The Serpent Queen Season 2 Episode 7 A House Divided

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00:00Previously, on The Serpent Queen.
00:17I think we have a fucking problem.
00:18Queen Elizabeth of England, with whom you've committed treason,
00:21arrived early this morning as a prospective bride for the King of France.
00:25Welcome to our humble home.
00:26I'm on to you.
00:27This is a play, isn't it?
00:29I'm here to reassure you that we remain committed to your cause.
00:32I hope you'll accept a gift.
00:34Weapons.
00:35Four wagons full.
00:36I will accept your gift.
00:38We represent the Catholic League of France.
00:40I think we need to talk about your son.
00:43Which one?
00:44You can see what I cannot see.
00:47Would you like to be of use to me?
00:49Yes.
00:50I realize I misunderstood about us.
00:52You didn't misunderstand.
00:54I'd like you to return to my service.
00:56Whatever I can do, Your Majesty.
00:57My brother, I want to know what he does at all times.
01:00Everything was stolen from me, and I intend to get it back fivefold.
01:04You know Cece?
01:06Grandniece of the Holy Roman Emperor.
01:07As it happens, we have a great deal in common.
01:09Do you know, the more time I spend with you,
01:11the more I question whether I have, in fact, been presented with the right brother.
01:14What do you think about a fence?
01:17To settle things.
01:18It is my intention to marry the winner.
01:25Doctor!
01:27Doctor!
01:57Despite my best efforts, our challenge is mounted by the day.
02:28Sister Arbus.
02:43Are you ready to admit God the Savior into your life and abandon your Catholic masters?
02:52I am.
02:58A wise choice.
03:18Are you looking for this?
03:21Majesty.
03:22You've examined the King?
03:24Considering his breathing, heart rate, and family history,
03:30I believe the King's symptoms point to only one diagnosis.
03:36Consumption.
03:39I've heard that word far too many times in my life.
03:41I do not wish to hear it again.
03:43I'm sorry, but I see no benefit in not telling you the truth.
03:48Does he know?
03:49If he does, he's not admitted it to himself.
03:52How long does he have to live?
03:55Difficult to say.
03:57You've served us a long time.
04:00You've always told us the truth.
04:04But if the King's condition becomes public at the wrong time,
04:09it will undermine his authority when the country is at its most vulnerable.
04:14Therefore, if you breathe a word of this to anyone,
04:19if you breathe a word of this to anyone, including the King himself,
04:26I will have you beheaded for treason.
04:29But if you keep it a secret,
04:32I will always make sure you have whatever it is you need for your own condition.
04:50How is my brother the King?
04:52Need you ask?
04:55What?
04:56Look, I did what you asked me to do.
04:58I gave him every opportunity to win.
05:00Did you?
05:03It was your pride and vanity that led to the death of your brother Hercule,
05:08and now possibly your King.
05:10Do not say that.
05:11Why shouldn't I say it when it is true?
05:16I have indulged you for far too long.
05:19And all your life you have caused me shame.
05:23But never more than today.
05:27But now, once and for all,
05:32you will hide away your deviant nature.
05:36You will deny what you are and get along like the rest of us.
05:41So I can fix this mess you've made.
05:43Do you understand?
05:45Do you understand?
05:47Yes, Mother.
05:50But don't doubt for a second that whatever it is that shames you about me,
06:01well, it lives in you as well.
06:16It pains me to admit it.
06:19He was right, of course.
06:34What's all this?
06:36Join us.
06:37I'd rather stand.
06:39It is our understanding that you've grown quite fond of Princess Margo.
06:46She's a pretty girl.
06:47She's a child.
06:48She's of age.
06:49For a dirty old man like you, maybe.
06:51Francois, please, do not forget your manners.
06:54Manners?
06:56What the fuck is this?
06:58This is God's natural order.
07:00The King is unduly influenced by the Protestants in his court.
07:04Entertaining the heretic Queen was the final straw.
07:08His brother Anjou and his predilections
07:11are destined to mark him as an equally unsuitable ruler.
07:14There is a great reckoning coming.
07:17All true believers will seek a new king to rally behind.
07:22A marriage between yourself and the Princess Margo
07:27will create a new line, a purely Catholic line.
07:32The Guise line.
07:36You want me to be king?
