The Serpent Queen Season 2 Episode 3
The Serpent Queen Season 2 Episode 3
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00:00...
00:15Previously on the Serpent Queen.
00:16Burn it down!
00:18...
00:19I presume you are not so stupid as to leave any survivors that might identify you?
00:23You have a choice to make. War with the Protestants, or war with the Catholics.
00:27Unless there are another way.
00:29Put word out that we are entering into negotiations with England, but do not agree to any terms without my prior approval.
00:36Are you mad?
00:37You forced my hand.
00:38In fact, the House of Guise will fund the construction of a grand palace along the banks of the Seine.
00:44Perhaps a trip across the Channel would be a welcome break.
00:47England, I shall leave Henry here with you.
00:49What?
00:50My cousin wrote to me saying that she would help me in my time of need.
00:53I'm sure you've been fooled by four Juliet, Majesty.
00:55What?
00:56There's always a price.
00:58Price is my children, and you already know that is a price I'm not willing to pay.
01:01You've already buried four.
01:03Hello, cousin.
01:05I must travel to Italy, and I need someone to keep an eye on you.
01:08Charles is your king first, and your brother second. And I speak especially to you, won't you?
01:12Mother, you overestimate me.
01:14I'm all bark.
01:16Enough!
01:18Then bark less.
01:19Do you think Mother will ever really let me rule?
01:21You can't wait for anybody to give you permission, Charles.
01:24The king attending a Protestant service was a provocation unto itself.
01:28Equal to mass murder!
01:30We demand satisfaction!
01:32There's a rumor going around. There may have been some survivors.
01:54When Edith rose from the dead, everything I had tried to subvert threatened to come to pass.
02:13Come on!
02:29Ironic, isn't it? That a miracle would prove the greatest obstacle to peace.
02:42You said the doors were locked.
02:44They were.
02:46So what are you saying, Francois? That this was a fucking miracle?
02:50What difference does it make?
02:52I think you'll find it makes a big difference, Mother.
02:54As far as they're concerned, she led her entire congregation out of a burning building without a mark on her.
03:00People are now traveling from all over the country to take a look at their new Protestant saint.
03:04Protestants don't have saints.
03:06They do now.
03:07And it's in her name that people have been attacking Catholic churches all over the country.
03:12I thought you'd be pleased. The country's on the brink of civil war, just as you planned.
03:16I did not plan on a group of witnesses who could identify you as the one who set the church alight.
03:21Catherine has no interest in trying me for the crime.
03:23But Montmorency does.
03:25From what I hear, that gypsy preacher is all he cares for.
03:28He will come for you while Catherine is away.
03:31Unless you get to the king first.
03:33No. No, the king will not be persuaded to oppose Montmorency.
03:37Especially with his mother away.
03:39Then I suggest you find someone who will.
03:44Tell me again why your mother had to go all the way to Italy to build your brother a palace in the middle of Paris.
03:52I told you to find the best artists in Europe.
03:55And borrow a bit of cash, from what I hear.
03:58Isn't it enough he's king?
04:00Why does he need a palace that will most likely bankrupt the country?
04:03It's all stagecraft, Lemur.
04:06It's orchestrated by the master of ceremonies herself.
04:10To solidify the people's support.
04:13My mother knows how much the people love a project.
04:16Just think of how many worked themselves to death building the great pyramids of ancient Egypt.
04:21Of course, how could you ever understand?
04:24Your mother hates you.
04:27Still, you must be seething.
04:29There's lots of palace on the Seine, and you get to go hunting with us.
04:33Indeed.
04:35In fact, the only reason I hang around with you lot is anyone worthwhile has something better to do.
04:40Here goes the royal faggot!
04:45Who said that?
04:52Well?
04:53Sister Edith says you're not our prince!
04:56Who the fuck is Sister Edith?
04:59Who spoke?
05:00Come on, show yourself, you little coward!
05:23I think it would be safer to return to the palace, your majesty.
05:29Argh!
05:39And yet far from court, I had no idea how bad things had already become.
05:48Can you really look at this view and tell me you haven't missed the city of your birth?
05:53Just a little.
05:56Hmm.
05:58For me, Florence will always be the city where everything was taken from me.
06:02What is there to miss?
06:04Truth is, the faster we conclude our business and return to France, the better.
