Elizabeth (3/11) Movie CLIP - Elizabeth Speaks With Queen Mary (1998) HD

[@luqueteeees]

The actress who plays Queen Mary is impressive, it stole from start to finish this scene.

[@alexandras7856]

Lucas Cuenca Yes you are right

[@linseyem92]

Elizabeth Mallard don't forget gimme gimme gimme she is hilarious in that

[@AmidalaEmma]

ha! I just wrote my own comment saying this then I saw yours!

[@sikandermallu]

She also played Patsy's boss Magda in Absolutely Fabulous.

[@mikeyoung7660]

Lucas Cuenca cathy Burke.

[@Serenity113]

but in the end, despite her threats and comments about Elizabeth's mother,, she didn't sign the paper. So she still must have cared about her sister.

[@pinkcrazygirl]

Serenity113 I read somewhere that it is unknown why she didn't sign it. One theory: She was too weak to do it. Or the other: She cared for her sister, like you said.

[@XerxisMedia]

It was actually shown somewhere in the first part of the film that if she sign the death warrant of princess elizabeth, her power will become weak including her judicial power and people will no longer trust their majesty the queen because her proof isn’t enough to make elizabeth guilty. And I think that is one of the factor why she didn’t sign her death warrant directly, and thus Queen Mary try her best to convince elizabeth to confess her sin to her which is actually shown in this clip.

[@omgmono]

Mary was a religious devout Catholic, if she had signed the warrant while Elizabeth was truly innocent, she would have been condemned by God, her fear of God was very real!

[@aliciarichards6634]

Mary didn't want to execute Elizabeth, she really didn't. But she was pressured to do so by her council, who kept telling her that her throne and life were in danger as long as Elizabeth lived. They had pressured her to execute Lady Jane Grey, and now they were pressuring her to do the same to Elizabeth.

[@annstillwell730]

Phillip encouraged her to be merciful to Elizabeth because the people loved her and her death would have caused unrest. Maybe rebellion.

[@taliaprice1909]

Mary is actually wrong with her statement that she sees nothing of Henry in Elizabeth. Elizabeth had the Tudor red-gold hair.

[@roaring20spennies]

Talia Price Yes, very pretty too.

[@annietribble3062]

Talia Price I think mary just said that to be mean and hurtful to elizabeth

[@taliaprice1909]

Annie Tribble yeah. maybe.

[@5iveshot170]

she just was being savage and probably in denial about the fact that she did have some of her father in her, because she always held her father in high regard.

[@rayarena879]

@Talia, Elizabeth had the red-gold hair of Henry as did Mary, but facially, Elizabeth did not look like Henry. Elizabeth is said to have resembled Anne Bolyen who had a long face and sharp nose, unlike Henry's round face and shorter nose.

[@snakes3425]

Henry VIII's greatest failure was simply being a father

[@devannyblanco3309]

And a good husband

[@greenergrass4060]

snakes3425 and a husband

[@bryce251]

The attitudes and view points of men back in those times were just disgraceful in most circumstances.

[@bobbyb7979]

Ramieverse ! Exactly. He had such a hateful outlook on life.

[@growingstrong1009]

I feel so sorry for poor Mary, her father was a monster and she should have been Queen after he died, saved all that suffering she endured at his hands .

[@natiliesimmons8543]

This movie made it seem like Elizabeth was a prisoner in the tower for a few days. But in actuality, in real life Mary had her imprisoned in the tower for over a year.

[@rorygilmore2470]

actually, she was in the tower for almost a year.

[@sherinmanneh3769]

Dang you dont read books she was in the tower of london for two months

[@JosephDutra]

I think it can be agreed she spent some time locked away in the tower.

[@TsarOfRuss]

So ??? Mary raised her since she was a child.. and she wasn't in a real prison, she was in house arrest so the tension and riots could stop! Mary loves her sister in real life. The Ottomans kill all their siblings once they ascend to the throne, to prevent civil war! .. now that's brutal

[@TsarOfRuss]

Elizabeth's mother made Mary's life miserable, and tortured Mary's mother.. as much as Mary loves her sister, she sometimes sees Boleyn in her sometimes, its normal for Mary not to fully trust Elizabeth

[@mihnma]

It's funny that Henry VIII always wanted a male heir, but his daughters, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, are the most remembered. EDIT: Y'alls reading comprehension is not that good in these comments, lmfaooo.

[@loo6357]

Joseph Garcia Edward VI who?

[@carterbentonjr399]

Don't forget about his grandneice, Lady Jane Grey-Dudley. Because Northumberland tried to set aside both Mary & Elizabeth, to put Lady Jane on the throne. But it backfired. She knew that she was being used and fought against Northumberland and his cronies to usurp the crown. But his coup failed and in the end it cost not only his life, but that of Lady Jane, her husband Sir Guilford, who was also Northumberland's son, her father and nearly put Elizabeth in danger. Henry really messed up major time.

[@guardian08527]

As I understand it, Edward VI was pretty much lost for centuries after his burial. Mary and Liz got grand tombs but nobody had a damn clue for the longest time where they planted their half brother!

[@betty3531]

I wouldn’t say that popularity that Mary gained is the one that anyone would want

[@emichelle19]

@@loo6357 Henry's son with Jane Seymore, his 3rd wife.

[@AssinnippiJack]

Poor Mary Tudor. History has not been kind to her. Her abuse began with her father's brutish intrigue & maltreatment of her mother and his daughter as well. Mary was a pawn from birth until her death. Mary sought unconditional love and never found it. Elizabeth set aside love for her own safety's sake.

[@DarkSektori]

Well it's nice to see that people know the tragedy of Mary Tudor over the Bloody Mary myth that was fabricated by the Protestants because she happened to be a Catholic, when in reality both religious factions were to blame for the chaos and turmoil that the reformation caused throughout Europe and ultimately led the Christian religion into the fragmentation of over 400,000 different denominations.

[@DarkSektori]

+lin reynolds Nobody is denying that but if are throwing numbers out there then here are a few more Mary's father Henry VIII killed 57,000 Catholics and Protestants, Mary's brother Edward killed 5,000 Flemish Catholics, and Even her legendary sister Elizabeth killed tens of thousands of Catholics during her reign. Compare those numbers to the 280 Protestants Mary killed, and yet Mary is the only one history has condemned, please explain that.. It's also a fact that Mary's harsh reputation and "bloody" myth was created predominantly by the Protestants, how ironic considering that despite the religious barriers Mary had every reason to be bitter with them. Was it not the Protestants who essentially since her childhood did everything possible to deny her succession to the throne? The Manipulation of her own brother Edward to thrust her out of the line of succession a clear violation of the 3rd Succession Act and her father's own Will. Even when Mary finally became Queen she offered her hand of forgiveness and declared that she wasn't going to force the Catholic faith on anyone in her realm that was until the Protestants launched 2 more rebellions to overthrow Mary and place Jane Grey back on the throne she never wanted in the first place. Yes Mary did in fact execute Jane who was innocent, but then again Mary Queen of Scots was also innocent yet Elizabeth had no problems chopping off her head. Mary Tudor was no saint I'll say that, but she wasn't an evil monster either. Her life was a tragedy, from watching her Mother get destroyed by her own father and eventually having to submit to her father under the most humiliating of terms or otherwise be put to death. It's sad how double standards are used to judge historical figures like Mary Tudor, history is written by the winners (in this case the Protestants) And I'm not pro religion, but I love how people praise the Reformation as such a great thing. Um ok, to divide an already divided Church, plus I'm not so sure the "Thirty Years War (the bloodiest war ever fought on pre WW1 European Soil) was such a great thing.

