Queen Mary I Depictions Over The Years (1936-2022) - Who Is The Best?

[@ShiningFriendship87]

Sarah Bolger (The Tudors) & Romola Garai (Becoming Elizabeth) are without a doubt the best portrayals of Mary Tudor/Mary I of England.

[@twelfthlady847]

100%

[@izabeldemelo]

I kinda like the Mary of "The Six wives of Henry VIII", as well (1970) and the "Lady Jane", Mary as well, ah, and Mary from "Carlos Rey Emperador" ❤️

[@-_-5733]

I love how ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ is one of so little projects that actually showed Mary and Edward’s conflict with religion which historically happened. Fantastic acting.

[@YousufAli-kp4ev]

And the actual hair colour and eye colour of Mary the first !

[@TheTwinklinglilstar]

I love Romola Garai's Mary in Becoming Elizabeth. I actually find myself rooting for her in it more than Elizabeth's character. The portrayal seems more historically accurate and she has a sense of a tragic figure, which I believe in part she was. (History portrays her terribly) Also the hair coloring being closer to Elizabeth's red hair is the most accurate I've seen.

[@Lily1127channel]

Yes, Romola nailed that role

[@KL-ki8db]

I am very interested to see the portrayal of her eventual downfall into depression and insanity though I do wonder if another season will come out.

[@Lily1127channel]

@@KL-ki8db There will be no more seasons, I think ☹

[@TheTwinklinglilstar]

@@Lily1127channel No! I'm sorry to hear that. I wanted to see where it would go with Lady Jane Grey and Mary. Ugh!

[@Lily1127channel]

@@TheTwinklinglilstar Yeah, such a shame. Would have been awesome to watch Jane and Mary in season 2. Two such amazing actresses as Romola and Bella.

[@loonalovegood25]

I love how “Becoming Elizabeth” has a bad Elizabeth and the best Mary

[@joyunicycle]

We should have had a “Becoming Mary” series

[@khfan4life365]

I wish there was a show or movie about Mary. I was a bit irritated when Becoming Elizabeth was made, even though it was good, because there are so many movies and shows about Elizabeth that another show would be redundant. They should make a show starring Romola Garai and call it Becoming Mary.

[@KL-ki8db]

Or better yet get all 3 siblings and call it “Becoming Tudors”.

[@justingame4459]

​@@KL-ki8dbThat is definitely an interesting idea.

[@SeanMcGuire92]

Janet Lapotaire's acting is always magnificent, no matter her role. But Romola Garai is a *fantastic* actress, and I feel like they perfectly depicted Mary with her! Her costuming, her hair, her motivations and acting choices... it all felt real and genuine to the historical figure, treating her like a real person (good and bad) rather than a caricature of Bloody Mary as she's so often depicted. I feel like it's the most fleshed out and honest depiction of her yet.

[@Lily1127channel]

Yes, Romola's Mary is fantastic!

[@Belinda8881]

I love the depiction of Mary in "Carlos,Rey Emperador.But Iove Mary in "Becoming Elizabeth"as well.

[@Lily1127channel]

Me too!

[@hivemistressherguineapigfa8563]

Me too!

[@callmerach6493]

Kathy Burke is so underrated

[@sazfretz1945]

Daphne Slater gets my vote. "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" is one of my favorite mini series, as is "Elizabeth R." I watched these as a kid in the 70s.

[@DanielGarrett0123]

Daphne Slater's performance is head and shoulders above the rest. It also doesn't hurt that the scripts from Elizabeth R are based on actual history.

[@colleens1107]

I adored Sarah Bolger in The Tudors. Like you really got what she was put through. But no performance can match Romola Garai. I have always wanted to see THAT Mary. Not the bitter old woman or the helpless teen. But Mary Tudor at the peak of her strength of will. She was my favorite part of Becoming Elizabeth.

[@franciscouchanavarro7667]

Personally, I love Sarah Bolger as Mary Tudor, but I now want to watch Becoming Elizabeth because, for what I've seen, that Mary seems the most realistic, both in personality and in appearence, with that red hair. Ángela is also great. Have you thought on making a video about Mary's grandmother Isabella I of Castile?