06:11Ah!
06:24What happened to you?
06:25Someone threw mud at me.
06:27Ha!
06:28It's not fucking funny!
06:29Well, it is a bit funny.
06:30Someone in the woods has made a speech, and now the peasants think it's all right to throw mud on the princes of France.
06:35Apparently.
06:36What are you going to do about it?
06:38What do you want me to do about it?
06:39Make an example of them.
06:40And how do you propose I find the people who insulted your honour?
06:44You don't have to find the actual little shits who did it.
06:47You just take twelve at random and you slit their throats in the town square.
06:50They'll get the message.
06:52Good old fashioned, don't you think?
06:53If you want them to respect you, Anjou, the easiest thing is probably to start behaving respectfully.
06:57Don't you think?
06:58Respect?
06:59Who the fuck is talking about respect?
07:01I don't want their respect.
07:02And I'm sorry to burst your little bubble, but there's nothing remotely respectable about any of us.
07:07I mean, none of you have an actual job or any particular skill.
07:11We grew up in the most dysfunctional family possible.
07:14And if you think it doesn't show on each and every one of you, you're delusional.
07:18Someone's feeling a bit introspective.
07:20Oh, fuck off, Hercule.
07:21Don't take it out on him.
07:23Can you not see?
07:26They are never going to respect us.
07:28Never.
07:30So all we have is to make sure they're fucking terrified of us.
07:33Spoken like a true Renaissance man.
07:35Come on. Hercule, join us.
07:40You fucking coward.
07:46Fine.
07:47Well, I'll do it myself if you don't have the stomach.
07:51I said no!
07:53Can you not see how drastically this situation has changed?
07:56They're attacking Catholic churches all over this country, and your response is what?
08:00Just to sit tight?
08:02Just to sit tight?
08:03I am your king, and I will not be lured into an overreaction that will only promote further insurrection.
08:09Is that understood?
08:10Oh, you really want that palace, don't you?
08:13And you really want a spot on my government, but you don't have the temperament.
08:17You will not exact any revenge for your humiliation.
08:20Is that clear?
08:28Fine.
08:32Aren't you forgetting something?
08:36Protocol dictate you not turn your back on your king before you're dismissed.
08:43Is he serious?
08:45Yes.
09:01May I take my leave, your majesty?
09:07You may.
09:16You should write mother and tell her what happened.
09:18We needn't bother mother with Anjou. I can handle him myself.
09:35It has always mystified me why man had to invent a god to fight over.
09:40It has always mystified me why man had to invent a god to fight over.
09:44When he can create such beauty himself.
09:50My thoughts exactly.
09:52Although I've never heard it put so succinctly.
09:55It's not a popular point of view around here.
09:58According to the pope, there are no heretics in Italy.
10:05Just you.
10:07I trust my secret is safe with you.
10:11They're ready for us now.
10:18Your majesty, it is our understanding you have come to the house of Strozzi
10:23to secure a loan for the construction of a palace,
10:26as it is your wish to bring Italy's finest artists and artisans to France
10:32to burnish the glory of the Valois court.
10:35That is the proposal, is it not?
10:38It is.
10:40Along with the monies already pledged by French landowners,
10:43your loan would help make the palace I intend to build the envy of Europe.
10:49Once the palace is completed and French coffers are filled,
10:53your loan will be repaid with interest.
10:58May I inquire how the Valois intends to refill said coffers?
11:03Not that we don't trust you.
11:06We are in the final stages of a trade negotiation with England,
11:10one that will be beneficial for both parties.
11:13I see. Then the terms have been agreed?
11:17Oh, just a few minor details still to iron out. A formality.
11:27Let me explain how this works.
11:29Selling something you don't actually own is only called lying outside of a bank.
11:35Trust me, I come from a family of bankers.
11:42We see no reason why the house of Strozzi should not support the endeavours of France,
11:47especially when France is ruled by our cousin.
11:52Thank you.
11:55It would, however, increase our comfort if we could recommend someone to manage your project.
12:01Someone with expertise, with contacts among artists and artisans you intend to hire,
12:06and with a keen head for business.
12:09A unique skill set, I think you will find.
12:13Catherine de' Medici, Queen Mother of France.
12:16May we present the Duke of Florence, Alessandro de' Medici.
12:24De' Medici?
