41.103 --> 33:42.479
This here,
33:42.938 --> 33:45.399
it's making me think about it.
33:45.524 --> 33:46.692
That girl and her followers
33:46.859 --> 33:48.694
should all be killed
immediately.
33:48.861 --> 33:52.906
If for nothing else,
it can stop all this hysteria.
33:53.615 --> 33:56.034
Has it ever occurred to you
that she...
33:56.535 --> 34:00.289
just might be
on a mission from God, hmm?
34:00.456 --> 34:02.124
[blade shings]
34:05.836 --> 34:07.421
No.
34:10.883 --> 34:12.801
You missed it.
34:12.968 --> 34:14.261
Did I?
34:17.014 --> 34:19.558
There's something seriously
wrong with your brother.
34:19.683 --> 34:21.477
- I'm aware.
- Oh, you're aware?
34:21.643 --> 34:23.312
Well, what are you
gonna do about it?
34:23.479 --> 34:24.897
I don't know.
34:25.439 --> 34:27.065
But we have bigger problems.
34:27.232 --> 34:29.485
Apparently, the English landed
in the Netherlands last night.
34:29.651 --> 34:32.738
I'd call that an act of war,
wouldn't you?
34:33.697 --> 34:34.948
Fuck.
34:35.324 --> 34:38.535
♪ ♪
34:39.203 --> 34:40.996
[Louis] It's starting to smell.
34:41.163 --> 34:42.748
[Antoine sniffs] Ugh.
34:42.915 --> 34:44.750
♪ ♪
34:44.917 --> 34:46.877
[Louis] Oh. [clears throat]
34:47.044 --> 34:49.505
♪ ♪
34:50.088 --> 34:51.256
[Charles]
What's wrong with him?
34:51.423 --> 34:53.258
Uh-uh, nothing.
34:53.425 --> 34:55.928
Careless around the fire.
34:56.470 --> 34:58.597
Look, Charles,
I know in the past,
34:58.764 --> 35:01.016
I've been apparently
a bit of an asshole,
35:01.183 --> 35:02.851
and you've taken a real risk
35:03.018 --> 35:04.436
inviting me to join
the Privy Council.
35:04.603 --> 35:07.231
So now that I've had
some time to reflect--
35:07.397 --> 35:09.399
not by choice, of course--
35:09.566 --> 35:12.361
I'd just like to say
that I am here to help.
35:12.528 --> 35:15.197
I don't want you
to regret your invitation.
35:16.031 --> 35:17.741
[Charles]
So what are you suggesting?
35:17.866 --> 35:19.201
How do I respond
to Queen Elizabeth
35:19.368 --> 35:21.411
landing
in the Spanish Netherlands?
35:21.578 --> 35:22.704
What are my options?
35:22.871 --> 35:24.081
I only see one.
35:24.748 --> 35:25.707
You show that bitch who's boss
and you send her back
35:25.874 --> 35:27.376
to that miserable island
she came from
35:27.543 --> 35:29.211
before she develops a taste
for foie gras.
35:29.378 --> 35:32.881
The Holy Roman Empire
has requested that France
35:33.048 --> 35:34.508
grant safe passage for her army
35:34.675 --> 35:37.719
to fight Queen Elizabeth's
powers in the Netherlands.
35:38.053 --> 35:39.096
Our troops should join them.
35:39.263 --> 35:40.722
It's clearly the only option.
35:40.889 --> 35:42.266
[Montmorency]
No, it's not the only option.
35:42.432 --> 35:44.268
If you do as the duke
and Anjou suggest,
35:44.434 --> 35:46.478
French Protestants
will mobilize as well
35:46.645 --> 35:48.730
and join
Queen Elizabeth's forces.
35:48.897 --> 35:49.773
The war will spread.
35:49.940 --> 35:51.108
In addition, we don't even know
35:51.275 --> 35:52.901
Queen Elizabeth means war.
35:53.068 --> 35:55.571
As I'm the only one in here
who's actually met her,
35:55.737 --> 35:58.073
I'm sure she's only here
as a peacekeeper
35:58.240 --> 35:59.741
to prevent more harm
to the Protestants
35:59.908 --> 36:03.579
who, need I point out,
have been targeted recently.
36:03.745 --> 36:05.163
Honestly,
I'm not just saying this.
36:05.330 --> 36:06.582
She's a wonderful woman.
