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"I am Mary, Queen of Scots, and I have come for my throne."
—Queen Mary
Passionate and poised, Queen Mary possessed the strength and fire of true nobility. She was a true leader, from her ability to work under pressure to her skill of rallying her subjects.
Upon arriving at court, Mary was amiable yet fearless. She faced every obstacle with strength and courage. Her instinctive desire to protect her country puts her at odds with her loved ones at times, but she always managed to resolve every conflict with them.
Early Life
Mary Stuart was born in Linlithgow, but grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland at the Holyrood Palace until she was attacked by the English and sent to live in France by her mother, Marie de Guise when she was 7. The young Mary, Queen of Scots, Prince Francis and his older half-brother, Sebastian all met when they were 6-years old at French Court. Mary and Francis were already engaged, and Mary was living in France for protection from England. The three were playmates, and the younger two were educated together. They were constantly seen running up and down the stairs, making fun of each other, and playing games in the courtyard. Three years later at 9-years old, Mary was forced to leave after yet another assassination attempt was made on her by the English. Mary was no longer safe, so she was sent to live at a Convent with her new caretaker, Mother Superior, until she was to be married to Francis.
Season 2
The Plague Mary and Catherine announce the return of the plague to their court. The castle is on lockdown to prevent infection and their new king, Francis, is protected in a private home. They claim they are prepared, even knowing that is furthest thing from the truth. Let me handle it! After the gathering, Mary and Catherine are headed to the throne room when Greer and Kenna run up to Mary, demanding to know the truth. Mary reveals that Francis really left to be by Lola's side while giving birth. Catherine and Mary are in the throne room discussing Francis' absence when a melody starts playing, signaling that someone has fallen ill. Nostradamus comes in and volunteers to look for Francis, since he believes himself immune to the plague. Mary thanks him and sends him on his way. That evening, a noble named Eduard comes in and asks that the queens put his foe into a mass holding cell so that he'll become infected and die of the plague. Should they not give in to his demand, he will cut off the grain that enters French court, leaving everyone to starve. When Eduard leaves, Mary and Catherine turn to each other and brainstorm their next move. While Catherine believes that acceding to the nobles' demands is the way to rule, Mary wants to be a different kind of queen. She sends word to Eduard that she denies his request. Uh-oh Eduard returns to the two queens to tell them that they have made it more complicated for themselves, since Pierre and his family have isolated themselves in their quarters. He instructs Mary to look outside, where she sees the villagers burning the houses of the infected, destroying the holdings of grain that she was counting on. This will cause a famine to occur in the land, unless they are provided grain by Eduard. Before leaving, Eduard gives Mary a chance to reconsider her decision. Catherine tries to convince Mary into killing Pierre's family via poison, as it would be kinder than letting thousands starve to death. Soon after, Nostradamus returns from the village and reports that the house that Francis and Lola were staying in had been marked with a cross, symbolizing the Plague, and burned to the ground. Later that night, Mary visits Catherine in her chambers, who believes she is ill with the Plague. She advises Mary not to let Lola get between her and Francis, because she's nothing but a guest on this court without the support of her King. When Mary leaves the room, she asks Nostradamus how long the symptoms will last, as she and Nostradamus have given Catherine a potion to make her ill, so that she couldn't kill the Valents herself. Late that night, Eduard yet again goes to Mary, asking for Catherine. But Mary quickly asserts herself as the queen. "I am the Queen of France and you are my subject." —Queen Mary He then slyly lets it slip that he had the Volands murdered himself. The next day, Mary walks in on Eduard signalling for the grain to arrive, like she knew he would. She has him arrested for the murder of the Voland family and Yvette Castleroy. She has him locked in with the sick so that he gets infected and dies of the Plague. Drawn and Quartered Reunion Mary is overjoyed to see that Francis has returned to French Court safe and sound. They embrace each other before she greets Lola. Mary is introduced to Louis, whom she thanks for bringing Francis home safely. After a passionate reunion, Francis brings up the matter of his bastard child with Lola. Mary begs him not to claim his son officially. Later that day, she and Nostradamus stroll in the grounds and Mary vows to protect him after he helped her kill Eduard Narcisse. At a celebration held in honour of Francis' return, Lord Narcisse comes in and pressures Mary and Francis to have Nostradamus executed for misdiagnosing his son Eduard. While talking to Francis and Catherine in private, Mary confesses that was indeed the one who had Eduard locked in a mass holding cell, as well as making Catherine ill in order to keep her out of her way. Mary admits that it was a mistake and promises to fix it. She goes to Narcisse to confess her crime and the reason why she committed it. As Narcisse starts talking about his son, Mary notices inconsistenties in Eduard's story as to why he wanted Voland dead. She begins pressing Narcisse with a lot of questions, angering him to the point where he yells that he isn't afraid of her or her husband. He then informs Mary that Nostradamus and the guards complicit will be drawn and quartered. Forming a plan She