12:26Your Majesty.
12:28It is always preferable to keep business within the family.
12:32Indeed. If we are kin, how exactly?
12:37Well, my father was kind enough to give his mistress his name.
12:43But not his title.
12:45Well, that was more difficult to come by.
12:49I don't doubt it. Who was your father?
12:52Lorenzo de' Medici.
12:55Something I believe we have in common, which makes me your half-brother.
13:01You are no longer alone in the world, Your Majesty.
13:14The unexpected developments in my personal life
13:17did not prevent our enemies abroad from seeking to take advantage of the trouble at court.
13:24My darling cousin.
13:26Oh.
13:27How are you?
13:29Yes. Yes.
13:34Fine, thank you.
13:37Considering.
13:39It is a bit drafty in here, isn't it? You'll catch your breath.
13:43Stoke the fire at once!
13:45Goodness.
13:47I had no idea you were being kept in such horrid conditions.
13:50Well, I have been here for five years.
13:54For five?
13:55Yes.
13:56And before that, a rather gruesome tower in Scotland for six.
14:00Oh, boo.
14:01I will see what I can do. It's not me, though, you understand.
14:05I have these counsellors.
14:07Men, of course.
14:09Old men who think they know better than I do.
14:12Better how to steer the great ship of state.
14:15Men who think me a trifling weak breeder,
14:18who couldn't possibly undertake such an endeavour on her own.
14:21The truth is they're frightened of us.
14:23As well they should be, don't you think?
14:26Well, on the contrary, I pose no threat to anyone.
14:30No, no, no, of course not.
14:32Apart from all those Protestants you had killed in France.
14:37Youthful enthusiasm might have gotten the better of me, I admit.
14:41Well, it's all behind us now, thankfully.
14:45Yes, yes.
14:47I do have a favour to ask of you, or rather some advice.
14:50Oh, if I could be of any help to you, it would be my greatest, greatest happiness.
14:54That Medici woman in France.
14:57My understanding is she's the one in charge.
15:00Although I am somewhat out of date,
15:02I can tell you with all certainty she would have it no other way.
15:06And would you say that she is a committed Catholic?
15:10No, Catherine is committed to no religion.
15:13In fact, it is my belief my former mother-in-law believes in nothing but herself.
15:18So you would say she lacks the appetite for a holy war?
15:22Oh, unless she saw it to her own advantage.
15:26And in the Battle of Armageddon, when nobody wins,
15:30you would say the answer is no?
15:34I suppose so.
15:39Excellent.
15:42Anyway, I know it's a bore, but I must leave you.
15:45What? No, no, no, no, no. Please, please, wait.
15:51What about me?
15:54I will insist on an improvement in your living conditions.
15:58The moment it is politically viable, you have my word.
16:04Until soon, my darling cousin.
16:12Well?
16:14Seems a Florentine shopkeeper is someone we can do business with.
16:16Well, if you don't mind a bit of market stall haggling, that is.
16:19Don't be such a snob, Throckmorton.
16:21It's far easier to deal with people who have something to lose.
16:24All we need do is fan the flames of religious unrest in France,
16:28and the Queen Mother will give England every advantage
16:31in the trade deal she would much prefer to war.
16:34And your cousin Mary? Any improvements on her condition?
16:37She's made her bed.
16:39When the time is right, I'll cut her fucking head off.
17:01Thank you.
17:17We bid you welcome, madame.
17:22My God, look at you.
17:26If only your father could see you, he would be so proud.
17:30I hope so.
17:32Are we to stand on ceremony? Come and kiss me.
17:38I hope you don't mind your mother asking me to come.
17:41How could I? We're family.
17:44Almost.
17:46Sweet Margot.
17:48Your beauty only grows more with each passing year.
17:57My great God.
17:59Do you even remember me?
18:01You were so young when I left.
18:03Of course.
18:07And who is this sophisticated woman?
18:11Diane, it's me.
18:14Elizabeth?
18:16Yes, I know.
18:18You are unmistakable.
18:23And where's your brother, Anjou?
18:25Anjou is doing what he does best, sulking.
18:35My dearest Jean, fellow pilgrim, I am so sorry to keep you waiting.
18:39Please, don't apologize, Francis. I know you serve the Lord.
18:44Tirelessly, I like to think.