[@Lily1127channel]

Ah a video compilation about the Isabella portrayals? I haven't, but it is an excellent idea 😊

[@TheFigaro666]

@@Lily1127channel@Lily1127channel, the Spanish TV series Isabel (2011-2016), is a fantastic historical account of the life of that outstanding Queen. The Spanish actress Michelle Jenner is just perfect for the role

[@lindseyardoin6605]

I love Sara Bolgers portrayal of Mary in The Tudors

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

The best interpreters of Mary was Romola Garai, Kathy Burke, Jane Lapotaire, Joanne Whalley, Marion Day, Sarah Bolger, Daphne Slater, and Angela Cremonte.

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

Sarah Bolger is the only face I see and think of when I hear Mary Tudor lol She ate that role and I wish they created a series about her and Elizabeth’s reigns.

[@Stephen64138]

So true. Every now and then I rewatch the series and her acting gets me everytime.

[@matteusconnollius1203]

I think in terms of accuracy Daphne Slater and Romola Garai are the best, and are also given some of the best performances

[@Dryadkal]

Angela Cremonte and Sarah Bolger are my favourites, hands down. Daphne Slater in Elizabeth R is also memorable to me.

[@Lily1127channel]

Angela is so underrated imo

[@meftunhoquebhuiyan9038]

Anna Boleyn 1920 Is Missing With Mary I Sister Of Elizabeth I.

[@andiilham6227]

(19:00) It is funny that the one who played Catherine of Aragon in this scene previously played Mary I in The Virgin Queen

[@Valeria-py2bm]

Mary was a tragic daddy’s girl. But still she’s one of my favorite monarchs

[@StevenJScottUk]

Sarah Bolger 17:04 without a doubt is the best performance and from an historical point of view the closest we could get as an acting of her personality (from what we know in the historical sources)

[@renshiwu305]

Mary in _Anne of the Thousands Days_ is beautiful.

[@Lily1127channel]

Indeed! Though all those 1960s hair and makeup on the actresses are a bit weird to look at now 😀

[@stconstable]

I loved Kathy Burke's Mary at the time. Now I feel Daphne Slater's is the best.

[@RSuarez-j1d]

I hate the Kathy Burke depiction not because Burke is a bad actress, she is not, she's very talented, but rather because they make Mary Tudor appear off-her-rocker.

[@kira196]

At that time she probably was. The mass burnings, the humiliation of a non pregnancy, her husband leaving, not to mention her stressful childhood all contributed to her poor mental health by this time. She knew she was dying and all the things she desperately wanted never came to fruition: a husband who loved her, an heir and a Catholic England.

[@rayarena879]

@@kira196 She may have had a fragile mental state, but my understanding is that she had a dignified court. She wasn't running around off her rocker. Kathy Burke's portrayal was purely theatrical and a historical lie.

[@kira196]

@@rayarena879 I recently listened to a podcast (video) on KZbin called "The medical Humanities: The Queen's quickening.." It's only a little over 12 min. long and it speaks about this very subject. I went to the webpage and there are a lot of sources quoted but I have not looked all of them up yet. Mary's court I'm sure was very dignified at first. She had a great education and the backing of the counsel and the people. But once she thought she was pregnant, she seems to have mentally deteriorated. There were some theatrics during her confinement and when Phillip left. Now are all of the sources quoted by historians or by amateur opinions, I don't know. I am curious to see how many of the references are accurate. If you have time, give it a listen, it's quite interesting.

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

Kathy Burke better be on this list. Woman was INCREDIBLE in Elizabeth as an aging Mary. She had like 10m screentime total & blew me away Edit: There she is ❤

[@hendrikvandenhoorn2357]

Actress Daphne Slater as Mary I in Tv serie Elizabeth R 1971.is de beste.

[@nikist1407]

It is definitely the actress from Carlos for me. I feel like her Mary is really realistic.

[@Lily1127channel]

I also love that portrayal 😍

[@kanaanthepersianprinceandf906]

They missed my favourite. There was a 1972 movie with the same actor playing Henry 8 as played him in the 1970 mini series.

[@Wenchework]

Jane would been alive had her family nor re started the rebellion agen Mary did not want to execute Jane but when they re started the rebellion she had to as Jane became to dangerus

[@mooniemuk]

Daphne Slater is always and will be the best. Looked perfect and of course it was historically accurate

[@terezianitsova5941]

Romola Garai outshines all of the other actresses. She is just fantastic.