36:06.748 --> 36:08.584
Once things have calmed,
she'll go home
36:08.750 --> 36:10.961
with a few Dutch mementos.
36:11.128 --> 36:13.046
- Clogs, Gouda.
- Exactly.
36:13.213 --> 36:14.756
What, like she's here
on holiday?
36:14.923 --> 36:17.509
She came with a fleet of ships
and a load of weapons.
36:17.676 --> 36:19.136
To assure her safety, I'm sure.
36:19.303 --> 36:22.264
But without word to us.
So we meet her men with ours.
36:22.431 --> 36:24.391
All true patriots
will join the French army.
36:24.558 --> 36:27.102
And those who don't,
well, we can do without.
36:27.269 --> 36:28.478
Look, come on, Charles.
36:28.645 --> 36:30.105
Obviously, this has gone on
long enough.
36:30.272 --> 36:31.607
I mean, if we'd have cleared
that homeless encampment
36:31.773 --> 36:32.941
in the woods when I told you,
36:33.108 --> 36:34.610
the English
wouldn't even be here.
36:34.776 --> 36:36.528
But they are, so let's not make
the same mistake twice.
36:36.653 --> 36:39.406
Your Majesty,
may I suggest another way?
36:40.115 --> 36:42.492
Sit down with Edith
and hear her out.
36:43.035 --> 36:45.537
You can lessen the anger
of her followers
36:45.704 --> 36:46.955
so they won't be as likely
36:47.122 --> 36:48.665
to join the struggles
in the Netherlands.
36:48.832 --> 36:51.168
Then Elizabeth's true
intentions will be revealed.
36:51.335 --> 36:52.669
[Anjou] So just to be clear,
36:52.836 --> 36:54.212
you'd like the king
to meet with the person
36:54.379 --> 36:56.340
that's responsible
for our brother's death?
36:56.506 --> 36:59.259
In my opinion,
the person responsible
36:59.426 --> 37:03.221
for Hercule's death is now
seated at the Privy Council,
37:03.388 --> 37:05.682
no matter
what your mother says!
37:05.849 --> 37:06.975
[Louis] Hear, hear.
37:07.893 --> 37:10.228
[Montmorency] There are
no easy choices here,
37:10.520 --> 37:12.230
but there are prudent ones.
37:12.981 --> 37:14.650
Do we even know if she
would be willing to meet?
37:14.816 --> 37:16.151
I will persuade her.
37:16.318 --> 37:18.070
[Anjou] Really?
Well, that's very kind of you.
37:18.236 --> 37:20.364
It's funny, sounds like you
think you're running things.
37:20.530 --> 37:23.158
I cannot be rushed
towards any choice.
37:23.909 --> 37:26.536
♪ ♪
37:26.703 --> 37:27.788
I need time.
37:27.955 --> 37:31.083
♪ ♪
37:31.249 --> 37:32.584
[Francois] Right.
37:33.377 --> 37:35.087
Reminds me of his father.
37:35.420 --> 37:36.755
Thanks for all the help.
37:37.089 --> 37:38.090
Come on, let's go.
37:38.256 --> 37:39.508
- [groans]
- Sorry, sorry.
37:39.675 --> 37:41.218
[Alessandro]
Upon your suggestion,
37:41.385 --> 37:42.511
I instructed the draftsman
37:42.678 --> 37:45.389
to extend the new wing
to the river.
37:48.767 --> 37:50.394
You are distracted.
37:51.687 --> 37:54.064
I fear we will soon be at war,
37:54.982 --> 37:57.943
and my children are not
prepared for what lies ahead.
37:58.777 --> 38:01.238
I've tried to buy them time,
but it's no use.
38:01.405 --> 38:02.906
Subterfuge has only
made things worse,
38:03.073 --> 38:07.953
and a treaty no longer
holds appeal for my enemies.
38:10.330 --> 38:13.750
You are forgetting
the most important one,
38:14.584 --> 38:17.295
the weakness
of the human heart.
38:18.046 --> 38:19.548
You mean love?
38:20.048 --> 38:21.216
Or at least marriage.
38:21.383 --> 38:23.677
Even if I could conceive
of an appropriate match,
38:23.844 --> 38:27.139
either the Bourbons
or the Guises would disapprove.
38:27.305 --> 38:30.892
Then make sure they don't know
about it until it's too late.