07:39Until an heir is of age.
07:40Until an heir is of age?
07:44What's this?
07:45A petition from the Catholic clerics to name you as head of state.
07:52You can't do this.
07:54We represent the Catholic Church
07:57with all the wealth and the power of the Vatican behind us.
08:00In truth, we can do whatever we want.
08:03And what do you think Catherine's going to say about this?
08:05Catherine has lost her influence, as have her sons.
08:10I think we can agree time is up for the Valois court.
08:16And if I refuse this insanity?
08:19Do you know how we punish members of the clergy who adopt the new faith?
08:25It's a method that was perfected in Madrid during the Grand Inquisition.
08:30They're skinned alive and then burnt at the stake.
08:35I've seen it.
08:37It takes a while.
08:39But when the flame reaches the exposed flesh,
08:44the pain is said to be unspeakable.
08:47So if you will not do this for France,
08:52perhaps you'll do it for your brother.
09:00It would take a moment for my son to consider your proposal.
09:04We will leave you to confer as a family.
09:08What the fuck have you done now?
09:25Your Majesty, it is my honor to present this model of the Tuileries Palace.
09:30I have tried for a perfect match between French and Italian cultures.
09:36And you have achieved it.
09:37You have a rare talent, Alessandra.
09:39Won't it take ages to build?
09:42Like anything worth doing.
09:43It'll be a fitting monument to your rule.
09:46A home fit for a king and his new queen.
09:50It is my hope that we would have broken ground by the time Princess Sissi visits us again.
09:57Sissi?
09:59Why would Sissi come here?
10:00I guess she can't stay away.
10:03As it happens, her uncle sent word of her return this morning.
10:07And as you two got along so well, I thought you would welcome the news.
10:10It doesn't seem particularly appropriate if I am to be betrothed, does it?
10:15Rahima, would you kindly entertain my brother for me?
10:31What are you up to?
10:32You asked Sissi to come here.
10:34Why?
10:42I am simply obeying an instinct.
10:46Your heart obviously lies with Princess Sissi.
10:48Otherwise, you would have won the fencing match.
10:51Of course I would have won.
10:52I got dizzy, that's all.
10:54Of course.
10:55I can see that.
10:57But Queen Elizabeth might not agree with me.
11:00Then she's a fool.
11:01Perhaps.
11:02But I fear you have lost favor with the English Queen.
11:05In fact, I suspect her affections have turned towards your brother.
11:11Anju?
11:12That's scraping the bottom of the barrel, isn't it?
11:15Anju's energy is a better fit for the English Queen.
11:18Whereas Princess Sissi would make a fine consort.
11:23Sissi is not a queen.
11:25But she would take care of you.
11:28Why not be happy?
11:32You really expect me to believe your concern is my happiness?
11:41Hello, you.
11:44Why all broody?
11:45Haven't you heard?
11:46We're on the verge of civil war.
11:48Aren't we always?
11:49At least in my family we are.
11:51It seems somewhat worse this time.
11:53I figured out how I'm going to get away from all this.
11:55I'm going to the New World.
11:57You should come with me.
11:59I mean, we'd have to get married first.
12:02Just as a formality, of course.
12:09You put that thought out of your mind.
12:10Do you understand me?
12:11Why?
12:14It is not safe for you to be close to me.
12:18Of course it is.
12:20You have no idea who I am, do you?
12:22Yes, I do.
12:23Do you?
12:27You see, little girl.
12:31I started all this.
12:33I set that church on fire to set all of France on fire.
12:37And it worked.
12:38Because that's the sort of man I am.
12:40Do you understand me?
12:42You lied to me.
12:44Of course I lied to you.
12:47I liked your fantasy of me.
12:49So I chose to indulge it.
12:52But now your innocence is too close to stupidity to be charming.
12:57So do us both a favor.
12:59Stay the fuck away from me.
13:01Do you understand?
13:02Little girl.
13:09Please don't call him.
13:20Thank you for agreeing to see me.
13:22Of course.
13:24And how is the king?
13:25He is well.
13:26His pride hurt more than anything.
13:28My dear Catherine.
13:31The repeating of a falsehood does not make it true.
13:36I know consumption when I see it.
13:39Such a cruel disease.
13:42My own sister succumbed.