strolls with Francis to discuss their options. Francis is angry at Mary for killing Eduard, but Mary retorts that she was standing up for herself. She tries to convince him not to bow to his nobles and instead to stand for justice. They decide to find proof of why Narcisse wanted Voland dead and why he used his son to command revenge. To do so, Mary goes to Lord Voland's chambers, when Lola walks in. They make small talk, but Mary remains focused on looking for evidence. Mary soon unravels a letter that reads that Lord Voland was desperately seeking an audience with the King before he died. She asks Lola to find out everything she can about Lord Voland's last days. When Sebastian returns to court, he tells Mary and Francis all about how many people are using the Plague to cover up their crimes. He informs them that even Cardinal Morosini was found dead in an alley. Lola joins in the conversation and divulges that Voland took confession with a priest named Father Lucien shortly before his death. Mary then asks him to share Valent's confession with her. He reveals that Lord Valent and Narcisse had worked together to collect money for the Vatican but keep it to themselves. Cardinal Morosini learned of their treachery, so they killed him. However, Valent began feeling guilty, so Narcisse killed him in fear that his guilt will make him confess to their crime. Upon hearing this news, Mary begs him to testify to it, but since it was said under a confession, he cannot. The next day, when Nostradamus is being drawn and quartered, Mary stops it and tells Narcisse of a letter she found from Valent confessing their crime. She's interrupted by Francis, who shows her he has the letters. They argue about it before he tells her to leave. Francis joins her afterward and praises her performance in front of Narcisse. She sees Nostradamus off as he leaves court. She then calls Francis to the nursery, where she encourages him to claim his son and give him his name. Coronation Your coronation plan sucks Queen Catherine shares her plans for the coronation of King Francis and Queen Mary. However, neither of them like it. Catherine explains that they need to have a sumptuous coronation in order to appear strong and stable before the people from visiting nations. As Mary and Catherine start to rip into each other, Francis asks them both to take it down a notch. He adds that Mary knows she needs to step back until they get grain from Lord Narcisse and the coronation is over. Francis mentions that he's also negotiating with Lord Ducasse to get grain behind Narcisse's back. As Mary and Francis stroll in Tent City, Mary tells Francis that she knows she needs to play that part. Francis reminds her that if the nobles see that she obeys him, they will too. A man comes out of his tent and calls for the people outside to quiet down so that he can hear the spirits speak to him. Francis looks uncomfortable and Mary asks him about it, but he simply brushes it off and goes to talk to Lord Ducasse about his grain. Mary and Greer see Louis of Condé with another woman, before he sends her off and talks to the two. Greer and Mary note that he moved on fast after Lady Doutzen was shipped off to Amsterdam, and he picks up on their judgement. Mary sees Francis and asks if he found out about the grain. Narcisse walks up on them and blames the lack of harvest on people's laziness, even though they are likely just dealing with the devastating consequences of the plague. Francis points out that France is starving and asks for a specific shipment date, but yet again, he is only told "soon". Suddenly, a man is seen running away from a guard. However, he is detained and killed. Condé empties the basket's content to find a chicken and some bread, likely just to feed his family, and certainly not something he deserved to die for. Mary reminds Francis that they cannot wait. It's a good deal At the ball, Mary and Francis meet Lord Ducasse, his wife, Monique, and their son, Guy. Francis asks about the grain and Ducasse informs him that it's ready for shipment, but he fears Narcisse. Francis then vows to protect him. Later, Herr Schuler approaches Mary and asks her to have Francis release German prisoners in return for German grain. Mary brings this offer up to Francis during a dance, but he is against it as it wouldn't please the Catholic nobles. The following day, Mary and Francis find out that Ducasse changed his mind and know Narcisse is behind it. Mary mentions Schuler's offer, but Francis would like to investigate the crimes of the prisoners before even considering their release. Mary reminds him that their time is running out. When Francis goes to tent city on an errand, Mary informs Schuler that Francis is intrigued by his offer and needs time to consider. Schuler is not pleased with her response. He tells her that peace is not a thing to be considered, and he adds that he will not negotiate with someone who thinks so. He claims that his friends were only jailed for their faith, before he and his men leave to pack. Mary ultimately decides to act without consulting Francis first, as she can't find him and they desperately need grain. Mary chases Shuler down and informs him that the King's Guard will take them to where the prisoners are being held. When Francis returns, Mary tells him that she freed the prisoners because there was no time as Schuler was about to leave. She also mentions that he offered a fair deal. Francis is annoyed that his wife handled yet another political affair. He is to fill the shoes of a man the nobles once feared. He claims that he needs to prove to the nobles that he is a capable and legimimate ruler, which he can't do if his wife is doing it for him. He add that the nobles will not respect him if his own wife doesn't. She offers her help but he declines it. The next day, the German Duke rides up as Francis and Mary watch an amusement. Schuler angrily announces that the German prisoners are missing from the garrison. He adds that they