38:31.643 --> 38:33.645
And the simplest way to do that
38:33.812 --> 38:36.398
is to show people
what they want to see
38:36.523 --> 38:40.360
so they don't notice the thing
they don't want to see.
38:40.527 --> 38:43.739
♪ ♪
38:44.239 --> 38:45.782
[Catherine] I approve.
38:45.949 --> 38:47.951
♪ ♪
38:48.076 --> 38:50.746
[Elisabeth]
Wealth, however modest,
38:50.912 --> 38:52.414
grows through
careful deployment
38:52.581 --> 38:55.792
if it is entrusted
to a responsible guardian.
38:55.917 --> 38:57.878
[gasps] Oh.
38:58.045 --> 39:01.256
♪ ♪
39:02.299 --> 39:04.885
I admire your dedication.
39:05.260 --> 39:08.847
Well, no harm, I suppose.
39:09.765 --> 39:12.309
Apparently,
this was his favorite.
39:12.726 --> 39:14.269
I can understand
39:14.436 --> 39:17.856
why he would find your voice
so soothing,
39:18.565 --> 39:20.692
my sweet child.
39:20.859 --> 39:22.027
♪ ♪
39:22.194 --> 39:25.072
You were always the most
generous of my children.
39:25.238 --> 39:26.656
♪ ♪
39:26.823 --> 39:29.576
Well, it brings me happiness
to be of use.
39:29.743 --> 39:32.954
♪ ♪
39:33.455 --> 39:35.165
You seem troubled.
39:36.166 --> 39:39.294
And the most observant child.
39:40.337 --> 39:43.632
I am... indeed troubled.
39:44.674 --> 39:47.969
Spain and England
are preparing for war.
39:48.678 --> 39:50.972
Thousands will die.
39:51.973 --> 39:53.350
How awful.
39:53.934 --> 39:55.936
Is there no way to make peace?
39:56.103 --> 39:57.896
♪ ♪
39:58.021 --> 39:59.356
Now that you mention it,
39:59.523 --> 40:01.191
marriage
is the traditional means
40:01.316 --> 40:02.400
to quiet the drumbeat of war.
40:02.567 --> 40:04.820
Well, then there's
your solution.
40:04.986 --> 40:06.863
♪ ♪
40:07.030 --> 40:09.699
But who would marry
a man in his condition?
40:09.866 --> 40:11.660
♪ ♪
40:11.827 --> 40:12.994
Him?
40:13.161 --> 40:14.287
Yes.
40:14.454 --> 40:16.373
♪ ♪
40:16.540 --> 40:19.960
His father is desperate
for someone to care for him.
40:20.127 --> 40:23.380
♪ ♪
40:27.634 --> 40:30.303
If we could answer his wish
40:31.304 --> 40:33.723
and form a union to confirm
40:33.890 --> 40:37.310
our commitment
to his Catholic empire,
40:38.687 --> 40:40.355
then war could be averted.
40:40.772 --> 40:42.357
♪ ♪
40:42.524 --> 40:44.734
I have always said
that I would never force
40:44.901 --> 40:46.695
my children to do anything.
40:47.445 --> 40:49.489
But destiny has determined
that we hold the fate
40:49.656 --> 40:51.449
of thousands in our hands.
40:52.450 --> 40:55.620
Not to mention
that his future wife
40:55.787 --> 40:58.832
would be queen
of one of the most powerful
40:58.999 --> 41:00.625
empires in Europe.
41:00.792 --> 41:04.045
♪ ♪
41:09.718 --> 41:13.930
I will leave it with you
to consider the matter.
41:14.097 --> 41:17.309
♪ ♪
41:19.102 --> 41:21.855
[door clatters open]
41:23.440 --> 41:24.482
[door bangs shut]
41:24.649 --> 41:26.067
[Rahima] Courtesy of Ruggieri.
41:26.443 --> 41:29.154
I wouldn't drink any
if I were you.
41:29.821 --> 41:30.989
You know the assignment.
41:31.114 --> 41:33.491
Make sure they think
of nothing but you.
41:34.117 --> 41:35.619
There's only one rule.
41:35.785 --> 41:37.454
♪ ♪
41:37.621 --> 41:39.080
No one gets pregnant.
41:39.247 --> 41:42.500
♪ ♪
41:49.549 --> 41:50.425
You're back.