13:44Drowning in her lungs.
13:47It was a torture that distorted her mind.
13:48She was not always known as Mad Mary.
13:51She was quite sweet when we were children.
13:58I hope that you can understand the sensitivity of this information.
14:06Of course.
14:08As I hope that you will see the need to preserve the treaty between our two kingdoms.
14:14We are in agreement.
14:15We must find a way to get what we want.
14:16It is my belief that we will come to terms on Calais.
14:19And on trade routes.
14:21And even on your annoying cousin Mary.
14:24Well that is very good to hear.
14:28But according to patriarchy we must bind our kingdoms together like neighbouring farms breeding swine.
14:40An ugly business.
14:41But it is the way of the world.
14:43I believe you may be willing to consider Anjou as a prospective mate.
14:49Place of his brother.
14:50You are even more pragmatic than I'd imagined.
14:54One might mistake it for callousness.
14:56That would be a miscalculation.
14:58Of course.
15:00Ah, Throckmorton.
15:13Well this is quite unexpected.
15:16Changing loyalties so quickly.
15:18And yet you get along with Anjou.
15:20It does amuse me.
15:21Marriages have been built on less.
15:23Anjou did win the match.
15:26And after all I promised my heart at the winner, didn't I?
15:28Indeed you did, your majesty.
15:30My father always told me one must honour one's word.
15:36Although he did say the same thing to my mother so who knows what he meant.
15:41I have an idea.
15:44Why don't we go and tell my news you to the happy news right away?
15:49But it is late.
15:50Not too late for Anjou, I'm sure.
15:52Isn't that right, Throckmorton?
15:54Never, your majesty.
15:56Unless of course you're having second thoughts about the union.
15:59Of course not.
16:01What fun.
16:13Music.
16:14How festive.
16:15Could he be expecting us?
16:23Come to think of it, another time would be better.
16:26Nonsense.
16:27I love a party.
16:28Allow me.
16:55Anjou!
17:09Anjou!
17:10What?
17:20Well?
17:23What are you staring at?
17:26I imagine you have lots to discuss, mother to son.
17:31I'll leave you to it.
17:34Adieu, my prince.
17:47Can you shut the door?
17:49I'm not quite finished.
17:55I'm not quite finished.
18:25Rahima!
18:32Rahima!
18:43Ah, Catherine.
18:44I was so worried we wouldn't be able to say our goodbyes.
18:47I didn't want to wake you.
18:48I thought you might need your sleep after all the excitement.
18:51My lady and waiting neglected her duties this morning.
18:54But you're not leaving us, are you?
18:56With our business unfinished?
18:58But of course I am.
19:01Surely you must agree that things have changed.
19:04What with one of your sons being medically unfit
19:06and the other one apparently in possession of sexual needs
19:08I couldn't possibly meet.
19:11Come on.
19:12We both know a marriage of this kind
19:15can make room for any number of eccentricities.
19:18They're private matters.
19:19Until they are not.
19:21When word gets out
19:23and every royal house hears about Charles and Anjou
19:28whoever marries them is going to be a laughingstock.
19:31And you will make sure the word gets out?
19:35Because you had no intention of marrying either of my sons.
19:40You came to France for whatever advantage
19:42you could find for England.
19:45But of course.
19:46It must be a challenge to have to pose
19:50to have to pose as an outrageous giggling flirt
19:53to get what you want.
19:56I would be careful.
19:58Because given time it may prove difficult
20:01to know which is a pose and which is not.
20:06Let me explain something to you.
20:09Men have been marrying women off for thousands of years.
20:14My own father, for example, was a pig-headed fool
20:17but his will was irresistible.
20:20He defied a Catholic god and the whole country went with him.
20:24Your late father-in-law, Francis I, was almost his equal.
20:28But they did what they did as men.
20:31Unapologetic in their appetites.
20:34You and I don't have such luxury.
20:35So yes, I must pose as a virgin
20:38and you as a witch to get what we want.
20:41When I became queen
20:43I decided no man was ever going to marry me off.
20:46I was simply going to drive up the price
20:48playing one suitor off against another.
20:50So yes, you're quite right.
20:53Of course, I came here looking for the best deal for England
20:55and not a husband.
20:58And it turned out it was not you who presented it to me.
21:01But you found it.