were moved two days prior. Schuler shows them implements of torture he took from the garrison. Bash reminds him that he's talking to the King of France and Schuler says he'll find the prisoners himself. Bash calls the guards to take out their weapons and surround the Germans and it's a stand off. Francis commands them all to put down their weapons. Back at the castle, Francis comes to Mary and informs her that he spent an hour smoothing things over with the Germans. Mary reassures him that there is time to fix this and that they need to find the prisoners. She promises to clean the mess that she has created. Mary interrogates the garrison guards, asking them where they were when the prisoners were taken. They recount that they went to to a tavern and admit that there was a whore who offered herself to them one after another. They note that her eyes were remarkable. They describe her eyes, one green, one blue. That lets her know that Louis took them. When she confronts him about it, he discloses that his mistress's ship was taken by the Germans due to the hate that Henry inflamed between the French and the Germans and he promised Doutzen that she would be taken to safety. She affirms that Condé is a better man than that and exhorts that he bring the prisoners back to the castle. Later, Mary takes Francis to the balcony to show him the returned prisoners. Would you look at that! Francis and Mary run into Narcisse and boast about how the Protestant prisoners have been found and traded for grain and for the cause of religious tolerance. Francis adds that a king must keep making new friends, in which he alludes to not needing Narcisse anymore. Narcisse feels betrayed, but Mary warns him not to lecture her husband on betrayal, given how he betrayed his promise to deliver grain. He asks Francis if Mary speaks for him and Francis reminds him that she is is his queen, and he should address her accordingly. Narcisse then announces that the grain will arrive today. Mary later meets with Louis and thanks him for returning the prisoners. He admits to wanting to be the better man she saw in him. She says that as part of their new understanding with the Germans, Lady Doutzen will be returned home. He thanks her and praises her for her diplomatic skills. "You're a wonder. Queen, diplomat, white knight." —Louis Condé to Queen Mary Crowned As Francis and Mary walk into their coronation and Francis concedes that he was wrong for asking Mary to step back. He recognizes that they are better and stronger together as equals. In The Throne Room, they are crowned King and Queen. The Lamb and the Slaughter Mary, Francis, Catherine, and Lola converse in the ballroom as it is being set up for the celebration of Francis claiming his son. Mary asks Lola who she has chosen to be her son's god-parents, and gets a response that she has yet to choose. Catherine praises Mary for avoiding the whole thing, since most queens wouldn't attend the christening of their husbands' bastards either. I'm pregnant! Mary follows Lola as she leaves the group in frustration. Due to a disagreement over Lola's standing at court and her housing, Mary releases Lola from being one of her Ladies-in-Waiting. Later that day, Francis finds her outside. She begins to reminisce about their time together in the castle when they were young, before announcing that she is with child. "I am with child. Our child, at last!" —Queen Mary The two embrace each other in a moment of complete happiness and bliss. Catherine later walks in on them in the middle of making love to celebrate the fact that Mary is finally pregnant. Catherine is delighted with the news and reminds Mary that her claim to England will be stronger than ever for it. She later reveals the news to Greer, Kenna, and Lola. The four share a toast of champagne in Mary's honour. Both Mary and Francis are later approached by Lola, who relays her concerns about Estelle and Lord Narcisse's marriage. When Lola's concerns about Estelle begin to sound a lot like those for herself, Mary kindly asks Francis to leave them alone. Mary and Lola get into a heated argument, in which Mary tells Lola that it would be for the best if she were housed elsewhere, as she doesn't want to have her in her sight. "I am more than your friend. I am your queen." —Queen Mary Narcisse is kinda dodgy. Later that night, at the banquet before the christening, Mary looks for Lola to smooth things over with her. She joins Condé to discuss the matter of Lord Narcisse and his possible brutality towards his former wives. They are interrupted by Catherine, who asks Louis to dance with Greer to get the people dancing. She then goes to Narcisse, to question him about his marriage to Estelle. In efforts to release Estelle from the marriage, Mary tries to nudge Narcisse into getting an annulment, since they have yet to consummate the marriage. While talking, they are interrupted by a man who brings news that Estelle is missing and the guard at the door has been stabbed. Mary looks for Lola and finds her in her chambers, helping Estelle clean blood of herself. She agrees to help get Estelle away from court. Right after she ushers Estelle into a carriage, one of Narcisse's guards questions her who is inside. To stop him from checking, Mary delivers a direct threat to the man. When she and Lola return inside, they rekindle their friendship and Mary is asked to be the god-mother of Lola's son, which she accepts. Love is in the air. The next day, Mary tells Francis of her being the god-mother of his child. As she begins to feel pain, a concerned Francis asks her if everything is okay. She brushes it off, saying that she just forgot the gift for the baby in her chambers. Francis walks away with her reassurance, and a worried Louis comes along. He asks Mary what's wrong and she asks him to help her to her room. In her room, he points out that there's blood running down her leg, to which she replies that she's losing her child. She begs him not to tell anyone that she's