41:50.592 --> 41:52.594
A gift from your uncle,
41:52.761 --> 41:55.305
wine from his vineyards
in Tuscany.
41:55.764 --> 41:57.557
He has his own vineyards?
41:57.724 --> 41:58.850
Of course he does.
41:59.601 --> 42:03.271
Would you like to...
assume the position?
42:03.438 --> 42:05.357
♪ ♪
42:05.523 --> 42:08.944
[Françoise] A gift
from the Duke of Florence,
42:09.110 --> 42:11.363
straight from his vineyards.
42:11.529 --> 42:15.033
Oh, God, I loathe
these old-world wines.
42:15.200 --> 42:17.452
♪ ♪
42:17.619 --> 42:21.998
Though I suspect
this particular vintage
42:22.165 --> 42:24.542
will have a certain subtlety
42:24.709 --> 42:27.671
with a degree of panache.
42:27.837 --> 42:29.464
♪ ♪
42:29.631 --> 42:30.674
What's this?
42:30.840 --> 42:33.510
A gift
from the Duke of Florence.
42:33.677 --> 42:34.511
♪ ♪
42:34.678 --> 42:36.304
Tell him I'm not interested.
42:36.471 --> 42:38.598
♪ ♪
42:38.765 --> 42:41.309
But he insists.
42:41.476 --> 42:44.729
♪ ♪
42:49.025 --> 42:50.902
In that case,
you better come in.
42:52.112 --> 42:55.407
♪ ♪
43:08.878 --> 43:12.173
A gift
from the Duke of Florence.
43:12.340 --> 43:14.342
♪ ♪
43:14.509 --> 43:16.678
So what are you
supposed to be, then?
43:16.845 --> 43:20.098
♪ ♪
43:22.225 --> 43:25.770
A virgin
from across the Channel.
43:26.521 --> 43:29.816
♪ ♪
43:34.821 --> 43:36.156
Boy or girl?
43:36.323 --> 43:38.241
♪ ♪
43:38.366 --> 43:41.202
Let me in,
and you shall find out.
43:41.369 --> 43:44.622
♪ ♪
44:09.981 --> 44:11.024
Catherine.
44:11.191 --> 44:14.611
I, uh, sense fornication
in the air.
44:15.570 --> 44:17.947
If that is the purpose
of your visit,
44:18.531 --> 44:22.327
I'm afraid you've arrived
about six years too late.
44:23.036 --> 44:24.245
I'm sorry to hear that.
44:24.412 --> 44:25.789
[Charles V] Mm.
44:25.955 --> 44:28.833
But I might have found
a solution to our problem.
44:29.000 --> 44:32.212
♪ ♪
44:33.421 --> 44:35.590
[Charles V clears throat]
44:35.757 --> 44:37.675
[ambassador clears throat]
44:40.387 --> 44:43.515
As the first Prince
of the Holy Roman Empire
44:43.640 --> 44:46.935
is, uh,
temporarily incapacitated,
44:47.727 --> 44:50.814
a stand-in is required
under papal law
44:50.980 --> 44:51.940
to consummate the marriage.
44:52.107 --> 44:54.567
Yes, yes, yes, get on with it.
45:29.811 --> 45:33.815
[breathing shakily]
45:35.233 --> 45:37.861
Yes, that will suffice.
Don't you agree?
45:38.027 --> 45:39.362
Oh, more than adequate.
45:39.487 --> 45:41.990
Our two kingdoms are joined
in peace and love,
45:42.157 --> 45:44.492
the generosity of which
I have never seen.
45:44.659 --> 45:47.537
You have raised an angel.
45:47.704 --> 45:49.038
Hmm.
45:49.873 --> 45:52.375
[applause]
45:52.542 --> 45:55.170
[crickets chirping]
45:55.336 --> 45:58.548
[bird calling, water bubbling]
46:01.885 --> 46:04.220
[person] Bless you.
46:05.930 --> 46:08.099
Who else is ready
to be rebaptized
46:08.266 --> 46:09.559
into the true faith?
46:09.726 --> 46:11.519
Only those washed of their sins
46:11.644 --> 46:14.647
will survive
in the end of days.
46:19.027 --> 46:21.779
[indistinct chatter]
46:21.946 --> 46:25.325
[ethereal choral music plays]
46:25.492 --> 46:28.745
♪ ♪
46:42.425 --> 46:45.303
Are you ready
to renounce all sin?