[@theamaddengravitas]

+DarkSektori Because the most part of England at that time (1550s-1570s) were Anglican. Anglicans were against Catholicism and thus made Elizabeth I, Henry VIII and Edward VI heroes and brave nobles. Whilst making the Catholic "Bloody Mary" a viscous killer of England.

[@theamaddengravitas]

+DarkSektori And might I add, in the eyes of Anglicans, she is a 'terrorist' queen. But, in the eyes of Catholics, she is a great queen and think that she should have killed more Anglicans

[@klassicalmuzik]

Mary didn't even get her last wish in life which was to be buried next to her mother, Catherine of Aragon, following her death.

[@AmidalaEmma]

whoever is playing Mary is a fantastic actor

[@EmPJ22]

Kathy Burke. She is wonderful

[@heneralantonioluna8725]

It's the one and only Kathy Burke!!!

[@francofan100]

I see she is a consummate actress!

[@BeeKee404]

It's amazing she's in her mid 30's here!

[@Lmshaw68]

Kathy Burke, who was terrific on Absolutely Fabulous also 😀! I read that she came out of retirement to reprise her role in the 2006 movie and would love to see more of her as she’s so amazingly talented.

[@clementlee2121]

It’s amazing how Kathy Burke is a comedian and yet did this role so well. So believable...

[@TheMikiros]

Comedians are notorious for being really good dramatic actors.

[@alexanderberzosa]

that's just plain prejudiced

[@WinkBlinkNod]

This was the first thing I ever saw her in and I was flabbergasted to find out later that she's actually a comedienne. She was so great here!

[@bradIeyscarreviews]

​@@TheMikiros REACH

[@kevinlongman007]

She is a classically trained actress!

[@shaunciequinones5077]

As history shows us, Mary and Elizabeth had their squabbles since childhood. It also shows us that they were not always kind to one another. But you have to assume that Mary loved or respected her as a Tudor and the daughter of Henry VIII. Considering the fact that she made Elizabeth her successor. Despite all the differences in matters of religion, I believe that Mary truly saw it in the end. Elizabeth was a Tudor. And it was Mary's duty to continue the Tudor dynasty. I admire that.

[@girl1213]

Sisters...worst enemies yet allies. Mary's only family left was Elizabeth, the one who she had no true quarrel with. Dysfunctional as it was, they were sisters both hurt by the same father, since despite whatever love he may have had for them: they weren't boys. I think Mary in her lucid moments knew that she needed Elizabeth since she was too old to have a true heir of her own, even if she could never say it out loud and/or try to pretend otherwise. As for love or respect, it's a fine line that we'll never truly know which side they fell on, if there was a side at all.

[@missyadams]

But he HAD one boy; Edward VI... I think. It's just too bad he had his mother's weak health

[@umitencho]

He had many male heirs but fate deemed that they die before adult hood. A curse perhaps, maybe a genetic fault in his y chromosones. Either way his line is ended except through his unclaimed children.

[@melissa.tmordi7767]

They didn't really squabble in childhood, Mary actually was pretty close with Elizabeth up until their father's death, they lived together, she gave her pocket money and loved her as a sister. It wasn't until after Henry VIII died that Elizabeth went to live with Katherine of Parr and they grew distant. I think Mary still loved her as a sister, her mind just finally unravelled from the endless abuse, paranoia and suffering she'd been facing since childhood.

[@yooringonghan]

girl1213 and at the end Elizabeth and Mary were buried next to each other.

[@GodConsciousness]

Kathy Burke's masterful portrayal of Bloody Mary actually had me in tears. Still does.

[@e.jenima7263]

the sad fact about Mary Tudor is all she ever wanted to be was loved, Loved by her father, her husband and Her People and of course to feel the love of many children produced from her womb and be a good mother. Her fathers love was Fickle at best, her Husband was not at all enthusiastic and did not reciprocate her Girlish affection and was not even present for most of there marriage. She lost every child she had and several of her Pregnancies were revealed to be phantom.. She was actually loved by her subjects by large but being she was a devout Roman Catholic Monarch in a nation that over the next 100- 500 years would be Brainwashed into hating Roman Catholics her love from the English people was also lost to history as well. underneath it all she was by most accounts a giddy girl who wanted love and approval.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

@@e.jenima7263 Brainwashed? No. Free of the tyranny of Rome? Yes.

[@KL-ki8db]

@@e.jenima7263 It is tragic, she hated her father so much for what he has done and what he has done to her mother and stepmothers that she once vowed she wouldn't be like him, but she didn't realize that the religion that she once had for comfort was now also indirectly causing her to do the same actions that she despised her father for, cruelty and persecution.

[@arcadian78]

@@KL-ki8dbIt also led to cruelty & persecution towards Catholics during Elizabeth’s reign and beyond!

[@KL-ki8db]

@@arcadian78 Elizabeth really didn’t care about religion unlike Henry, Edward, and Mary. By our views, she was a moderate, she only cared for loyalty and even some of her closest advisors were Catholic, but some Catholics committed treason and uprisings throughout England by trying to have Mary Stuart as queen. It wasn’t their religion that was the problem but the rebellious nature and Spain and the pope’s goading for those uprisings.

[@bokuphishp684]

Kathy Burke deserved an Oscar nomination for this. Her role was short but impactful.

[@dobazajr]

She was passed over by the other Queen. The older Queen Elizabeth I.

[@snakes3425]

You have to wonder if Elizabeth is actually worried about Mary's failing mental and physical health even though they were enemies they were still sisters and deep down still carried for each other

[@cush6827]

They were in fact very close. During their fathers rule, they lived together.

[@jgbs8710]

snakes3425 cared*

[@DonnyDunne]

@@cush6827 And, Elizabeth had requested to, and was buried with her sister is a shared tomb.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Jennifer Rosenblatt Not really. Mary barely tolerated Elizabeth but she and Elizabeth both adored ( when he was a baby and small child), their half brother Edward until Edward became too radical. The irony is that both Edward and Mary were too radical on either side.

[@JemHadar422]

snakes3425 Mary she did not hate Elizabeth. Mary was a catholic nut... that was the issue between them. If she really wanted her dead her minions would have killed her years before. Even Mary’s husband liked Elizabeth and wanted no harm done to her.

[@lanpingpug]

This is a really excellent portrayal of Mary Tudor, in looks, voice and emotion. I think the casting was spot on in this film and the contrast between Mary, sitting in her dark rooms and Elizabeth, dancing in the sunshine outside her palace is striking.

[@aureliajesical.1569]

This actress playing Mary also seems to fit the description on Mary I's portrait.Well done really!

[@rekunta]

It demonstrated well the burden of responsibility Mary was under as opposed to Elizabeth.

[@jamiemohan2049]

Mary was also a redhead though.