had a miscarriage, because she wants to tell Francis herself and doesn't want to ruin the christening. At the christening of John Phillipe, Mary, as his god-mother, holds him as the priest marks a cross in holy water on the baby's forehead. "You are my light." Later, in her chamber, she's found by Francis, and tells him she lost the baby. Francis comforts her while she lets her emotions take over her. Later that night, she's asked by Francis to join him on the balcony. They start to reminisce about their childhood. He opens the window to show her lanterns floating in the sky for her. He holds her in his arms as she cries and tells her, "Whatever the future brings, you are my light." Blood for Blood Someone's interrupting us again. Mary is preparing herself in her chambers and asks Francis what he was really doing, instead of playing dice with Sebastian, since she could tell it was a lie. He admits that he was visiting his son. When he tells her that he didn't want to tell her because it's a sensitive subject, Mary tells him she isn't a porcelain doll and asks him not to tiptoe around the subject of babies, because it's making her think that he's lost hope. He affirms that he hasn't lost hope, and just as the two are about to kiss, they are interrupted by Bash and Leith, who inform them about an attack on a Protestant service. We need to have justice. Later, she and her ladies take a stroll in the ballroom as it's being prepared for Greer's wedding. She soon finds Francis and informs him that his presence in The Throne Room is requested to learn more about the attack. He asks Mary to deal with it in his stead. Mary takes in the requests for justice by the Protestants who were attacked. She notices Condé looking noticeably distressed and when she asks him what's wrong, he replies that the boy who was killed in the attack on a Protestant service was his nephew. She later finds Condé to tell him that Francis won't release the men who killed his nephew. He starts to explain about how this could have been a planned attack on his family. When Mary questions it, he shows her the mark of the riders on his shoulder. Mary later accompanies Louis as he interrogates the men who killed his nephew. She pulls him off a man after things get heated. She then takes over the interrogation with a nicer approach, which gets one of them to confess to what they truly did. Later that night, Mary finds Francis to discuss the issue of religion and attacks, and they they decide to have religion neutral justice for crimes and that the Catholic men will be hanged. Just tell me the truth! However, the next day, she's unexpectedly told by Francis that he has decided to release the men rather than hang them. Mary is confused, and the two argue over the issue further when he says "my people" instead of "our people", as she thought that they would rule together. He tells her that he can't always be her husband first. Mary knows something is wrong since he's acting out of character and she begs him to tell her, but he just walks away. She then attends Greer and Lord Castleroy's Wedding. After the festivities, Mary retreats to her chambers, and tries to get Francis to talk about why he let the murderers walk free. After arguing more, Mary asks him if he worries that she can't have children. He confirms her suspicions, that yes, he wants heirs and her failure disappoints him beyond words. Mary is heartbroken and saddened by the truth that he's lost hope. Three Queens Mary is readying herself while Francis rants on about something, ignoring the way they left things the night prior. But Mary shuts him out and asks for time to come to terms with what he said. She then goes to see Queen Catherine, who lets it slip that she will go to a noble's party in Beauvais. Mary wants to go as well, and though Catherine tries to dissuade her, Mary argues that two queens going are better than one. However, once inside the carriage, Mary realizes that they're not going the right direction to Beauvais. Catherine then admits that she is not going to Beauvais, but to Noyon, to give a speech thanking a village for its love. She encourages Mary to also foster a good relationship with commoners, because should she ever find herself in danger, she will need them to shield her. Unfortunately, their carriage ride is interrupted by some royal-hating folk. While they're distracted, Mary and Catherine sneak out of the carriage through an escape hatch. They run into the forest, where they quickly remove their jewelry in order to look like commoners. Let's go get food! After Catherine steps in a fox hole - which she claims is a badger hole because her feet are "too dainty to get caught in a fox hole" - Catherine and Mary limp their way to the nearest village. Once there, Catherine tries to trick the innkeeper into serving them dinner without paying first, but fails at it. Luckily, Mary concocts a story on the spot, claiming that she and her "mother" are lady's maids who are willing to work for food and a place to sleep. But due to Catherine's injured ankle, Mary is left to serve drinks and milk goats on her own. Soon after, Mary and Catherine are served dinner. When Catherine asks Mary why she was so eager to join her on the journey, Mary admits that she was planning on seeing a physician for her fertility issues. However, Catherine thinks that Mary's bigger issue are her romantic expectations, which, in Catherine's experience, are unattainable. She advises Mary to give up her dream and accept the distance between her and Francis. Catherine and Mary are soon introduced to Mary and Francis impostors, whose goal is to impugn Mary and Francis' reputation by burning down farms, collecting money, and spreading awful rumours about Catherine. Mary and Catherine secure a private audince with the girl playing Mary. They claim that they are "tricksters" too, and ask for a ride to the next village in exchange for Catherine's crown. A fake guard named Gifford takes Mary, Catherine, and the