[@obaidulhoquebhuiyan7095]

Anna Bolyen 1920 Has Queen Mary I .

[@patricksville4144]

There was a Spanish TV series called "El Ministerio del Tiempo". There's one episode in Season 4 called "Bloody Mary Hour", in which Mary Tudor appears as well. That was a good portrayal as well, in my opinion, despite the fact that the plot is mostly historical fiction.

[@gailspencer4451]

Elizabeth R is the best depiction of this era. As such the episode The Lions Cub depicts best Mary I

[@astrofabio68]

Sarah Bolger, Romola Garai and Angela Cremonte, in this order, the bests Marys....and Janet Lapotaire...

[@andiilham6227]

yea. unfortunately the costume and make up for Sarah Bolger is not accurate

[@johnfinnie1181]

I feel Kathy Burke was fantastic as Mary in her later yrs from her build, hight, looks even from her portraits & her madness I could see Mary1 raging Luke that

[@mrgm99]

Saint Mary of England, pray for us.

[@susanpower-q5q]

AMEN

[@trishsiprell6996]

I liked the lady in Elizabeth R, Daphne Slater, bc the portrayal showed her devotion to her mother and the Catholic religion, her obsession with Phillip of Spain, how terrible and pitiful it became when she was convinced she was pregnant, but had uterine cancer, her terror that the 'child' was dead in her womb. It also delved into the dichotomy of her love/hate relationship with Elizabeth, whom she equated with Elizabeth's despised mother, Anne Boleyn. Mary considered Anne a witch who used sorcery to kill Mary's beloved mother, Queen Catherine of Aragon and to capture the affection (lust) of their father, Henry Tudor. Phillip of Spain's attraction to young Elizabeth and his influence over Mary in saving Elizabeth from execution are also included. Mary has been described as having reddish hair, pale skin, clear blue eyes, a hoarse voice, and being small in stature (short). It's amazing how much Ms. Slater looks like the descriptions and how well she captured Mary's personality and the conflicts which influenced her life and her decisions. Unlike her sister, Mary ruled by emotion rather than intellect, intelligent as she was. Her heart ruled her head. She became a bitter woman and died a terrible death. I didn't like her, but I felt pity for her.

[@QWERTYUIOP-wu6ht]

My Top 3 are: 1. Sarah Bolger 2. Angela Cremonte 3. Ramola Garai

[@Lily1127channel]

Mine too 🥰

[@גבריאל1994]

My favorite Queen together with Elizabeth II.

[@graphiquejack]

It's Janet Lapotaire and Joanne Whalley for me.

[@jinnwoo6866]

It's so neat that Joanne Whalley played Mary and then her mother.

[@matteusconnollius1203]

The early 2000s one with Marion Day is pretty wild, why is Mary like the same age as Elizabeth? Why is she pushing her around like some sort of 8 year old bully?

[@abeerabatool8953]

Sarah bolger is the most elegant and perfect Mary Rose Tudor

[@ladymeghenderson9337]

Sadly Anne of the thousand days lacked some research , Catherine and Mary had red gold hair, and Mary never saw her mothet again.

[@Elizabeth-hc3mi]

22:49 Are we supposed to be rooting for Anne in this scene? I feel like they tried to portray Mary as menacing, but I just cant see it. Is Mary supposed to be head over heals for the woman who bullied and replaced her mother? Also, the existence of Mary makes the whole "Anne as a feminist" angle so stupid. Henry divorced Catherine to marry Anne because he believed Mary couldn't rule. Anne became queen because Henry didnt believe a girl could rule. Then you have shows like this where Anne is angry that Henry doesn't want Elizabeth to succeed him. Honey, if he believed a woman could make an effective monarch, he wouldn't have married you

[@Lily1127channel]

I don't know who we are supposed to root for in that scene or in that whole series 😄 It was Anne's series but she was extremely unlikeable during the whole time

[@xwiirastusx]

I'm not entirely sure what would be a female equivalent to the English term yobbo. Yobbess? Yobbette? Because actress Kathy Burke is certainly one. Never was a role more miscast than hers.

[@kira196]

There is another one: 2008, The twisted tale of Bloody Mary starring Miranda French. It’s on KZbin.