18:46But any excuse to see an enlightened follower of the new religion with your charms must be cherished.
18:53Stop.
18:57I do hope I'm not interrupting.
18:59Forgive me, Your Majesty. May I present Jeanne d'Albray, Queen of Navarre.
19:03Pleasure.
19:05Where is Navarre, anyway?
19:07Oh, don't bother telling me. I'm hopeless with geography.
19:11Your Majesty.
19:13I am deeply honored for this audience with another Protestant queen.
19:17Though I would much rather have come to your court to discuss matters of spiritual governance.
19:20Of which Lord Throckmorton has proved such a worthy guide.
19:26We're all terribly fond of Throckmorton.
19:29It's the Puckish charm, I think.
19:31I imagine you're here to discuss your husband's proposal of trade between our proud nations who've been enemies too long.
19:37If it pleases you.
19:39Oh, it does. As it does all true believers on these English Isles.
19:43We have a unique opportunity before us.
19:46Now what is this rumor of a Protestant saint in France?
19:51Sister Edith is her name, is it not?
19:55The pastor who led her flock through the flames.
19:57Yes, I am eager to make her acquaintance upon my return.
20:01I'm sure.
20:03And is it true that one of her followers raised a hand to a member of the royal household?
20:09I confess I've not heard this until now.
20:11Apparently some peasants threw mud at one of the princes. We don't know which one.
20:15Well, if this is true, it means the people are uncommonly emboldened by a burning belief in the new faith.
20:25Yes.
20:27I don't know how you expect me to concentrate on business when you are so perfectly dazzling in that dress, Sian.
20:32May I call you Sian?
20:34The beadwork itself.
20:36You make Protestant black look positively chic. Has anyone ever told you that?
20:40No, as a matter of fact. Though I do try to make some effort.
20:45Well, if this is some effort, the rest of us will soon be put to shame, eh, Throckmorton?
20:51Yes, Your Majesty.
20:53I have an idea. Let us put work aside and go to London together and visit the shops.
21:00The shops?
21:01Oh, it is one of my greatest pleasures.
21:03Arriving unannounced, incognito, really sets the cat among the pigeons.
21:09Unless, of course, you oppose for the sake of austerity.
21:13Oh, well, no. I mean, yes, one must maintain austerity at all costs, of course.
21:19Of course.
21:21To austerity.
21:26Well, that's settled then.
21:28Send my reply to your husband and we shall make a day of it.
21:32Throckmorton will stay behind and mind things while we're gone.
21:35I want you all to myself.
21:40BELLS CHIMING
21:51You really enjoy all this, don't you?
21:55It's no secret that I take pleasure in the rituals.
21:59As do I.
22:01As do I.
22:04If you say so.
22:06You know, we should let our shared love of Catholicism be our special bond.
22:11These are difficult times, being a Catholic,
22:14but of course I don't have to tell you that after you were assaulted the way you were.
22:20So you've heard about those little bastards, have you?
22:23Do you know what your grandfather would have done?
22:26He would have burnt the whole village down to the ground for their trespass.
22:30Might be the reason we have the problems that we do today.
22:34No, are you?
22:37The people attacked you because they're being led astray from the very thing that holds us all together.
22:45The Catholic faith.
22:48Okay, how do I explain this?
22:50This situation is far, far more serious than you can imagine.
22:56I'm worried for you.
23:05I think I'll be alright.
23:10It's you that I worry about.
23:13I mean, I can still come here, whatever happens to you.
23:16Yes, yes, you can, and perhaps your brother will appoint himself head of the church like they did in England,
23:20but that's not going to help you very much, is it?
23:24Do you know what the people call you?
23:29Do you?
23:31Well, I'll tell you. They say you're an aberration of nature.
23:36And now we have this heretic in the woods preaching the end of the Valois line.
23:42You see, Anjou, I think our interests are very much aligned.
23:47After all, it's the Catholic church that guarantees your exceptionalism.
23:51You and your siblings are only gods chosen because I say so.
23:55If it wasn't for me, the French people would have drowned you in the Loire River along with the other deviants
24:01while that devil's creature watches from the banks and laughs at you.
24:05So, here's what I suggest.
24:08Next time you're in here telling your rosary
24:13and getting off on the handsome stained-glass men and real-life waterboys you like so much,
24:18I'd say a little prayer thanking God for me.