[@TsarOfRuss]

No, she wasn't like that in real life... She was very brave and smart in real life, you know what it took for her to renounce her faith so her father can accept her as a princess and not just a lady? one has to be mentally strong to rule a nation, if you are stupid or smart, you still need to be mentally strong

[@HallsofAsgard96]

@@TsarOfRuss She was never accepted as a princess again, she was however restored to the line of succession.

[@PrincessKarrah]

you have to love the irony of the mothers and daughters people loved Kathrine but hated Mary People hated Anne but loved Elizabeth

[@leahryan5560]

Karrah Dedominick: Well, early in her reign, people liked Mary, but after she married Philip of Spain, her popularity dwindled.

[@danielholt1984]

Depending on which religion you was back then

[@xxxmaysilssss690]

Really? Many people despised Elizabeth. They believed she was illegitimate, both Catholics and Protestant extremists despised her, and people thought she was unfit to rule because she was a woman. I’d say she’s much more beloved today because of her resilience and strength as a queen.

[@katymvt]

Katherine was pretty much universally beloved and Mary also while still a child. However not everyone hated Queen Mary and not everyone loved Elizabeth. It was largely split on religious lines.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

@@katymvt In the end, they both committed sinful behavior that they are liable to Yeshua for - it is a tragedy their human dad was such a disgusting adulterous brute... and sadly, all of his children who survived babyhood became corrupted as he did, and so was especially the successors to the Tudors.

[@jasonwalker2384]

Kathy Burke, comedy genius, found such depth of character in this portrayal of Mary Tudor. I am always amazed at her craft.

[@savagedarksider5934]

This Mary Tudor definitely deserve A movie.

[@MDkid1]

The actress who plays Mary is a phenomenal actress, I've seen her in something else and she totally steals the show always.

[@tomspence8506]

MDkid1 her name is Kathy Burke. She is an actress, comedienne and writer / director. She is best known for playing Linda La Hughes in the BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme, the recurring role of Magda in Absolutely Fabulous (also BBC) and Kevin's friend Perry in the comedy film Kevin and Perry go large.

[@tatun65]

A phenomenal scene with two phenomenal actresses..

[@judithmarylomas323]

tatun65 Gimmi Gimmi Gimmi comedy

[@Rubber_Monkey]

@?,?, You obviously have never seen The Lord of the Rings, Blue Jasmine, Carol, The Aviator, etc.

[@xamalion7334]

This scene introduced me to Kathy Burke back in 1998 and beside Cate Blanchetts phenomenal performance, this scene still stays in my mind. She played absolutely perfectly the tones between religious craziness and deep buried sisterly love in a "what could have been" world. I love her.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Zealoutry not ''craziness''.

[@markiec8914]

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Exactly. Whether they were Catholics or Protestants, most of Europe was gripped by religious prejudice and bigotry. That same zealotry and religious political turmoil was then carried to the American colonies....

[@Jessticulates]

Yes. After Anne Boleyn's execution Henry VIII denied that Elizabeth was even his child, and might have continued to do so if not for the fact that Elizabeth ended up looking so much like him. She was very aware of her mother's death and how it had come about, and when she became queen Anne Boleyn became a martyr and heroine of the English Reformation. Reformers everywhere took Elizabeth's ascension to the throne as God's will proving Anne's innocence. :)

[@maestroclassico5801]

Only Elizabeth looked the most like Henry of his 3 kids and certainly acted like him. Though in this scene, Mary clearly acted like him too....

[@clare5one]

They try their best to make Mary I look ugly and stupid. She was not. She was abused her entire life, SADLY.

[@tatjana9229]

taught to be a docile pawn, full of fear of hell

[@a.t.c.3862]

@@tatjana9229 Fear of her father, like everyone else.

[@Rat_Queen86]

I think she looks ill, not stupid or ugly

[@maggiesmith856]

Mary had a golden childhood, with loving parents. It all fell to pieces when her father decided he wanted an annulment. Many of her sufferings were due to her own pig headed obstinacy and refusal to face unpleasant facts. Her mother was the same.

[@KL-ki8db]

It is rather accurate, she was in mental decline in her last years and her beauty faded dramatically from the stress of psychosomatic pregnancies and the cancer growing.

[@BeckytaSU]

"you´ll be murdering your own sister" Well Lizzie, you murder your own cousin. I love them both, but Elizabeth also did horrible things and nobody ever discuses them. All of Henry´s kids murder people because of religion differences and only Mary seems to be blamed for it. I always find sad the fact that they were sisters and given what their father put them through they could have been there for each other, but instead they end up against the other.

[@demon2051]

Well yeah she did murder her cousin But she kept her in prison She didnt sign that death warrant until the queen of Scots did another plot to over throw elizabeth

[@seasoned_bitch_6932]

the cousin that tried to kill her... And even then Elizabeth hesitated to sign the warrant, but she had to, because of the pressure of nobility. I like both Elizabeth and Mary, but Mary's stupid choices are to blame for her death, not Elizabeth

[@jasminetalia3776]

Actually she sighed it because she had to but didn't give out the warrant and left the signed paper in her office and it was taken by someone in the court so they could kill her cousin as they didn't like her. This infuriated Elizabeth and she wrote an apology letter to James explaining how she never intended to kill Mary and this gave them a good relationship and the reason why she let him take over the throne after her death

[@loliver9660]

I wonder why people think Mary of Scots was such an angel, a martyr, and a victim. She may have been used as the face of the Catholic revolution when she did nothing, but there's evidence to suggest she murdered her own husband. She was a fool who allowed herself to be manipulated and ruined by the men in her life. Elizabeth and Mary never met face to face so, despite their relation , they were practically strangers. Even then, Elizabeth still refused to sign Mary's death warrant. I think Elizabeth knew she would fall prey to the Tudor curse if she killed people out of spite. Any who were killed during her reign (with the exception of Catholics practicing their religion in peace), died for a reason, though it might have been a harsh punishment.

[@mr.googoopants3581]

@@loliver9660 I think Mary's desperateness stems from the fact that she has lost everything and has nothing more to lose other than her life.. In Mary's defense, Elizabeth kept her a virtual prisoner for 20 years after coming to England seeking sanctuary and help from her own cousin.. Probaby to Mary, it was Elizabeth who betrayed her first.. Also, it has been argued that Elizabeth technically doesn't have the right to execute Mary who charged of treason.. This stems from the fact that Mary herself is not an English subject an is a monarch herself, as Elizabeth describe her "God's annointed Queen"..

[@nothingtoseehere653]

Kathy Burke is amazing in this scene. She shows how Mary’s illnes and expections on her effected her and her actions

[@tseamus8288]

In her life, Queen Elizabeth I must dealing with 2 Marys...Queen Mary Tudor & Mary Queen of Scott! LoL

[@how_tragic]

Teddy Kurniawan and Mary the queen of france

[@midare39]

Jacob Asagra Mary Tudor was queen consort of Spain not France

[@kaylanawilliams2468]

@@how_tragic Mary queen of Scotland was queen consort of France during her marriage to Francis however, but that is Mary Stuart

[@DreamWriterDKS]

The biggest foe....the Virgin Mary.