21:03Yes, in the most unlikely place.
21:07Oh, this might be of interest to you.
21:11As it appears you don't have the slightest idea
21:13what's going on beneath your own roof.
21:16Frankly, I'd expected a bit more
21:19of the Serpent Queen of France.
21:24I would get your house in order if I were you.
21:28And I wish you all the best with that.
21:45So...
22:09We've got a problem.
22:10Another one?
22:11Look.
22:13Oh.
22:17We need to leave immediately.
22:42Where are the Princes of the Blood?
22:46To be honest with you, I have no idea.
22:48But see that my lords and masters
22:50have exiled themselves without me.
22:54May as well take him.
22:56On what charge?
22:58I'm sure they'll come up with something.
23:00They'll do nothing.
23:06Where is Rahima?
23:08She failed in her duties
23:09and I was at a disadvantage with Queen Elizabeth.
23:12I demand an explanation.
23:13Lady Rahima had business away from the palace today.
23:17What business?
23:18Sure you want to know?
24:12I should get back.
24:25Aren't you tired of being a Tobek uncle?
24:28It's my position.
24:29It doesn't have to be.
24:31Why?
24:32Are you gonna make me a Duchess?
24:34Haven't you heard?
24:36Titles are dying out.
24:38They're almost meaningless.
24:41Besides, I can do better.
24:44I approached Queen Elizabeth
24:46with my plan for investment in a new world.
24:49Behind Catherine's back?
24:50Behind Catherine's back, no.
24:53I saw an opportunity and I took it.
24:56She can't begrudge me that.
24:58You don't know Catherine.
24:59It's too late.
25:01Elizabeth will fund my endeavor.
25:04We'll be partners in trade.
25:06I came to France to see if my connection to Catherine
25:08would increase my fortune.
25:10Now it has.
25:16Are you using me too?
25:19Of course.
25:20The same way you are using me for pleasure.
25:27Seems to me the most rational thing in the world.
25:31She's infatuated with you.
25:33Is she?
25:34If that's what it means when you do not see someone for who they are.
25:41Then she is infatuated with the idea of not being alone.
25:46And I didn't deprive her.
25:48Did you hear something?
25:51A bird.
25:55When I leave, I want you to come with me to the new world.
25:59A place you can be your own woman.
26:02Not take orders from anyone.
26:04Will you do that?
26:06I will consider it.
26:08On one condition.
26:11I owe you nothing.
26:13Likewise.
26:27In this water you are reborn in second baptism.
26:31Do you feel a weight is lifted from you?
26:35I will when you hold up your end of the bargain.
26:40I will.
27:08My child, what is it?
27:10Nothing that concerns you.
27:12Is it my son?
27:13Has he tried to break the understanding between you?
27:18I fear I will never be the same again.
27:21Again.
27:24My poor child.
27:26I know how hopeless it all seems, but you do not have to feel this way.
27:30You see, the Duke is a wounded man.
27:34Something terrible happened to him in the war.
27:37He was vague on the details, but...
27:40As a result, he does not think himself worthy of love.
27:44You must persuade him otherwise.
27:48I believe he could be the man he truly wants to be with me.
27:55It fills my heart to hear you say that, because I believe it too.
28:04Will you allow me to help you?
28:06Yes.
28:09Yes, of course.
28:10Yes.
28:12The House of Borbon would like to publicly commit our loyalty to you and your cause.
28:18My sources tell me you are only here because Catherine discovered your treachery.
28:22While it's true our disagreements with the House of Valois have been revealed,
28:26perhaps before our liking,
28:28we have never wavered in our efforts to bring down Catherine and her family.
28:33I know what she's capable of.
28:35And Antoine knows what I am capable of.
28:37Yeah, unfortunately, yes.
28:39Yes, I do.
28:40Your wife and son have proven devoted pilgrims.
28:44Henry...
28:47Do your father and uncle believe in our cause?
28:51Are they pure of heart?
29:02Um...
29:05I fear they're not.
29:06What?
29:08In fact, in the past, they've even tried to lead me astray.
29:13What are you doing, Henry?
29:14Please, please don't.
29:15But...
29:17They can be taught.
29:19And given the proper guidance, they could benefit our cause.
29:28In fact, were they to accept second baptism to prove their loyalty,
29:37I believe they could begin their journey toward the light.