24:22Because if your brother is forced to decide between your moral bankruptcy
24:27and the support of his people without the church to intervene,
24:31what do you think he's going to choose?
24:36Anjou?
24:40I have been looking for you.
24:43The prodigal daughter returns.
24:46Viewer, come for confession, madame.
24:49Even a fallen woman has a home in the house of God if she's ready to repent her sins.
24:54Oh, I am sure you already have your hands full of fallen women.
24:59Isn't it your specialty?
25:02Anjou, do you have a moment?
25:07Mm.
25:16What was Cardinal de Guise saying to you?
25:20Nothing. Just a bit of idle chit-chat.
25:25I am sure I don't have to tell you he doesn't have your best interests at heart.
25:30And you do.
25:32I heard what happened to you.
25:34And I am here to tell you to forget about it.
25:37It's not likely.
25:39You must accept what is different about you,
25:42or else your enemies will exploit your shame.
25:46Shall I tell you a story about a child I once knew?
25:50The child was told to wear trousers when his sisters wore beautiful dresses.
25:57The child asked,
25:59Why must I wear plain trousers?
26:02Why can't I wear a beautiful dress like my sisters?
26:06What if all the boys wore beautiful dresses and the girls wore plain trousers?
26:12Would you let me wear dresses?
26:14Yes, you should.
26:18Because it didn't matter what you did in the privacy of the nursery,
26:22as it does not matter what you do in the privacy of your bedchamber.
26:26But what you do as a public figure matters.
26:32You are a prince.
26:34Son of Henry II.
26:36Grandson of Francis I.
26:38Steady leaders.
26:40You must honour them with patience and fortitude.
26:45And above all, by listening to your mother.
26:51As your father had the good sense to do.
26:54Same as your grandfather.
26:57Or, do you think you know better than they did?
27:03So, what will you do?
27:10Be my usual sunny self?
27:15Goodbye.
27:25And for this, we thank of you.
27:30For yours is the power.
27:33And yours is the glory.
27:36In your name.
27:38Amen.
27:41Hello.
27:45Look at this.
27:48Perfection, isn't it?
27:51Nature makes an infinite amount, each as flawless as the last.
27:57And then discards them, without hesitation or sentimentality.
28:02Where are all these people coming from?
28:05From everywhere.
28:08How are you going to feed them? Give them shelter?
28:12I guess God will provide.
28:14Ah, you think.
28:16You can't expect me to turn them away.
28:18You know why they're here.
28:20They're here because they think you survived the fire due to some kind of miracle.
28:25And what do you think?
28:27I think you were lucky.
28:30And believe me, I couldn't be happier about it.
28:33When I thought you were gone, the whole world went dark.
28:36But now you must come home.
28:38Send these people back to where they came from.
28:41You cannot continue to denounce the king while your followers attack Catholics.
28:45We cannot renounce violence when violence is the foundation under which we live.
28:48If you don't, the king will respond with force.
28:51Well, then I suppose we'll find out if God really is with us.
28:54And what will happen to all these people?
28:56You expect me to believe you care about these people?
29:00Like the leaves in the trees, there are an infinite number.
29:07If I convince the king to prosecute the Duke of Guise for his crime,
29:12will you send them away?
29:16All I need for you is to name him.
29:21Do as you see fit.
29:23But remember that each of us, regardless of our station, must be redeemed.
29:29The idea of justice here on Earth is a joke we play on ourselves.
29:34It's time we see things for how they really are, rather than how we wish them to be.
29:46Maximus.
29:47For fuck's sake.
29:48Are you cheating?
29:49Of course not.
29:50I don't know how.
29:51Remind me to teach you.
29:52Salt.
29:54From your wife.
29:59Dearest Antoine. Blah, blah, blah.
30:01Ah, apparently she has done her duty.
30:04The English are ready to do a deal, and one of us should head over to England.
30:09Ah, apparently she has done her duty.
30:11The English are ready to do a deal, and one of us should head over to Swede.
30:16Excellent news.
30:17Better than that, your wife will be delaying her return.
30:20Ah, perhaps she's gotten lucky with old Throckmorton.
30:25Is it an open marriage, then?
30:26I think you'll find that most marriages are somewhat...
30:30...ajar.