[@heneralantonioluna8725]

@@DreamWriterDKS Elizabeth kinda followed Mary being a virgin

[@alyssao517]

Shoutout to whoever played Mary, she did amazing playing Mary Tudor even with the small amount of screen time she did have

[@tamaracarter1836]

Kathy Burke - I know her from a show called “Gimme Gimme Gimme”.

[@Rat_Queen86]

She’s amazing- Kathy Burke is great in everything she is in

[@sarahna8698]

Why is Mary depicted as fat? She was actually described as being very thin when she became queen. She was also pale and had red hair, like Elizabeth. The only thing they got right was her not being beautiful or attractive, thanks to years of stress and misery

[@maggiesmith2600]

Mary had a false pregnancy and developed a swollen abdomen.

[@IBeMelissa]

Mary was believed to be beautiful in her earlier years, but the stresses of her life obviously changed her physical/mental health. Also when she believed she was pregnant, it was actually ovarian cancer which is why she is often depicted with a bigger belly and being more overweight in general. Some people say Mary died from pneumonia but I believe it was cancer.

[@SneezyReviews]

Although she was a natural redhead, Mary did start dying her hair black/dark brown in her later years.

[@crystalsuffer9997]

Sarah Na apparently she was beautiful when she was young but just so thin and very very short . I personally think she would have been happier if she had been married of to a foreign king like original plan so she would have been treated better than she was staying in England

[@tmmaston]

@@IBeMelissa In those times, it was nearly impossible to diagnose such illnesses, such as cancer. It could have been a number of things that could have killed Mary given that healthcare was non existent and often dangerous.

[@vcp365]

"You'll be murdering your own sister" Hey, Elizabeth, whatever happened to that cousin of yours, Mary Queen of Scots?

[@dreamingofthekingdom]

She plotted against Elizabeth and got her head chopped off lmao

[@b.3049]

That cousin who constantly conspired o have Elizabeth killed so she could steal her throne, you mean? Don’t be daft. Elizabeth had no choice but to execute Mary. I’m sure you know that.

[@maddoxsoles4292]

Birgit Mary was just a figurehead it was the catholic nobles Mary was the rightful Queen, Elizabeth’s mother got pregnant before her and Henry were wed so Mary is the rightful Queen

[@thomasbailey3385]

But to be fair, Elizabeth was forced to sign Mary, Queen of Scots' death warrant by her advisors, she didn't want to. Then she told her personal secretary not to seal it, but her orders were ignored by the Privy Council, who essentially ended one threat to Elizabeth by bringing about a far greater one: the Spanish Armada of 1588.

[@RandomHuman-yp7lt]

Elizabeth also executed his uncle Thomas Howard.

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

I really want to see a movie about Mary. At least a decent one. Mary is a really interesting person, a lot of people liked her until she started burning people.

[@daisy-fu9lc]

And until she repeatedly bankrupted the country.

[@melodyclark1944]

Executions were normal. Her choice of husband was the problem.

[@evarojas2567]

@Mike signs This a very interesting topic Mike. If you know of documented literature about this, please recommend. The best way to learn is by reading books.

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

@@daisy-fu9lc She didn't but didn't have the time to fix what was already done.

[@marishkaaaa-r0p]

@@daisy-fu9lc ironic when elizabeth was too cheap to even treat her own soldiers after the armada and put englanf under bankruptcy

[@TheLouis3877]

Mary suffered from depression after her father divorced her mother and went to Anne, Anne was a protestant and treated Mary very terribly and most of the protestants in court treated Mary like some dirty rag. However Jane Seymour reconciled Mary with her father and was the only one to treat her like she was human. since then she viewed protestants as evil and especially when her father told her to sign a paper stating that she is no longer catholic and if not she will be killed thus abandoning her faith and thinking she will go to hell so she said when "I become queen I'm going to make things right by making the country catholic again".

[@DarkSektori]

The whole "Bloody Mary" myth was created by the Protestans

[@slytheringirl7872]

I agree with you there I am Catholic too poor Mary I would take her side in a heart beat but in truth Anne Boylen was a whore it was her to tell the king to divorce his wife Katherine of Aragon and disown Mary for her own gain

[@brandyh9098]

That is why I don't like Queen Anne

[@maggiesmith2600]

@@DarkSektori : No, she is called Bloody Mary from her habit of burning people at the stake. That's not a myth, it's a fact.

[@aureliajesical.1569]

Jane Seymour is not the only queen trying to help her back into court.Catherine Parr did the same and even managed to do something Jane never had the chance to do,that is bringing all of Henry's children(Mary and Elizabeth) back to court again.And her having a shitty childhood doesn't excuse her behaviour of burning people just because they won't uphold the same faith as her.I sympathize with her situation but that will not make me excuse her horrible actions

[@kimberleysmith818]

Two fantastic actresses here. Seeing Kathy Burke in a role like this is brilliant.

[@QuietlyCurious]

I just love character actors like the lady playing Mary. They enrich movies and tv shows and just don't get enough love.

[@katycheeseburger]

Omandita4 If you want to be really impressed, google ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’. You won’t believe it’s the same actress (Kathy Burke).

[@pbhoulden8212]

Mary and Elizabeth were actually closer when younger, despite the several years age gap. Mary enjoyed having a younger sister even though they didn't really see each other as much. Their stepmother Jane Seymour by all account was loving toward both girls and encouraged the King to have a closer relationship with his daughters. Tragically Jane died shortly after giving birth and with that went the close relationships she'd fostered with her stepdaughters and their father. I know at the end Catherine Parr, Henry's last wife, tried to do the same at the end of the king's life.

[@janefelix3821]

Catherine Parr did take Elizabeth in and raised her. Mary was a few weeks shy of 31 when her father died so she lived on her own. Tragically Catherine, fearing the need for a man, married within a year of Henry's death and became pregnant within 2 months. Due to her age she had a difficult pregnancy, so her husband turned on Elizabeth and constantly sexually assaulted her, she was 14/15. She than remained with him when Catherine died as a result of childbirth.

[@maggiesmith856]

Mary was seventeen years older than Elizabeth.

[@helend7542]

Catherine Parr is the one who brought the family together. Jane neglected Elizabeth and favored Mary, Anne of cleves was not queen long enough to make a difference and Catherine Howard favored Elizabeth and Edward whilst neglecting and mistreating Mary

[@arielneptunemermaid.7508]

@@janefelix3821 How nice to know that Thomas Seymour was executed by beheading and with an axe.

[@arielneptunemermaid.7508]

@@maggiesmith856 Mary I was born in 1516 and Elizabeth I in 1533.

[@millsj9383]

The movie that introduced us to Cate Blanchett.

[@mspixiedust100]

That's who it is? She's INCREDIBLE!

[@theshillneckedlizard8364]

Depends who you mean by "us." Cate Blanchett was already well known here in Australia for her roles in Australian films Paradise Road, Oscar and Lucinda and Thank God He Met Lizzie. It's a bit like American audiences who say they were "surprised" that Hugh Jackman could sing, as they only know him from Wolverine, whereas he had been a musical theatre star for Australian audiences for years.

[@goonie4055]

@@theshillneckedlizard8364 that’s because the whole world had been living “down under”... haha get it? God I am so funny

[@seanhuds229]

Not used to seeing Kathy Burke play serious roles, its refreshingly great stuff. Never knew she was such a good actress.