29:44Absolutely.
29:45Willing and able.
29:49Then so it shall be.
29:51To the lake.
30:38I thought I would be too late.
30:40I thought I'd abandoned you.
30:53We're bound together, whether we like it or not.
31:00I've been made a fool.
31:01Yeah, you could say that, I suppose.
31:04Here.
31:06Here.
31:07Sit.
31:20Tell me what I have not seen.
31:22Queen Elizabeth has bested you.
31:24Edith's power is growing and you are surrounded by traitors.
31:29You're fucked from every angle.
31:32So?
31:33There's a poppet for each member of the court who has betrayed you.
31:38Six poppets.
31:40Six traitors that must be dealt with.
31:46Montmorency.
31:48The Bourbons.
31:50Caesars.
31:53My lady-in-waiting, Rahima.
31:58My brother, Alessandro.
32:01But who is the sixth?
32:03Your visions haven't shown you.
32:04No, but they torment me.
32:08If you drink this, you will see.
32:17What's in it?
32:18You don't want to know.
32:21I'll be your guide.
32:25All of you.
32:37Ah!
32:54Ah!
33:08Ah!
33:16Ah!
33:37I love you.
33:58Been asleep for hours.
34:01So what did you see?
34:03My face.
34:05It was covered in blood.
34:08And there was a woman giving birth in my bed.
34:12And inside the swaddling,
34:16there wasn't a baby.
34:20There was a nest of snakes.
34:23And the sixth traitor is a child.
34:26Mine?
34:28Who can say?
34:35Hello, Mother.
34:49I hope this isn't a bad time.
34:55Not at all.
34:58What can I do for you both?
34:59I just heard the bad news.
35:01About Queen Elizabeth's rejection of the King's proposal.
35:05What difficult days we lived through.
35:07Life seemed so much simpler when I was a girl.
35:11I suppose everybody says that, but
35:13when I look at what young people have to face today, I'm quite sure of it.
35:18The miracle is that hope springs eternal in the young.
35:23Like rising damp.
35:25Indeed.
35:28It is my understanding that my son and your daughter have fallen in love.
35:33I suppose you were aware.
35:34I must confess, I did not know it was so serious.
35:40I once told you that you would have to take a side.
35:46Why not take the side of love?
35:48Love?
35:49Yes.
35:51Mother, it is my opinion that a union like this,
35:54based not on politics, but on genuine affection,
35:58is precisely what the French people crave.
36:01It's the sort of thing that justifies the existence of poetry,
36:06of art, of fashion,
36:09of everything that makes us so...
36:13French.
36:15Not to mention that, if I'm not mistaken,
36:18with Queen Elizabeth's rejection,
36:20you are left with no way to pay for the palace by the Seine.
36:22Unless you appeal to the Catholic Church,
36:24which nowadays means going through the Catholic League,
36:28somewhat unyielding in their views,
36:30but, as it happens, I enjoy considerable influence in their circles.
36:37Do you?
36:39If our families were to be rejoined,
36:43I would be happy to assist.
36:48And you, Margot, can you examine yourself
36:52and tell me that this is something that you really want,
36:55that you are not simply intoxicated by the intrigue of a court romance?
37:02I can.
37:04And I do.
37:12Will you allow it?
37:15I will do everything in my power to make you happy.
37:19Thank you, Mother.
37:20Thank you, Mother.
37:28The King will object,
37:31so you must leave it with me to persuade him.
37:35Can we agree on that?
37:37Of course.
37:51Little Madam.
38:00Oh, Your Majesty.
38:03You are surprised to see me.
38:06Well, you rarely come for service.
38:10It is true.
38:12Something was ruined for me by the nuns who raised me.
38:16Sadists, all of them.
38:18All of them.
38:20See, the truth is,
38:22I've never understood why people fight over religion.
38:28The differences between the faiths have always seemed so insignificant to me.
38:34I've often thought I'd be the same whether I were born a Mohammedan or a Jew.
38:39How about you?
38:43I believe there are false prophets.
38:48Do you believe Sister Edith is one?
38:53I think God should be the one to judge.
38:57May I say,
38:59I've sensed a renewed power to your faith.
39:03And that is why I am here.