30:32As soon as Catherine returns, we will set sail and begin our negotiation.
30:35Why wait?
30:36Well, we can't very well set terms without the approval of the Queen Mother.
30:39Is she more important than the King?
30:41Well, the chain of command is a complicated matter.
30:43Ever shifting and open to interpretation.
30:46One needs a lot of experience to truly grasp its nuances.
30:50You mean the Queen Mother makes all the decisions and everybody else lines up behind her?
30:53Pretty much, yeah.
30:55The way I see it, if we act quickly and get Frenchmen trading with Englishmen,
31:00they might stop burning churches and cutting priests' throats.
31:03Not to mention we could make a few bob on the side.
31:05Yeah.
31:06Better to ask forgiveness than permission, that's what I always say.
31:09Of course, the geezers will cause a fuss.
31:13If only the geezers could be properly distracted.
31:16They might not know what's happening until it's too late.
31:20It's my understanding that Antoinette Gies is very fond of you, Father.
31:24Who told you that?
31:26People tend to drop their guard around you when they think you're an idiot.
31:28Well, indeed.
31:31Tancred!
31:33Send word back to Jeanne,
31:35saying that I'll be over to England as soon as the wing can carry me.
31:38And get me a meeting with the King. Now!
31:40Yes, my Lord.
31:41Go! Quick!
31:43Quickly, Tancred!
31:44Hurry up!
31:45Will do. On the way.
31:47Hey.
31:48Do you think you are enough to travel?
31:51I could get us a horse.
31:53Take us back to court.
31:55Dr. Fenel.
31:57Take us back to court.
31:59Dr. Fenel will help you.
32:02God directed us here.
32:04Don't talk like that.
32:05Why won't you open your heart to the word of God?
32:08Because there is no God.
32:10And you sound like an idiot.
32:23You are in pain.
32:25You must pray for strength.
32:28I will.
32:48I'll be right back.
32:52Excuse me. Excuse me!
32:56What is it, sister?
32:58My friend needs medical attention.
33:01I know someone who can help him.
33:04But he won't leave unless you tell him to.
33:08I have come to the unfortunate realisation that
33:11prayer is the only way to separate the spirit from the flesh
33:15and end our suffering here on earth.
33:17He's going to die.
33:18Death will one day come for us all.
33:21Why should we suffer?
33:24Why should Matisse be an exception?
33:29Your friend is free to do as he wants.
33:32But I won't tell him to leave.
33:36He's welcome to stay as long as he likes.
33:39And if you were to try and take him against his will,
33:45you would be punished.
33:54Woof, woof!
34:09Still alive, I see. It's quite an achievement
34:11for someone with your sense of loyalty.
34:13Nice to see you, too.
34:14And here I was, worrying that I might have drowned you as a witch.
34:17Not yet.
34:18I imagine you're looking for your friend, Abbas.
34:21Can you tell me what's happened to her?
34:23No.
34:25She's had the misfortune of getting herself mixed up in world events.
34:30But I feel that you're starting to regret some of your decisions.
34:34That observation does not make you a magician.
34:37But yes, I often wonder how I can return to Catherine's favour.
34:42You can't.
34:44She won't forgive you for what you did. It's not in her nature.
34:48Now, if you want to get back to court,
34:50find a way of making yourself indispensable.
35:03Well?
35:04I made some inquiries. The Duke's lineage has been confirmed.
35:07He is your brother.
35:09Anything else?
35:10A letter from Margo.
35:13I presume you read it?
35:21Hmm.
35:22We should return to court.
35:23Of course.
35:26Madame.
35:27Duke de Medici.
35:28The Queen was not expecting you.
35:30No.
35:31Your Majesty.
35:32I thought an impromptu court might be one of the privileges of family.
35:34The fact that we supposedly share the same blood does not make us family.
35:39Except perhaps on a technicality.
35:41Of course.
35:42Aside from your father, no Medici has ever done anything for me.
35:46I had hoped that you and I might prove the exception.
35:50So what is it you want?
35:52For you to know how proud he would be if he saw you now.
35:55Rule in France.
35:56It is my son who rules France.
35:59One of Europe knows who really rules.
36:03How old were you when he died?
36:05Nine.
36:07Old enough to remember.
36:11You know what?
36:12It's a villa.
36:13About a day's journey from here.