[@Rat_Queen86]

Comedians are often impressive in serious roles I find but she is amazing here

[@stevencassidy6982]

I loved this scene, Kathy Burke was impressive while dying of cancer

[@annmitchell4663]

Kathy Burke did a great job,so used to seeing her as a comedic actress.

[@henryviii3264]

Kids man, they're either best friends or mortal enemies. I'm just vibing from beyond the grave.

[@ewanoxborrow1024]

Can we all appreciate how phenomenal Kathy Burke was as Queen Mary.

[@kinfolk233]

Kathy Burke should have received an Academy Award for this.

[@thomasinlockwood_]

Kathy Burke is fantastic in this role

[@welshpete12]

The acting skills of these two ladies is remarkable !

[@simonewardle3742]

This scene shows the dynamics of their relationship beautifully. Wary but affectionate sisters who have the throne pushing them apart.

[@Fizzichs]

She was a kind lady but she was not a good queen. She had a lot of hardship and misery, even horror, in her life; it made her old and ill before her time. I feel a great deal of compassion for Mary I, but Elizabeth was the more able monarch.

[@yewisemountaingoat528]

"but Elizabeth was the more able monarch." Because she already knew where here father, brother (Edward VI) and sister (Mary I) had committed serious mistakes and hence had a template what *not* to do. She also benefitted from her grandfather (Henry VII) and her father (Henry VIII) having "cleansed out" most of the rivals and pretenders to the throne - *and* made sure no Plantagenet branches could ever overthrow out the Tudors. Both Henry VII and VIII wanted to avoid anything similar to the agonizingly long War of the Roses at any cost and made sure any ambitious dukes were kept in check. Henry VIII had also done enough to undermine and destroy the influence of the Catholic Church in England and this is why Mary I's attempts to restore it was doomed to fail. Elizabeth obviously went more along the lines of change her father (and to a lesser degree her half-brother) had begun. As for the pivotal military event of Elizabeth's reign. Lucky for her Admiral Drake was highly competent and utilized revolutionary naval fighting to stop the Spanish Armada. Without him I have a feeling that a Spanish invasion would have made Elizabeth I's reign look a good deal less impressive. Sometimes people in history have been lucky to know the right people. The Roman emperor Antoninus Pius is considered one of the Five Good Emperors at the peak of the Roman Empire. Some consider his reign the absolute peak of Pax Romana because during his 23 year long reign there were almost no wars and no rebellions in the empire. So this made him a great ruler right? Not quite because one has to understand that he inherited all the hard word of his predecessors Trajan and Hadrian. Trajan expanded Rome to its absolute peak, conquered Dacia and secured the finances for the empire. Hadrian astutely understood the empire couldn't grow beyond its current borders and hence strived to stabilize what Rome already controlled. So Antoninus Pius inherited a stable and wealthy empire he found it much easier to control and just steer in the same direction his predecessors already had done successfully. My point is that Elizabeth I was an Antoninus Pius kind of ruler. Good, but lucky to have inherited the hard work of others and the chance to do right where her immediate predecessors obviously had made a poor decision. History from the English perspective fails to address the fact that her counter-armada against Spain failed as much as the Spanish one had, and that Spain was far from defeated as a world power at this stage in history. Fact is that the 30 Years War in the 1600's and the following Franco-Spanish War were serious losses from which the Spanish Empire never recovered. Much effort was wasted in the colonies in the new world too while little attention was paid to Spain itself.

[@HallsofAsgard96]

@@yewisemountaingoat528 U forgot to mention Elizabeth had incredibly capable advisors. Cecil and Walsingham chief among them, both were extremely loyal to her. Towards the end of his life she made Cecil suffer by not allowing him to retire. Great advice is extremely valuable for a monarch.

[@nassauguy48]

People need to imagine if the shoe were on the other foot. Elizabeth definitely would never have given Jane Grey and company a second chance after they attempted to steal her crown. Elizabeth would never have treated the child of the woman who displaced her mother as kindly as did Mary. (Mary WAS kind to her when she was a little girl). Anyway, far more Catholics were killed under Elizabeth than were Protestants under Mary. But the Protestant writers, including Shakespeare, were pretty much on her payroll (these were the days when artists and writers lived on the good graces of the nobility and royalty), and of course, the winners indeed do write history.

[@ronchristoperdador4807]

Shakespeare was actually a Catholic but he had to conceal it due to the persecutions to the Catholic during his time

[@Gamergirl-.-]

She did kill more but Elizabeth reigned about 45 years while Mary killed that many in only a 5 year reign !

[@daisy-fu9lc]

@@ronchristoperdador4807 Shakespeare was not a Catholic. He used the Geneva Bible, which is considered even more Protestant than Tyndale's, and used by Puritans, including Oliver Cromwell.

[@Tazer_Lazer]

you know those catholics are rebelling against her, they would want her killed and not because they are "heretics" like mary sees protestants...

[@HallsofAsgard96]

@@Gamergirl-.- I don't understand why people don't understand this. When u kill lots of people in a short amount of time it makes u look worse. Not to mention Mary Tudor is also known for losing Calais the last English land on the European Continent. Wheras Elizabeth is known for defeating the Spanish Armada.

[@laffin_out_loud]

I think if Henry had paid attention to his daughters as much as he did his son. He would realize how intelligent Elizabeth truly was and how broken Mary was and tried to give the best education and love for his daughters as much as he did for his son.

[@arielneptunemermaid.7508]

HENRY THE EIGHTH he realized how intelligent and brilliant his daughter Elizabeth I was so... (look for historical sources that do corroborate my point).

[@rayarena879]

Mary's the most tragic figure in British history, a vulnerable, well-meaning woman who really wanted the best for her people. Unfortunately, her enemies took over after she died & they villanized her. It's astounishing to me that of all of the Tudors, she's the one that is singled out. Her father Henry VIII was a monster, her brother Edward was a fanatic that destroyed beautiful century old churches and monastaries & Eiizabeth killed more people. Yet, the kindest Tudor, Mary, is the monster.

[@maggiesmith856]

The destruction of the monasteries took place in the reign of Henry VIII.

[@sweetbudgie5829]

History is written by the victors .

[@irenejohnston6802]

In order to produce an heir she suffered many miscarriages

[@greenstone4526]

Mary burned protestants alive. Hence called Bloody Mary.

[@KL-ki8db]

Actually comparatively Mary had a higher death per year ratio than Elizabeth, but nevertheless Henry has killed more people than any of his children by a landslide per year. He should be getting most of the blame.

[@djrphotography]

Kathy Burke is such a versatile actress. She is so captivating with her performance.

[@monmothma3358]

Now, this is great acting. From both of them. May have to see that movie again, been far too long.

[@glennbond8266]

Kathy was amazing in this scene. It’s one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Her acting is so great. So convincing. I also liked her in “Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy”.

[@jw8395]

I pity Mary. She went through all kinds of hell before ascending to the throne, with--quite rightly--several mental issues and scores to settle, to boot. The only reason she became so brutal is because a lot of people tried to kill her after she took power. Considering the fact that she'd been lenient prior to this, especially since she'd rightly lived in fear of assassination when she was younger, it wasn't unreasonable of her to think that it was time to toughen up. I feel sorry for her.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

She had hundreds of ordinary people executed because they were Protestant. I don't feel the least bit sorry for the old killer.