39:06Because if faith can ease the pain of a mother
39:11who has to watch yet another one of her sons die,
39:15then I don't care where it comes from.
39:18I don't know how I can survive another loss.
39:22The king is ill.
39:26As my priest,
39:29I hope I can trust you to keep this a secret.
39:33The king cannot be undermined in such a critical time.
39:37Of course.
39:39You are totally right, Your Majesty.
39:42Your secret is safe with me.
39:46Will you pray with me?
39:49Yes.
39:51Yes, it would be my honor.
40:01Hail Mary, full of grace.
40:03The Lord is with thee.
40:05Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
40:19Holy infant,
40:23son of God.
40:31Yes, my child?
40:34Bless me, Father,
40:37for I am about to sin.
40:39You mean you have sinned in the past?
40:42No.
40:44When I feel it coming out,
40:47I just can't stop it.
40:50The feeling is overwhelming.
41:09So the Catholic League would like the Duke of Guise to be king?
41:13Apparently.
41:14And he gave this to you?
41:16I took it
41:18when it was indisposed,
41:20with a bell in his ass.
41:25Your country will not forget your service.
41:36Hello, Rayma.
41:38Françoise.
41:45Yes?
41:47I'm sorry that Queen Elizabeth has returned to England.
41:51If I could, I would have prevented you from going into Andrew's rooms.
41:58Perhaps it was for the best.
42:01It actually reminded me
42:04of one of the first lessons I ever taught to you.
42:09Trust no one.
42:11So you do remember.
42:12Of course.
42:14Well, I'm glad.
42:23Did you manage to look over my brother's books?
42:28You were right.
42:30Of course it was my mistake.
42:34Everything was in order.
42:36I am grateful.
42:43The time comes
42:46when we all must choose a side.
42:50She chose hers.
43:05What the fuck do you want?
43:08What the fuck do you want?
43:13Forgiveness.
43:33Only what I said to you
43:35may have been unforgivable.
43:38I once told you
43:41that you must lock away that which makes you different.
43:46That which some might call the perversity in you should be hidden
43:51because it is shameful.
44:02But I now know
44:05that I was wrong
44:07and to deny your true nature
44:10would be death.
44:15Even if I had the power of the Almighty
44:20I wouldn't change a single hair on your head.
44:24Because then he wouldn't be you.
44:28And it is your nature
44:31that just might save our family.
44:35One day soon
44:37I will come to you
44:39and ask for help.
44:43I know
44:45that you will.
44:48I know
44:50that you will.
44:53I only hope
44:55that you can answer that call
44:58despite the harm I have done to you.
45:19This certainly is a reduced counsel.
45:20Andrew has recused himself for the time being.
45:25Perhaps it will be more efficient.
45:27Perhaps it is better to recognise when we are beaten.
45:31It appears Queen Elizabeth has armed Edith and her followers
45:35who also have the support of the Princes of the Blood
45:37and the mercantile class they represent.
45:39So we only have one choice.
45:41Bring Edith into the fold
45:43or fight a civil war it is no longer certain we will win.
45:46I have called you here today
45:47because I have made a decision.
45:49I have agreed to go with Montmorency
45:51to meet Edith and broker a peace.
45:54So that's what you get for killing a Prince these days, is it?
45:57A peace deal?
46:01I am curious.
46:03How did Montmorency persuade Sister Edith to meet with you?
46:07He was baptised into her faith
46:10as I plan to be.
46:13I er
46:15I think the King has proven his wisdom.
46:18Do you?
46:20When I convert to the new religion
46:22Edith's army will be loyal to me.
46:24The Catholics will retaliate.
46:26Maybe.
46:28But the Valois line remains a Catholic one.
46:30And if
46:32I were to marry
46:34a Catholic royal
46:36like Princess Cece, Grandniece of the Holy Roman Emperor
46:39the Catholics may be appeased.
46:41Maybe.
46:42Maybe.
46:44You want to bet the country on a maybe.
46:46What other choice do we have?
46:48It is the right choice.
46:53I am pleased to hear you say so.
46:55I worried you would try to stop me.
46:57No.
47:00Perhaps I have been
47:02overzealous in my efforts to protect you, my King.
47:05But all I have ever wanted for you is independence.
47:08And if you have come to believe
47:09that a compromise with Sister Edith is the way forward
47:12then I support you.