female impostor in a carriage but is set on killing Mary and Catherine. The female impostors reveals his true intention to Mary and Catherine. Luckily, Mary has a dagger on her. "If I learned one thing at French court, it's worth keeping a dagger on you." —Queen Mary Whew, that was stressful Once they step out of the carriage, Gifford reveals that he was paid by Queen Elizabeth to set up the impostors, all to get revenge on Mary for wearing the English coat of arms. During his confession, the female impostor sneaks up behind Gifford and stabs him, but not hard enough. He breaks her neck instead, prompting Mary to poke the horse's behind, thereby forcing it to kick Gifford in the face and crushing his skull. Francis and his men arrive at the scene right after. Back in their chambers, Francis admits to having been scared of losing Mary and says that he can't stand the distance between them. He reiterates that he only wants to protect her. Mary asks why he's afraid and vows to stand by his side no matter what. He dismisses it as simply feeling the pressure of being king and hugs her and buries his face into his neck. Mary appears to be sad because Francis is still not being honest with her. The Prince of the Blood Over my dead body! Mary is working as she is having breakfast with Lola and Kenna, when Francis comes in. Lord Narcisse comes in shortly after, asking Francis to sign an edict, which would require every French subject to come forward and publicly declare their faith to the king. Mary is vehemently against it, as signing the edict would lead to persecution of Protestants. However, before she can argue against it further, she and Francis are informed that Francis' sister, Princess Claude arrived at French Court, and Francis decides that they ought to greet her. Francis then introduces Mary to Claude. After Claude walks away, Mary spots Greer in the hallway and runs to check on her. She walks in on her cleaning a cut on her wrist. When Mary asks what happened, she learns that Greer and Lord Castleroy were traveling through Orleans when they were attacked and robbed by church representatives because they found out that Lord Castleroy didn't take mass. Greer then admits that Castleroy is Protestant. Mary then tells her about the edict the nobles want signed to identify the Protestants. Greer begs Mary to persuade Francis not to sign it, and Mary promises to do her best. Mary tries to talk Francis out of siding with the nobles by appealing to his heart. She tells him that he knows as well as she does that the edict is wrong, based on how opposed he was to it that morning. Francis claims that he may not have a choice, as he is a Catholic king of a Catholic nation, and he must take that into consideration. He promises to handle it in his own way and asks Mary to be patient, and she agrees. However, she secretly asks Condé for help. "Unfortunately, my husband isn't giving me what I want. So I've come to ask you instead." —Queen Mary to Louis Condé Mary tells Condé of the edict and later shares a plan she has devised to avoid the edict from passing. She decided that she must divide the nobles by having one Protestant noble oppose the edict openly, and she is sure that the rest will follow. But to do so, she needs Condé to introduce her to one Protestant noble. Condé approves of the plan, but doesn't want to out a noble for being Protestant, as that could put them in danger. However, Mary argues that they are already in danger, and when she warns that they will be even more endangered if the edict is passed, Condé agrees to help her. Watching the fireworks At the Boating Party, Mary and Catherine watch Louis as he is engaged in a conversation with the nobles. Catherine warns Mary about Condé, as he's a Prince of the Blood and the Bourbons were once rivals for the throne. She recounts how the Bourbon princes were once in line if she couldn't produce a male heir. Louis points out Lord Cane to Mary, a Protestant. Mary asks Cane to come out of the shadows and let Francis know that there are Protestant nobles that are against the edict. He decides that he has to sleep on it and promises to give her an answer the next day. The fireworks explode and Louis points out that Mary is daring and fierce. She responds that she has to be until others are the same. The next day, Lord Narcisse and the nobles assemble in The Throne Room. Lord Narcisse asks King Francis sign the edict, as all nobles are in support of it. It soon becomes clear Lord Cane is too afraid, so Condé steps forward in his stead, claiming to be Protestant. He affirms that the Protestants of France are not the enemy and asks King Francis to stand on the right side of history. Other Protestant nobles soon follow suit and stand by Condé. Condé then urges Francis to reconsider the law. Francis gives in and promises to ponder the law. He also commands that no harm shall come to the men who came forward for doing so. One more chance to do the right thing Mary praises Condé for his bravery and he says he did it for her, earning her gratitude. Mary then goes over to Francis. He tells her that although she disobeyed his request to let him deal with it on his own, he is grateful for her interfering. That night, Mary finds a saddened Greer, who reveals that Francis signed the edict. Confused and enraged, Mary goes to Francis and argues with him. She even gives him an ultimatum. "You are not the man I fell in love with. And you are not the king I want to rule beside." —Queen Mary Heartbroken Francis claims to have realized that he needed the support of his nobles, but Mary deems it an act of cowardice. He tries to tell her that he did it for her, but Mary has none of it, as she is convinced that the man who she fell in love with is dead. He concludes that if that is what she thinks, she should leave him and return to Scotland. Mary, who is in tears at that point, quietly walks away. Terror of the Faithful Mary condemns Cardinal Vasari's inquisition and blames Francis for signing the edict. If she plans on second-guessing his every move, Francis says, she should just return to Scotland. Mary is astounded that he would take a mere argument as a reason for them to split up and refuses to go. 