[@salemoh9759]

Kathy Burke are stunning

[@ChristopherMarshburn]

Romola Garai IS Princess Mary. All the others are poor imitations. A series about the life of Mary starring her would have been amazing.

[@aprealuce]

I think Sarah Bolger is great too... the others not

[@susanpower-q5q]

Dame Gwen gets my vote as most regal and secondly Nicola Paget as most beautiful elegance

[@gon10suke94]

I really like Sarah Bolger on The Tudors ❤

[@Pookie_Poogie02]

For me, Kathy Burke, Sarah Bolger and Romola Garai are the best! ❤ I think that Kathy and Romola did a better work for portraying Queen Mary I, but I also like the Mary from The Tudor's!

[@eamonndeane587]

No love for Jane Lapotaire's depiction?

[@Dparish24]

Jane Lapotaire's Mary I has the look of a Disney villain particularly the Queen from Snow White which I'm guessing was intended to be subversive because she does not portray her as a villain, considering it's Lady Jane's story a lesser movie would've portrayed her that way. This Mary is sympathetic and takes no pleasure in executing Jane and even did try to offer her a reprieve and is shown remorsefully after the execution.

[@cococovers1333]

I did notice that the actress playing mary at 14:22 also plays catherine of aragon at 19:02

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

10:23 While she needed a Doctor, it wasn't that one she needed ...

[@madamesatan5761]

Top 3 for me: Romola Garai Sarah Bolger Angela Cremonte

[@guramile]

There was a very odd film called THE TWISTED TALE OF BLOODY MARY a few years back that is really bad; there was another BBC film in 1968 called YOUNG BESS with Katharine Blake as Mary. That film was directed by Charles Jarrot, who would later direct ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS. There was another very quiet Mary portrayed in the 1971 film version of HENRY VIII AND HIS SIX WIVES. It is sad that there are no better portrayals of Queen Catherine of Aragon nor of Mary I in film aside from some really awful tv productions like THE TUDORS.

[@L0velySam]

I prefer the new mary 2022 because the costume and look is accurate also can you do Edward?

[@Lily1127channel]

Oh yes Romola's Mary is so great. The costumes in Lady Jane and Carlos rey emperador are also quite accurate on Mary. You mean Edward VI? 😊

[@L0velySam]

@@Lily1127channel yes

[@clairefordzetterstrom9973]

@@Lily1127channel yeah

[@astrofabio68]

In which universe exists the afro Anne Boleyn and an asian Mary Tudor??????????????????

[@b.m.t.h.3961]

I know! Just looks daft

[@joelas87]

thats was so bad i cannot believe that the woke movement has come this far to not even get as close as historically accurate characters or at least some semblance trying harder but a black Anne bolynne was just insulting

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

Definitely a weird experiment.

[@PaulyWally30]

I couldn't stop laughing 😂

[@Candice_Lynn]

Elizabeth in The Virgin Queen looks like a red-headed Rachel Dratch.

[@vladimirvladimirovvladimir1560]

23:43 Netflix depiction of Queen Mary

[@kristidaniel3164]

Queen Elizabeth full on was the virgin mother that Catholicism revered, yet allowed her people to progress through religion regardless. What an amazing statement.

[@savagedarksider]

Great job on the video. I have A question: have you seen the movie called: Rudolf, Crown prince of Austria Hungary (2006) ?

[@Lily1127channel]

Yes I have

[@savagedarksider]

@@Lily1127channel what do you think of it ?

[@Lily1127channel]

Hm I don't even know. I saw it a long time ago, about 10 years ago. I don't remember much. All I remember was that I found it quite boring and I stopped watching it halfway through.

[@savagedarksider]

@@Lily1127channel I just got done watching it last night.

[@meftunhoquebhuiyan9038]

The Anne Of The Thousand Days 1969 Was Mary Was Trying To Make The Other Queen Eat In Bed Is The Queen Sick ?

[@fadikhoory5350]

Elizabeth was very fantastical and 'critically acclaimed' why did you let that slide?

[@Lily1127channel]

Which Elizabeth you mean? If the Cate Blanchett movie, that is here, in the video

[@fadikhoory5350]

@@Lily1127channelI'm just wondering why you said you didn't include 'critically acclaimed' and 'fantasy' films? Which ones do you mean. The Cate Blanchett film has so much accuracy twisted it was almost like a fantasy.