47:15In fact
47:17I would like to accompany you
47:19to offer my blessings.
47:21Really?
47:23Of course.
47:25Then I would like that.
47:27You are my King
47:29and I am loyal to you above all else.
47:39Let's go.
48:09Let's go.
48:39Let's go.
49:09Your Majesty
49:11you are most welcome.
49:16Are you here for salvation?
49:19I am.
49:21And you?
49:40I am here for peace.
49:46I would like to speak with the Queen Mother alone.
49:50If that would be agreeable to you.
49:52Of course.
50:05What the fuck was that?
50:07Be patient.
50:09You'll get what you came for.
50:21I'm surprised you had come.
50:23You are the new power in the land.
50:25I thought I would show you the respect you are due.
50:28Is it not
50:30more accurate to say
50:32that when the King's grand tour
50:35failed to unite the people
50:37you hoped Queen Elizabeth
50:39would marry one of your sons
50:41to replace me in the people's hearts.
50:44But she refused.
50:46So now you hope the King's baptism
50:48will inspire my followers to lay down their arms
50:51and serve as his loyal subjects.
50:54I do.
50:56And what do you have to offer
50:58in exchange for this peace you seek?
51:00The conversion of a king is not enough.
51:06Well, it might be.
51:10But the conversion of a dying king
51:15is a different matter, wouldn't you agree?
51:21I see I can keep nothing from you.
51:24It came to me in a vision.
51:27It seems you come for my friendship empty handed.
51:31Not exactly.
51:40You are quite right.
51:42My son is not long for this world
51:45and his brother is a well-known deviant.
51:48It will be the end of the Valois line.
51:52So what happens next?
51:55Antoine of Bourbon is next in line to the throne.
51:58But he is guilty of treason
52:00and would never be accepted by the French Catholics.
52:03Nor, as I'm sure you are aware,
52:06is he a true believer of your faith.
52:10His son, Henri, however, is a different matter.
52:17If he were to marry a Catholic princess
52:20and produce a son,
52:22the people would rally around the new line.
52:26A new Protestant line
52:28the king would be yours to control.
52:33And who, out of curiosity,
52:36is the lucky bride in this new world order?
52:40My daughter Margot.
52:42You expect me to trust you?
52:44Yes.
52:47Because as soon as the marriage is consummated,
52:50I will sign the regency over to you
52:55and you will be the most powerful person in France.
52:59I am common.
53:01As am I.
53:06You may tell me
53:09that you have no desire for earthly power
53:13and that your kingdom lies in heaven.
53:16But somehow,
53:18I do not believe you will.
53:21I wonder.
53:26What would your son say
53:28if he heard you give away his legacy so easily?
53:32Well,
53:33he would despise me more than he already does.
53:37You mistake me for one of the pieces
53:40you move around the board so easily?
53:43No.
53:45I have learned the hard way that you are no such thing.
53:49Oh, sister Edith, I am tired of this game.
53:53All I want
53:55is to not bury any more of my children.
53:58Only the Almighty decides who we bury.
54:04Now,
54:07I think we've kept them waiting long enough.
54:10Don't you?
54:28I lost my heart
54:32Under the bridge
54:36To that little girl
54:40So much to me
54:44And now I moan
54:48And now I holler
54:52She'll never know
54:55Just what I found
54:59That blue-eyed girl
55:03She said no more
55:07And that blue-eyed girl
55:11Became blue-eyed whore
55:14Down by the water
55:18I took her hand
55:22Just like my daughter
55:26To see her again
55:30Oh, help me, Jesus
55:34Come through the storm
55:38I had to lose her
55:42To do her harm
55:45I heard her holler
55:48I heard her moan
56:18Little fish, big fish
56:20Swimming in the water
56:22Come back here, back
56:24Give me my daughter
56:33Little fish, big fish
56:35Swimming in the water
56:37Come back here, back
56:39Give me my daughter
56:41Little fish, big fish
56:43Swimming in the water
56:45Come back here, back
56:46Give me my daughter
56:48Little fish, big fish
56:50Swimming in the water
56:52Come back here, back
57:16Is it time for the king to make my regency law?
57:23I have a bad feeling, Anton
57:26I believe it is time for you to get what you came for