36:15Our father used to take me there.
36:17The last time I saw him, he told me I had a baby sister.
36:21Katerina.
36:24When I could afford it, I bought that house.
36:26As a monument to those few years I had with him.
36:32I'd like to show it to you.
36:36Unless it's...
36:37I'd like to show it to you.
36:41Unless it's too much, too soon.
36:45To live your life as an orphan,
36:47then to discover there is someone who shares your blood.
36:51Someone who'd be there for you when you need them, as our father would have wanted it to be.
36:58No, it...
37:00It is not too much.
37:02I would be intrigued to join you.
37:04Your Majesty.
37:05What of the letter from court?
37:08How about these things are all right?
37:09Oh, my son was the victim of some unruly children.
37:12Diane can manage, aren't you?
37:14I'll be ready to leave in the morning.
37:16You have made me very happy.
37:31I believe Edith can stop the Protestant attacks.
37:33Excellent.
37:34But only if we hold the Duke of Guise responsible for his crimes.
37:38Well, we can't do that.
37:39She has identified him as the man who gave the command to burn down her church.
37:44Mother said the Catholics will rise up if we arrest the Duke.
37:47Well, the situation has changed since your mother left.
37:50The people want justice.
37:52We have to act before things get even further out of control.
37:54You're sure this is the right course?
37:56You said you trusted me.
37:57Well, trust me when I say the people have to believe they can rely on the rule of law.
38:05The second Prince of the Blood.
38:07For fuck's sake, I'm in the bath.
38:09Tell him it's urgent.
38:10He says it's urgent, sire.
38:12Fine.
38:15Oh.
38:17Your Majesty.
38:19Clean body leads to a clean mind.
38:21That's always been my motto.
38:23Has it?
38:24Can't this wait?
38:25No, Your Majesty, I fear it cannot.
38:27We have had news from England.
38:29Queen Elizabeth is open to a deal and has requested my immediate presence.
38:33Now, your mother asked that we not act in haste,
38:36but I wager the situation may have changed in her absence.
38:39That's what he says.
38:40The Protestant attacks must be stopped.
38:42We could just kill them.
38:43Then you'll be at war.
38:45It was the attack on the church that put us in this situation to begin with.
38:48Yeah, I mean, I couldn't agree more, Your Majesty.
38:51You want me to arrest the Duke of Guise and make a deal with England,
38:53all without my mother present?
38:55Oh, arrest the Duke of Guise.
38:57Ha ha!
38:59Yes, well, while that would be a great personal tragedy,
39:02he is my cousin, despite our differences.
39:04Alas, politically speaking,
39:06it's the best way to reassure the people of the King's impartiality,
39:11along with a deal with the English
39:14that will enrich all Frenchmen, regardless of their religion.
39:17It's my experience that nothing unites people more than gold, Luca.
39:21Now is the time to act, Your Majesty.
39:24Your mother has taught you well,
39:26but you are the King, and you are ready.
39:28Believe me.
39:30Incredibly, I find myself in agreement with the Prince of the Blood.
39:33You see, and that never happens.
39:35No.
39:37You're sure you can handle the English Queen?
39:39I hear she is shrewd.
39:41The Virgin Queen?
39:43How shrewd can she be?
39:45She's never even had a man.
39:47Furthermore, she's never negotiated with a Bourbon.
39:49That's hardly reassuring.
39:51So, I want constant updates.
39:53Of course.
39:55And you can bring the Duke in for questioning,
39:57but do it quietly.
39:59Yes, Your Majesty.
40:01I'll tell my mother once it is done.
40:03Now get out.
40:05Both of you.
40:07Can I take some of these biscuits?
40:09Take the plate. Fuck off.
40:11Thank you, Your Majesty.
40:22Have you lost your way?
40:24I was looking for you, actually.
40:26Where's your son?
40:28Oh, he's around here somewhere.
40:31How are you getting on with him, anyway?
40:33I can't work out if he's an idiot or a genius.
40:36That's a fine line.
40:38What does he make of you?
40:40Oh, he sees right through me.
40:42At least he can see through you.
40:44He's a good man, isn't he?
40:46He's a good man.
40:48He's a good man.
40:49Oh, he sees right through me.
40:51At least he talks to you.
40:53My children despise me.
40:55I can only hope in time they will realise why I am the way I am.