'Scuse me? Later, Louis of Condé brings a Protestant Minister before the King and Queen. The Minister cuts to the chase: he didn't come to beg for the Crown's permission to rebuild the church that was burned down. He instead gives the King two days to expel Cardinal Vasari and his Inquisitors from France France or he and his league will rain hellfire on Catholics. Francis has the Minister arrested for threatening the Crown and Condé apologizes to Francis for inadvertently bringing in a fanatic. Francis charges Condé and Bash with finding out who the Minister was working with and Mary wants to help too, but Francis doesn't doesn't want her in harm's way. Talk to Francis for me? Condé and Mary realize what the Minister's plan is. He wants to become a martyr. Condé vows to do what he can to persuade Francis to listen to him and to Mary, since Francis has shut Mary out completely. Francis is busily stretching the man on the rack. He is enraged that the Minister sent his men on a futile hunt. Mary comes in, begging him to stop. He does only when the man's bones are disloged from his body. Later, Bash gives word to Francis and Mary the minister isn't healing. They decide to send him to a skilled physician in Epernay. An injured Bash soon returns to the castle. He delivers the news that he and his men were ambushed by a group of Protestants who revealed that there was no bomb and ran their sword through the Minister. A servant comes in and informs them that there is a disturbance in town. The Minister is hanging upside down as if on a cross. Mary realizes that this is their bomb. A woman throws a rock at a man and a riot between the Protestants and the Catholics breaks out. Condé hides the King and Queen while he leaves to get their carriage. Mary blames Francis for everything and tells him that she has lost all faith in him. "You did this to us. To France. For all that you claim you are trying to protect us, I have lost all faith in you. And the man I thought you were." —Queen Mary •Acts of War While her ladies and Princess Claude are talking about potential suitors for Claude, Mary comes up with the idea of having Claude marry Louis Condé. She presents her idea to Francis, surmising that high-profile inter-faith marriage, especially one with ties to the royals, could help promote the peace that France is in desperate need of while keeping the Protestants from accruing any significant power of their own. However, Francis is too worried about the response of the nobles and backs away from the idea, further driving Mary away. Later, however, Francis jogs up to Mary while she is strolling in the garden and gives her permission to announce the engagement at an upcoming feast. Though Mary is surprised at his sudden change of heart, she goes along with it. Though it takes a while, she persuades Condé into agreeing to the marriage, before trying to get Claude to agree, which proves to be much harder. Agree to the marriage, I implore you! Claude expresses that she doesn't want a husband, while Queen Catherine comes in, pointing out that she doesn't want Condé, a Bourbon, to marry into the royal family, as that could strenghten his claim to the throne. Claude storms out after telling both queens off for arranging marriages for her, and Mary tries to convince Catherine into agreeing to the marriage, but is unsuccessful. At the preparations for the feast, Francis exchanges a stilted goodbye with Mary, leaving her confused as to what he's planning. As Mary heard, Francis is meeting with The Vatican to smooth over any disagreements that may erupt as a result of the engagement, so he is absent from The Feast of St. Nicolas, but it continues as planned nonetheless. At the feast, Mary announces the engagement between Claude and Condé, with the crowd congratuling the two. That night, guards storm into Mary's chamber, waking her up. But when Mary realizes that they are fake guards, it is too late. As she tries to run out, she is grabbed by one of the guards and held at knifepoint, with the man threatening to kill her if she screams. They ask for the King's whereabouts, and when they don't find him, one of the men, Severin, rapes her while another man holds her down. When he is done, another man gets on top of her to do the same, but luckily, Mary gets a hold of a weapon and hits him with it, so she manages to run out of the room. Out in the hallway, Mary sees Catherine and her guards at the opposite end. When Catherine sees Mary, she immediately realizes that something is very, very wrong. She dismisses her guards and takes Mary to her personal chamber, where Mary breaks down and confesses that she has been raped. Catherine slowly crouches down close to her and consoles her using her own experience with being raped. "These next moments of your life will either define you as a victim or a powerful queen, untouched by a failed assassination attempt. They will define who you are perceived to be, your place in history. Do not let them win." —Queen Catherine Catherine then insists that Mary is to face her court and lie that she has been untouched to protect her reputation. Catherine lists all the reasons to do it, for Scotland, for Francis, for France, but most of all, for herself, to be viewed as a victor instead of a victim. Catherine then pledges to get Mary through this and extends her hand to her, which Mary accepts. "Take my hand. Trust that I can get you through this, because I swear to you that I can." —Queen Catherine Mary makes her first public appearance since the rape. While holding her tears back, she reassures her subjects that the royals are untouched and that those who invaded the castle will be caught and executed. "My loyal subjects. I reassure you, that your King, and your Queen, remain untouched. These