[@cedricwilson5740]

Kathy's preformed this role amazing. Her line "Come here, Closer so that I might see your face". Love it only a queen.

[@Shane-Flanagan]

Great scene. Kathy Burke as Mary 1 was amazing. Evidence of her natural talent. She is more than just a comedian. I wish this scene had occured in real life as Anne Boleyn was referenced in Elizabeth's presence, the mother she never knew. I just hope she found out the truth of how great her mother was.

[@uzaiahmed4587]

Why Queen Mary is always portrait as a villain. Actually she was not infact she saved queen Elizabeth by not signing her death warrant what queen Elizabeth did to her in return. Everyone tries to hide the reality.

[@hafsagalathynius7271]

Elizabeth didn't do anything to Mary

[@iantempleton313]

Damn, this actress was only in the movie for 2 minutes, but owned every second of it.

[@lollipop96537]

One of the reasons I love this movie is because it has such realistic scenes to what actually happened. It makes me feel like I’m there again :)

[@lollipop96537]

@Jacky. Hello there! Thank you for the flowers 💐 They’re beautiful 😊

[@TeddyCrispin]

Mary Tudor : (1516-1558), Queen of England, is my favourite Tudor. A capable and courageous ruler, she defeated two uprisings against her. Her mistake was to marry the unwise Philip II of Spain. Had she marry Cardinal Pole, it would have been another story.

[@cringecat3614]

She couldn't marry Pole. He was a man of God, and according to the Catholic Church, the members of the clergy can't marry. But if he hadn't become a cardinal, then perhaps he would be considered. He certainly had royal blood too in his veins, descending from a Plantagenet mother.

[@RezaChity-G]

Everything you said was fine until you said Mary should have married His Eminence Cardinal Pole, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

[@myrnaskogland1268]

Mary went from being a happy intelligent child to being abused mentally , constantly fearing her father would kill her(her death warrant had been drawn up by Henry and he terrorized her in what ever way he could. Separating mother and child, not even allowing Mary to be with her sick mother until her death., eventually sent her to become unhinged mentally, and a fanatical Catholic. Where was her refuge- no where but her faith and the Spanish Envoy who truly came to care for Mary as a Father. No one in the court dared to challenge Henry on his treatment of her and stand up for her. Mary never backed down in defence of her Mother and the abuse she suffered as a result of that stance cost her not only her youth , beauty , vitality and the Spark that could have made a Great Queen, it brought a body burnt out and an intelligent and curious mind to the brink of sanity and than to insanity of the demons she fought in and out of her mind. A husband who did not love her and abandoned her when she needed him. Yes , her obsessive and unrealistic view of him was bound to fail in the reality of Why he agreed to marry in the first place. Money and Power for Spain was his obsession, a son was the pawn to secure that, A sickly wife who could not bear a son was useless. We can never know the depths of Hell she had to endure, a lesser heart would have killed herself, but she struggled on until the cancer finally ended her pain. I admire her inner strength and believe England lost a potentially good Queen had she not had a father like Henry. I think what would I done in her situation, could I stand up to the Hell she went through, not likely. I would have decided to Kill Henry and Anne by what ever means . Like a slow acting poison for Anne and personally killing Henry my self with a dagger. As for her sister , she would have to die of a natural death. To take a Crown, you must be ruthless and prepared to shed the blood of whoever stands in your way, Sentimentality and Compassion is a murky pond when you want to hold onto it. Being a Woman made the stakes even higher . The road to power has always been bloody and family ties never got in the way of taking it and keeping it as history tells us. The path we chose, the decisions made, the blood guilt we take on to achieve our ambitions---- had circumstances been different what would be the choices then? The what ifs of History will always haunt those who come after.

[@bradybaker5825]

Is this Mary queen of scots?

[@jules2291]

@@bradybaker5825 Bloody Mary (The queen not the cocktail). Henry's firstborn and Elizabeth I's half sister .

[@HallsofAsgard96]

@@bradybaker5825 Mary Tudor not Mary Queen of Scots.

[@bradybaker5825]

@@HallsofAsgard96 tysm

[@valentinagorini1996]

When she puts her hands on her head and says "you speak with such sincerity", after that it's all pure hysteria.

[@Sawrattan]

Don't forget she was the niece of Joanna the Mad, another tragic lady in the Spanish royal family

[@盧璘壽로인수]

also hysteria was formerly associated with the uterus, where the tumor was located

[@InspirationforKids]

Did not realize that's Kathy Burke! My goodness, she's wonderful here! A comedian! An actress!

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

I've always thought it was cute the way Mary pouts after Elizabeth reminds her that Henry was her father, too.

[@barkebaat]

Kathy Burke --- more than comedy gold

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

How Mary specifically asks Elizabeth not to take the Blessed Mother away from the people, the way their mothers were taken from them...read the room, Lizzie; you could've just made your dying big sister happy and said "Sure, no problem" no matter what you intended to actually do.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Elizabet wouldn't lie about that. She was being true to her own religious beliefs.

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

@@SymphonyBrahms tbc, I don't mean Elizabeth had to say "yes we will all be Catholic again, sis." The historical Elizabeth said early on her reign that she did not intend to "peer into men's souls," eg that she would allow both Catholicism and Anglicanism in the realm. That didn't work out in the long run, but the movie could have had Elizabeth say something similar, or evasive (such as "I will never take her away from those who seek her")...basically just confirming that she'll let people be Catholic, without saying that she'll MAKE everyone be Catholic.

[@annstillwell730]

This scene is very accurate as to their relationship. They actually had this conversation. It shows the dynamic and issues between them very realistically.

[@marlonnartea7825]

Galadriel before she became Queen

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Still you can tell she would make heads turn and make men despair.

[@TomUK737]

Cate Blanchett, Kathy Burke and Samantha Morton - has there ever been more talent in one film?!

[@ManWytch]

Kathy Burke gives a performance as Queen Mary besting any before her!!! She commands the screen and as made up has a remarkable resemblance too!! Superb performance 🎭!

[@nanaalmani4300]

I'm curious about the relationship between Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward, I wonder what did they think of each other.

[@jw8395]

Nana Almani Mary and Elizabeth hated each other at first, but they doted on Edward. After a while, they began to tolerate each other's company and even become amicable. It was only after Mary became queen that their relationship soured, and it wasn't even fully Mary's fault. Lady Jane Grey, who wore the crown for nine days despite never wanting it, still had supporters amongst the Protestants, who tried to dethrone Mary and put the reluctant Jane back into power. The revolt was crushed, and Mary's previous plans for clemency and generosity towards the Protestants (including Jane and Elizabeth) died with it. From then on, the two were enemies.

[@DarkSektori]

jw8395 I forgot about the fact that she originally tolerated the protestants even after the fast one they pulled trying to prevent her illegally from becoming queen. And she also originally was going to spare Jane's life. But after several more repeated attempts at rebellion and overthrowing her did Mary finally have enough. You can only forgive people so many times.