46:45.470 --> 46:48.306
♪ ♪
46:49.015 --> 46:50.475
I am.
46:50.934 --> 46:52.310
Then I welcome you.
46:52.477 --> 46:55.688
♪ ♪
47:25.260 --> 47:28.054
[dramatic music plays]
47:28.179 --> 47:31.808
[horse neighs,
indistinct chatter]
47:31.975 --> 47:34.477
You may not know it now,
47:34.644 --> 47:36.854
but one day, you will thank me.
47:37.021 --> 47:39.857
Either he will revive
and owe you everything,
47:40.024 --> 47:44.529
or he will stay like that
and never trouble you.
47:44.696 --> 47:46.114
♪ ♪
47:46.281 --> 47:49.784
You'll be under the protection
of the Holy Roman Emperor.
47:49.951 --> 47:52.203
It is arguably
the best marriage
47:52.370 --> 47:54.664
a mother could hope
for her daughter.
47:54.831 --> 47:56.791
♪ ♪
47:56.958 --> 47:58.918
But I will miss you.
47:59.085 --> 48:02.297
♪ ♪
48:03.631 --> 48:06.009
[breathes shakily]
48:07.343 --> 48:08.636
Goodbye, Mother.
48:08.803 --> 48:12.015
♪ ♪
48:24.694 --> 48:28.573
[sobbing softly]
48:39.542 --> 48:42.837
♪ ♪
48:55.141 --> 48:58.478
[horses neighing]
49:02.523 --> 49:05.818
♪ ♪
49:11.616 --> 49:13.785
[gasps]
49:13.951 --> 49:17.163
♪ ♪
49:30.593 --> 49:33.721
I hope you know I would never
survive a political marriage.
49:34.472 --> 49:37.183
[Catherine] I'm aware
you are not your sister.
49:38.226 --> 49:41.813
In fact, I don't think I see
the benefits of any marriage.
49:41.979 --> 49:44.315
Don't be such a cynic.
49:45.817 --> 49:48.069
[Charles sighs]
49:49.195 --> 49:50.446
You slept late.
49:50.571 --> 49:53.157
I slept all day
because you made sure of it.
49:53.324 --> 49:55.243
[Margot] Could have been
her maid of honor at least.
49:55.368 --> 49:58.246
She would have liked
putting me through that.
50:00.248 --> 50:03.668
So it's true,
my big sister's gone?
50:03.835 --> 50:05.878
Once again,
you go behind my back.
50:06.045 --> 50:07.505
[sighs] A concerned mother
50:07.672 --> 50:10.049
is allowed to arrange
her children's futures
50:10.216 --> 50:11.300
the best she can.
50:12.218 --> 50:14.679
It's been that way since time
began, and besides which,
50:14.846 --> 50:16.639
peace is worth a wedding.
50:17.056 --> 50:19.267
Well, I hope she'll be happy.
50:19.434 --> 50:20.935
Of course she's not
gonna be happy.
50:21.102 --> 50:22.437
She's gonna spend
the rest of her life
50:22.603 --> 50:23.855
attending to a man in nappies.
50:23.980 --> 50:25.356
The Bourbons
won't stand for it.
50:25.523 --> 50:27.316
No, but at least now
we won't have to march
50:27.483 --> 50:30.486
on the Protestants
because they'll come for us.
50:31.070 --> 50:32.363
No, they won't,
50:32.530 --> 50:35.283
not when they see
who's coming to marry the king.
50:35.450 --> 50:38.494
["I Feel Love" playing]
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♪ ♪
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[sighs]
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♪ ♪
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[Donna Summer] ♪ Ooh ♪
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♪ It's so good, it's so good ♪
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♪ It's so good, it's so good
It's so good ♪
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Fuck me.
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[Donna Summer] ♪ Ooh ♪
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♪ I'm in love, I'm in love ♪
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♪ I'm in love
I'm in love... ♪
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Hmm. What a lovely home.
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♪ ♪
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[Donna Summer] ♪ Ooh ♪
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♪ I feel love, I feel love ♪
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♪ I feel love, I feel love
I feel love ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ I feel love ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ I feel love ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ I feel love ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ I feel love ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ I feel love ♪
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♪ ♪