murderous traitors who invaded the castle tonight have achieved nothing. Have altered nothing. And will die, for nothing." —Queen Mary Francis finds Mary and Catherine as soon as he gets home and when Catherine leaves, Mary confesses that she was raped during the altercating. However, she doesn't let Francis blame himself. All she wants is for Francis to catch and kill the men who did this to her. •Mercy Mary sits in bed, rubbing her bruised wrists and eyeing the open door with a guard standing by it. She is later in the courtyard looking for her rapist in a string of chained prisoners. Catherine is worried for her. When Francis approaches her, she rebuffs his touch. She is visibly distressed and not easily swayed by Francis' promise to hunt her attackers to the end of the earth. Francis tells Mary he was being blackmailed over regicide by Narcisse into making decisions that favoured Catholics. The lies and mistakes kept piling up until last night, when he found a way out. He found Lord Montgomery and killed him. Francis claims to have kept it from Mary to protect her, but she doubts it. He knows the offense cannot be erased, but he will make every one of them pay with their lives. Mary is moving into her old chambers with her ladies helping her. She admits that she lied and was raped. She cannot bear any talk about an heir from anyone, not until she is sure she isn't pregnant. However, they don't care about the monarchy, they only care about Mary as her friend. Mary assures them that it will all be over once Francis finds and kills her attackers. Condé goes to Mary and expresses his concern, but she assures him that she's fine. He has information for Francis but can't find him. They've had a setback with the attackers. The man who funded the attackers took his own life. He promises not to give up. Mary wants to see the man's wife and demands to be taken there. He tries to dissuade her, but she says that it's worth the risk. Condé and Mary meet with the man's wife. She divulges the assassins' location and Mary insists on catching them before they escape. Condé doesn't want to endanger her by taking her there, but when Mary tells him that she will not forgive herself if they slip through her fingers and whips out a knife, he agrees. They will drag the men back to court together. Condé and Mary reach the house. The attackers arrive in the house. Someone kept his word, the money is here. Mary slashes out with her dagger from under the table and cuts her rapist's legs while Condé slays the other men. Mary tells him that he will hang for what he has done, but when he mouths off again, Mary tosses a lantern onto him and he starts to burn. She commands Condé to kill them and let them burn for their sins. As they watch the house set ablaze, Condé looks deeply at Mary. He later asks if Francis knows what happened. He tells Mary she can trust him. She thought that by killing the men, she could find her way back to her life with Francis. But she can't. The events leave them so far from where they began. Condé assures her France is still her home, her country and she its Queen. Her people need her. Francis has been looking for Mary. He gives her a status update and learns that she killed the men who attacked her. She tells him to release the prisoners; it's over. She begins to cry. Francis wonders what Mary would have done differently if she was in his place. She has no idea, but he never gave it a chance. They will never know. Mary wants to lead separate lives. A maid hands Mary the letter from Condé. In it he says that he didn't say goodbye to her because it may weaken his resolve. He knows he promised to marry Claude, but he cannot. He admits his heart belongs to another. He has fallen in love with a queen. •Getaway Francis has been trying to mend his relationship with Mary, but she is intent on living separate lives. She would like to visit their chateau in Chambord. He offers to go with her, but she would prefer to go alone. She doesn't want to give him hope. He will arrange for extra guards to accompany her instead. The Cardinal informs the King and his Deputy that a noble lady named Condé as a traitor who bore The Devil's Mark. Bash thinks it's rather convenient that she's coming forward after sleeping with him, while Francis struggles to see how Condé would be dangerous. Mary overhears them and goes to warn Condé. She intends to sneak him into her carriage and get him to Antoine. Mary and Condé arrive at Antoine's place. He welcomes them and talks Mary into staying for the night and attending his party as the guest of honour. At the party, Antoine introduces a new game. He will select one noblewoman and one nobleman and send them to a bed with people swaying sheets in front of it. Mary doesn't feel comfortable in such a sexual environment, and neither does Greer, so they retire to Mary's chambers. Mary confides in Greer about how distant she feels toward everything ever since she was raped. She wonders if this is what her life will be like from now on. Greer reassures her that she will recover fully, but for the time being, she needs to let her heart rest. The next day, when Condé comes to say goodbye to Mary, she tells him that she will return to French court. He warns her that she may not be safe there because of her husband's decisions, but Mary stands up for Francis. Condé has no idea how much Francis is tormenting himself because of what happened to her. She admits that she read his letter and knows he wanted to get it back. As Mary readies to leave Antoine's place, representatives from the Vatican arrive to collect Condé. Mary comes up with the idea of cauterizing Condé's brand, which would create enough doubt that they would all have to return to court, where Francis would help. The brand is successfully covered and Condé is allowed to go to French court. In the carriage on her way home, Mary tells Greer she was able to touch Condé when they removed the brand because he needed the support. She was able to connect. In