[@DarkSektori]

Edward and Mary had a shaky relationship, mostly because of their conflicting religious beliefs, Edward was Protestant and Mary was Catholic. Edward humiliated Mary in front of the court once and reduced her to tears. Edward also tried to break Mary's faith, even to the extent of preventing Mary from even celebrating the Mass privately, and it took Spain threatening to declare war unless they backed off.

[@jw8395]

DarkSektori Yup, all true.

[@sansa1597]

+DarkSektori What did Edward say.

[@cp2-h2b]

"Your majesty forgets....he was my father also." That sealed the deal right there. Elizabeth, an inexperienced politician, just saved her life and changed the direction of the country by calmly appealing to her half sister. Brilliant.

[@TheBc99]

As a historian with a soft spot for Mary I... this caricature of her is upsetting. She was very regal and dignified, politically decisive, commanded the respect of her court and was beloved by her people. It's only after her reign that she villainised as England became increasingly protestant.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

She murdered hundreds of her subjects because they were Protestant. She was a vicious killer.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Dude, you can wax all lyrical to your heart's content, but she started setting people on fire, at that point I don't care how dignified you think she was.

[@ChristCenteredLivingUSA]

@@scipioafricanus5871 One good turn deserves another.

[@ajayredonkulus6628]

Once again taking time out of my day to appreciate the comedic genius, turned powerhouse serious period piece actor, Kathy Burke.

[@sistahlamb]

The thing that always strikes me about this movie is that queen mary is portrayed so well that you can almost smell her medieval body odor.

[@randyking3057]

OMG I always think that, smell that, too. Her breath comes ripping out of the celluloid.

[@hornybodhisattva]

Yeeeees

[@alcortes1644]

Mary actually loved Elizabeth while she was growing up, and only started hating her around the time she became queen. She did, however, hate Anne Boleyn very much. But I can't say that I blame her for that, considering how Anne turned Mary into a literal Cinderella by making her one of the servants at Princess Elizabeth's household.

[@nabaninandi4140]

Duh Anne did nothing...it was her father...Anne herself got beheaded. Mary was grown up that time...her father punished her for not accepting him as head of church...

[@KL-ki8db]

@@nabaninandi4140 She did have an agenda, an agenda set by her father but an agenda no less. Her father has pushed her to gain favors from the king such as being a mistress like Mary Boleyn was. Only difference is that Anne refused to be a mistress and decided that if she were to follow her father’s orders, she would go all out on becoming Queen.

[@nabaninandi4140]

@@KL-ki8db no one can force her to become mistress...all she had to do was tell king she married someone else...king would have lost interest in her...she purposely did it though...she wanted to become queen...

[@CariPR94]

​@@nabaninandi4140 No, Henry could have investigated that and she could have gotten in trouble. Anne actually tried her best to reject him and get away from him, but once he gave his marriage proposal, it became clear that he was determined to have her, and that would have scared away other prospective suitors. Really, it was Henry VIII who seduced Anne, not the other way around, and he was probably a rebound guy after her disastrous star-crossed romance with Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland.

[@stevesandford8993]

Jesus! (Kay Burke is SCARILY good!!!) She seems NOT to act, SHE JUST IS... Breathtaking performance. (The thing about Kathy Burke is that you never see any of her OTHER performances as she plays... She INHABITS her roles totally.) You FORGET she was Waynetta Slob, the girl in 'Gimee, Gimee, Gimee, that girl in the gorgeous movie named for the David Gray track, the unfortunate girl in 'Nil By Mouth'... She's FUCKING BRILLIANT! xx SF

[@PhilipMReeder]

The scene where Mary is dying and her advisors are begging her to have Elizabeth executed before she passes is incredible.

[@TsarOfRuss]

POLITICS .. most people forgot Mary literally raised Elizabeth

[@littleperiwinkle8742]

@@TsarOfRuss bruh, It's about power and crown. Mary posed a threat to Elizabeth. Obviously, she will execute her. This is the rule of nature itself.

[@SentientHairBall]

@@TsarOfRuss People also forget the three Tudor siblings did all genuinely love each other, they just had the misfortune of being torn away from and turned against each other by outsiders with ulterior motives

[@arielneptunemermaid.7508]

@@littleperiwinkle8742 but she did not do it because she loved his sister and also wanted the continuity of the tudor dynasty on the throne of england.

[@angelabarry3789]

People also have to remember MARY was part of raising Elizabeth.

[@thefuturemrskaiba]

Henry was the source of all their problems! If he hadn't been so cruel to Mary, maybe she and Elizabeth would've gotten on better.

[@Miss.Carter92]

Feel so sorry for mary I hope her next life was full of nothing but happiness she deserved

[@SymphonyBrahms]

She murdered hundreds of people because of her religious fanaticism. She was no saint.

[@rosiestevens2692]

To the people who are saying Mary was innocent or misunderstood, she killed an enormous amount of people in just a 5 year reign, whereas Elizabeth's executions were spread out over 45 years. Just think if Mary had ruled for that long...there would have been hardly anyone left in England! Mary was very much blinded by her religion, and her zealousness and belief in saving the soul made her a lot more hard faced, unsympathetic and harsh when it came to punishments; she actually believed that she was doing her people a favour, by wiping out the evil (Protestants) to protect the souls of her people. Innocent children and blind people were burned by order of Mary; one disturbing incident occurred in the Channel Islands, where a woman actually gave birth in the flames, and the baby was thrown back in. Also the fact she had Jane and Guildford Dudley executed just because their mere existence was seen as a threat to her crown makes me angry. They were both only in their teens, and many people were angry at Mary for this since the couple were only used as puppets by their scheming families. Jane was Mary's cousin too; I find it really shocking and quite sickening how Jane's mother and sisters were invited back to court by Mary after she had Jane put to death. Elizabeth was very, very close to being executed when she was sent to the Tower by Mary, and this was only around a month after Jane's execution. I will always dislike Mary for these reasons. Yes, she had good qualities, but the bad ones definitely outweigh the good by far in this case.

[@rosiestevens2692]

***** That was still no excuse for her to act so abnormally cruel and ruthless towards INNOCENT subjects. Just because she suffered, it doesn't mean she should take it out on INNOCENT people. I'm not talking about the guilty ones (eg. Northumberland or Wyatt or Henry Grey) I am talking about the likes of Jane and Guildford and the horrific burning incidents which included infants and pregnant mothers. But Mary is not entirely to blame, for I think the Spanish had a huge influence on her, and she took advice from the Emperor, Simon Renard and her husband; they persuaded her to act harshly with people who were seen as 'threats' to the kingdom (when in fact they were innocent).

[@rosiestevens2692]

***** Fascinating article. A true mystery. I'm not saying Elizabeth was a saint, of course she did some bad things in her reign and had a vicious streak. But in my view, Mary did a lot more terrible things, and in only a space of five years. Can you imagine what it would have been like if Mary had ruled nearly half a century like Elizabeth? I'm sorry but the villain award goes to Mary, Elizabeth's reign was not like the depressing times of Mary, when the towns of England constantly stank of burning flesh from all those victims.