41:00And your children are your only method of influence on the world.
41:04It's really a comfortable position.
41:07Well, perhaps I could come in and distract you from your troubles.
41:17Do you remember how to do it?
41:19Like it was yesterday.
41:24All right, then.
41:38I've never seen you on this path before.
41:40It's a new habit.
41:42I'm also contemplating the adoption of many new habits in my life.
41:45Oh?
41:47Do you believe we pay for our sins in an afterlife?
41:49I don't believe anyone pays for anything here or anywhere else.
41:52That's why nothing has any meaning.
41:54I disagree.
41:57At least I want to disagree.
42:03I don't think I could carry on if that were true.
42:12I think someone as singular as you, if you stay true to yourself, will find a way.
42:20You find me singular.
42:23The Duke of Giza's wonderful questioning in relation to a violation of the policy of tolerance.
42:29What? On whose orders?
42:31The king's.
42:33Well, there must be a mistake.
42:35Don't touch me.
42:37Do you really want to do this here?
42:49Fine.
43:04Come on, Hercule, give us a tune.
43:07Alas, my love, ye do me wrong
43:11To cast me off discourteously
43:14And I have loved you so long
43:16Delighted in your company
43:20Greensleeves was my delight
43:23Greensleeves was all my joy
43:26Greensleeves was my heart of gold
43:29And you were my lover, Greensleeves
43:34Alas, my love, ye do me wrong
43:38To cast me off discourteously
43:41And I have loved you so long
43:43Delighted in your company
43:48Greensleeves
43:56We mean no harm.
43:58Nor do we. Please, go about your business.
44:02You are most kind.
44:04Would you gentlemen like to atone your sins and be born again in a second baptism?
44:09All are welcome.
44:10You need only humility, just as Sister Edith says.
44:14Sister Edith?
44:16You follow her?
44:18God has sent her to us.
44:24If you say so.
44:26Don't you bow to your princes?
44:29Oh, forgive me, but Sister Edith says my prince is in heaven.
44:34I mean no disrespect.
44:36He means no disrespect.
44:38In that case, it's perfectly all right.
44:43Are you going to let him get away with that?
44:51We should go.
44:53I know you. You are Prince Anjou.
44:57I am?
44:59They say you frequent houses of ill repute where young men are sold as slaves to satisfy perverse instincts.
45:06And that you've been seen in the halls of the palace dressed in women's clothing.
45:12Oh, you'll find no judgment here.
45:15But I'm afraid the judgment of God in heaven will be severe.
45:20I can help you.
45:23All you have to do is to get down off your horse to start the journey toward salvation.
45:36What are you doing?
45:38You're joking.
45:41Come on. Stop fucking around.
45:51Oh, for fuck's sake. Guys, pack it in.
45:55I'm going.
45:57I'm going.
45:59I'm going.
46:01I'm going.
46:02Oh, for fuck's sake. Guys, pack it in.
46:07They mean no harm.
46:09Anjou, are you all right?
46:11What's he doing?
46:13How the fuck do you find out?
46:23Is he really accepting the Holy Spirit?
46:26I think it moves through him.
46:32Follow me.
46:59Are you ready to be born again?
47:03I am.
47:15Leave it alone.
47:23If you've had your second baptism, then consider this one your third.
47:27In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, let your sins be washed away.
47:57Come on.
48:28Come on.
48:46You did just that.
48:48You just broke the promise.
48:50Jesus.
48:56Now it's a hunt.
49:03Help!
49:20I know she told you
49:26And I know she told you that she loved you
49:29Much more than I did
49:35But I know that she loved you
49:38And you swear that you just don't know why
49:43But you know that I'll always, I'll always be right
49:50If you ever want me to mourn
49:53Then cry, cry, baby
49:58Cry, baby
50:02Cry
50:07And if you ever feel a little lonely
50:20The Holy Roman Emperor is coming here.
50:22Oh yeah, so I hope everyone's been good.
50:25The Duke of Guise has been arrested against my instruction
50:28while the second Prince of the Blood travels to England on terms I have not agreed to.
50:32I think it's time to discuss the future of the House of Auburn.
50:35We will not hide!
50:36The country is divided for the so-called profit.
50:38It does not help my cause.
50:40She must be exposed as the fraud she really is.
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