[@Lily1127channel]

@fadikhoory5350 Well, all of these, The Tudors, Becoming Elizabeth, Lady Jane, etc. have a lot of inaccuracies, but Elizabeth and others are still historical drama not fantasy. By fantasy I meant time travel things like Doctor Who and such. I never said I did not include critically acclaimed movies, did I? The description says 'Documentary, fantasy, and comedy (like Horrible Histories) are not included.' I never say that I did not include critically acclaimed ones, on the contrary 😊 If you watch the video, you can see that Elizabeth and other acclaimed ones are very much in it 😊

[@nataliaisabelramirezmanjar5370]

Ángela la mejor María Tudor

[@andiilham6227]

can you plz do Mary II, Anne, and Victoria?? 😢

[@matteusconnollius1203]

Carlos ray imperador managed to sensationalize Mary in a way that previously only her sister had enjoyed

[@isaiasramosgarcia9771]

was Mary Tudor prety, as her mother, or ugly?

[@Lily1127channel]

They say she was very pretty in her youth. But by the time she became queen, I think accounts said the opposite about her.

[@eamonndeane587]

@@Lily1127channel A Stressful Upbringing left a lot of damage on her (both physically and Mentally).

[@KL-ki8db]

Her final years are when the mass burnings became common and she has pretty much lost all her sanity and beauty at that point.

[@NaerysTargaryen26]

She was very beautiful when she was young but with all the pain and stress and mental illness, fear and being unloved and not being able too have children all these things contributed in her losing her physical beauty.

[@meftunhoquebhuiyan9038]

Queen Mary I To Me Is Not Ugly He Is Pretty .

[@oreolait2000]

the Mary from the tudors ( Sarah Bolger ) was always wailing about something, very annoying

[@hivemistressherguineapigfa8563]

Next, Elizabeth?

[@Lily1127channel]

I made the Elizabeth depictions videos a while ago ☺ kzbin.info/aero/PL8tu4F9QpC76VoyYH_Gaxp8p2N4qGyn8q

[@Ronkyort0dox]

Lol at the black Anne and Asian Mary

[@helend7542]

😂ikr

[@SeanMcGuire92]

Oh cool, a racist comment. Thank god it's at the very bottom of the comments. That production treated the roles the same way most theatre productions would: colorblind casting.

[@astrofabio68]

@@SeanMcGuire92 no racist!!!!!!! is historic accuracy! What about depict a Kublai Khan like a blond? or Shaka Zulu ginger! is about historical facts not stupid wokes ideas!

[@danybey1920]

​@@astrofabio68 black woman here And I agree that's not how you do Diversity

[@davina3358]

​@@SeanMcGuire92 if that's the case then, we can just let Christian Bale or Chris Evans portray Obama. I'm sure Angela Bassett can also do an amazing job as Elizabeth II.

[@rayanali781]

At 12:58 why did henry kiss his daughter!!!???

[@HaleemaNasir-ud4ow]

WTF THAT IS TRUE😂

[@rayanali781]

@@HaleemaNasir-ud4ow Yes that is Henrys daughter Mary Tudor lol I want to now why he kissed is DAUGHTER??!!!

[@HaleemaNasir-ud4ow]

@@rayanali781 And on the LIPS too! What type of pervert is Henry, first 2 his wives then 2 his daughters

[@rayanali781]

@@HaleemaNasir-ud4ow I now gross!!!

[@HaleemaNasir-ud4ow]

@@rayanali781 🤮

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

It's rather annoying that Jodie Turner Smith's talents were wasted in that ridiculous experimental Boleyn film when a real black queen's, Marie-Louise Coidavid - story has yet to be told.

[@Romy-v8u]

11:03 this is not true mary loved Elizabeth

[@loudenblogger]

Kathy Burke!

[@lorenedickman9381]

Unmmmmm..so anne identified as African?😮

[@astrofabio68]

and Mary like an asiatic girl (???)

[@beomhwaaaa]

@@astrofabio68 Its asian not asiatic 💀

[@obaidulhoquebhuiyan7095]

Anna Bolyen 1920 Has Queen Mary I .