[@rosiestevens2692]

***** Who is Isabel?

[@glammie4]

Rosie Stevens Egads, we all would have become Americans real sooner !!! LOL The reason we broke away in the first place, religious freedom

[@theonlylampshade]

Rosie Stevens Mary is misunderstood because of people like you, who spread falsehoods. That baby thrown back into the flames? A monstrous lie, that could never have happened. Firstly. No Mary did not _"kill an enormous amount of people in just a 5 year reign"_. Those killed for heresy numbered only 284, that's less than 57 in every year. That's not an extraordinary amount, given that her father is estimated to have killed around 1540 for ever year of his reign. Edward? He massacred 5,500 Cornish Catholics after the Prayer Book Rebellion. Had Mary ruled for Elizabeth's 45 years, she would NOT have kept killing as she had for her early years. Like the early years of Elizabeth's reign, Mary was reversing that done by her predecessors. Don't be so foolish as to think that the English people favoured Protestantism, this was only true in the wealthy south. Most of England favoured the old religion. Mary was not blinded by her faith, she was bringing back the Catholic faith that her predecessors had taken away. She was no more brutal in attaining this goal than Henry, Elizabeth or Edward. Not to mention nearly every monarch preceding her. No children were burned; pregnant women? Nope. Didn't happen. You speak of Perotine Massey, and she most certainly did not give birth in the flames. It's a work of fiction by propagandist John Foxe. Lady Jane Grey. Here's an example of your double standards. Killing Mary Stuart of Scotland was okay, I suppose? Mary I spared Jane for usurping her throne. She knew Jane wasn't to blame, but eventually had to go ahead with the execution because rebellions were raised in Jane's name. Jane was dangerous to the survival of Mary's realm, just as Mary Stuart was a danger to Elizabeth's realm. Finally. Elizabeth I did NOT come close to being executed by Mary. Mary did not even give serious consideration to executing her sister, even though doing so would have ensured the Catholic succession she desired. Though this film distorts it, Mary did not even try to deny her sister the throne that was hers by right (much unlike Edward did to Mary), she simply asked her sister to not reverse her restoration of Catholicism. You don't like Mary because you have believed a lie, that told for centuries to give the English a Catholic hate figure. Elizabeth was not the beckon of tolerance you foolishly think, it was as impossible to practice Catholicism under Elizabeth as it was to practice Protestantism under Mary. When Elizabeth died, people celebrated. You want a tolerant Protestant monarch? Look at Elizabeth's successor: James I. A far fairer king than Elizabeth, a man who didn't go on a anti-Catholic witch hunt even when Catholic restorationists tried to assassinate him in the gunpowder plot.

[@alixvhessen]

Omg the incomparable Kathy Burke. Wonderful and impressive

[@nisiriti]

well call me wrong but this scene implies that the two sisters deeply cared for each other, but for Mary's resentment (probaly because she's dying) and jealousy... i don't say this is historical fact, just the way this movie presents it!

[@agenttheater5]

They could've cared for each other - they should've they and their mothers were both cast aside by their father as soon as he got tired of them.

[@wickandde]

I would say deep down Mary did care about her sister, she could've executed Elizabeth as her advisors were forcing her too but chose not too - that proves regard for her sister.

[@salemandgandymom3856]

This is a good movie but I kinda wish they had filmed in actual Tudor style palaces. Like Hampton Court or the real Hatfield House. The tudors were known for their opulence and grand styles, not the dark and dreary halls like the norman kings of Henry ii. But just a small complaint, otherwise I love the movie. Superb acting from all!

[@ele_99]

This scene is so powerful, Cate's performance is utterly magnetic

[@badwitchrisinghecate6738]

After watching "The Tudors" and this one, I said to myself: Wow! Mary looked like Elizabeth's old nanny. Honestly speaking, Mary looked like a grandmother in this movie than a sister.

[@TheCuteVamp]

BadWitchRising Hecate and also don't forget that there was a sizeable age difference

[@XerxisMedia]

Can you please compare the picture of Kathy Burke and Queen Mary I. And you’ll see their similarities.

[@maggiesmith2600]

Mary was seventeen years older than Elizabeth, and her troubles aged her prematurely.

[@Yobidefy]

She had cancer right? and im assuming thet really affected her look, terribly

[@maggiesmith2600]

@@Yobidefy Look up Antonio Moro's portrait of Mary in the Prado. It's positively frightening.

[@perseuswong6864]

Queen Mary wasn't played by Kathy Burke. She was played by Paul Giamatti.

[@Littleathquakes]

lol this comment made me spit my drink

[@lakellitalakellita9506]

😂😂😂

[@colinswain9740]

Really?? Wow! He has great range as an actor, then. Who'd have thought.

[@cordellbradley3747]

Lol

[@tracyleesmith781]

😳😳😳

[@LisaG442]

Elizabeth lived in constant fear of her life when her father died. She was even sent to the tower. Just a teenager, I can’t imagine what that stress would do to your psyche. Always intrigue surrounding you, plots and counter plots. And she played them perfectly.

[@linchen008]

Brilliant acting on Mary Tudor. What a troubled soul!

[@maryraisch6648]

I still feel sorrow for Mary. Her father turned her world upside down!

[@neverforever4787]

she lived an absolutely miserable life, it's honestly no wonder she was such a religious fanatic

[@rayarena879]

While, you make valid points about what Elizabeth had to deal with, I beg to differ about Henry VIII. I think that he was a monster. He was probably one of the worst tyrannts England ever had. He was a megalomaniac. It was all about him. He killed friends and foes a like. Not even his children were exempt his wraft.

[@Rosiecrossley1]

It’s wrath

[@LarkCircle]

You almost feel sorry for Queen Mary

[@kenna163]

"nothing of the king" um she's ginger

[@Yobidefy]

When she said "Madame, you are not well" at 1:06 it sounds like from the GPS voice over lol

[@ColliCub]

For those who are more familiar with Kathy Burke's background as a comedy actress, not to mention her native deep Cockney accent, this 2-minute clip is an absolute stellar performance - she perfectly captures the religious mania, the obsessive delusion for motherhood and the desperate attempts to keep in control of her reign... despite the reality that she knows she's dying and that Protestant Reformation is only a matter of time.

[@Sawrattan]

Let's put aside the accuracy for a second and appreciate the brilliant performance of Kathy Burke. Even the way she says 'consummate actress' is part bitter part funny.

[@boybye7986]

I love how the words don't keep up with the audio 😂😂😂

[@nassauguy48]

No, Elizabeth should not have been expected as a child to say anything, but the fact remains that Mary was kind to her even after both were restored to the good graces of Henry. True, Mary would have faced tremendous public discontent if Elizabeth had been executed, but English history (and European for that matter) is rife with incidents of conveniently assassinated siblings and heirs. Mary could also have married her off to a foreign prince, thus ending Elizabeth's monarchial viability.

[@ElizabethStone-TolcherJames]

the lady who played mary did so good with her emotions. Like she mad it how angry and mad mary was but still showed that she loved her sister

[@karlemata3275]

Queen Mary said that Elizabeth looks nothing like her father, Henry VIII, but Elizabeth actually has a strong resemblance of their father though she had her mother's eyes

[@Mckenzie2880s]

I love how they delivered their lines

[@DENAANN1000]

Mary got the shaft all her life.

[@nicholc7300]

Kathy Burke was amazing in this movie she doesn't get enough credit