that moment, she was reawakened and remembered that she's not the only one who's hurting. Francis is in pain, too. But she isn't sure if they can get back what they had. Are you ready to try, Greer asks? Mary arrives at the castle and sees representatives of the Vatican packing their bags. She is pleasantly surprised to learn that she was working in tandem with Francis the whole time. Mary goes to find Francis and discovers him asleep on the bed with his son and Lola. •Banished Francis finds Mary on the balcony after she didn't show up for breakfast. He believes she has been avoiding him. Mary admits that she saw him the day she returned, sleeping with Lola and the baby. It hurt to see the happier life he could have. He tells her he wants a happier life with her and moves closer to her, but she flinches, reiterating that she cannot bear a man's touch. Mary comes to Francis as he's dividing Narcisse's lands. Francis would like to restore a few parcels of land to loyal Protestants after Narcisse stole that from them. Mary names Lord Condé as a trusted Protestant who deserves some land of his own. Mary receives word that a prisoner claimed Castleroy is tied to the radicals who attacked the castle. She confronts Greer, who denies her and her husband's involvement. Leith goes to see Greer as she's turning her room over looking for evidence. She admits they funded it, but were unaware of what they were funding. Leith agrees to help her. Condé received the deed to the lands, but he doesn't feel worthy of it. He is also refusing Francis because of his recent decisions. Mary defends her husband but Condé doesn't want to listen to it. As he starts to walk away, Mary takes hold of his arm to detain him, which Francis witnesses from afar, realizing it's not difficult for her to touch Condé at all. At the Ice Festival, Mary and her ladies watch as Condé and Francis duel over her. Just as Condé lunges at Francis, the guards hold him back and Mary yells at them to stop. Mary is attending to a cut on Francis' face. He insists that Condé provoked him. Francis believes that Mary encouraged Condé, even though she doesn't realize it. He continues with knowing how painful it is, but the idea of separate lives hurts both their marriage and their duty to their countries. When they have an heir, there cannot be the slightest doubt about their child's paternity. Such doubts start wars. Mary doesn't want to hear it and storms off. Mary asks Lola to offer herself as a possible match to Condé. Castleroy's ledger is found. It confirms his guilt. When Mary comes to visit Greer in the dungeon, she informs her that although she may keep her life, that is all she may keep. Greer is stripped of her title, holdings, money, and position at court. She is taken away by a wagon immediately. Francis checks on Mary after everything that went down with Greer. She isn't doing well. She's grieving the loss of yet another friend. She feels alone, but Francis reassures her that she isn't. He offers to stay with her, to watch over her as she sleeps from a divan near her bed. She would like that. •Sins of the Past •The End of Mourning The Duke of Guise arrived back at French Court, months after fleeing during The Black Plague. He arrived at Court and had a short conversation with his niece, Queen Mary. She scolded him for leaving and leaving her unprotected. He apologized, but Mary wasn't having any of. He briefly talked about the Bourbon brothers, and why Queen Catherine herself having gotten rid of them. Their conversation was short lived, as Queen Mary's presence was required. Mary told him he was uninvited, only family was to attend. •Forbidden The Duke of Guise's high treason against the crown is covered up in light of his murder. King Antoine, King Francis, Queen Mary, Queen Catherine, Marie de Guise, Lord Condé and Lady Lola all attend his funeral. Afterward, Marie questions Mary about her lack of an heir. Mary balks at the intrusion. Her mother gives her a herbal concoction to put her at ease before having sex. She reminds Mary that she must conceive an heir to protect her country and her crown. Mary talks to Francis about her needing an heir. He has one, but she does not. He is rather appalled that she would base her choice solely on international policy, but Mary believes that it is their duty. He tells her that he needs to think about it. At the castle, Francis is escorted by his guards into Mary's chamber, where they start kissing until they end up in bed. As they're starting to go further, Mary briefly pauses and points out that the sound of Francis' breath makes her nervous. But she carries on with Francis, until Francis stops on the grounds that it's too soon to be intimate. Mary again suggests living separate lives and moving on with others, which prompts Francis to realise that she has feelings for Condé. Mary affirms it and adds that she can't get back together with Francis, as there is too much painful history for them to overcome, while Condé is untarnished. Unfortunately for Mary, Francis forbids her union with Condé. Mary tells her mother that there will be no heir, because she was raped when Protestants attacked that castle, and that is why she and Francis have separate bedrooms. Marie's response is far from appropriately sympathetic and prompts Mary to realise that she is utterly and completely alone. Condé meets with Mary. She confesses that she cares for him deeply, but it is worse than ever for them because Francis has forbidden their union. But he wasn't mean to her about it, unlike her mother. Condé wonders if her mother's harsh behaviour may be because she is on opiates. Mary confronts her mother about the opiates and learns that she is dying. She has cancer and the opiates ease her pain. Mary's brother, James, is weak and she must help him for as long as she can. She wanted the world to fall at Mary's feet, but she can't protect her when she's gone. Mary asks her mother to no longer worry about her, because she knows how to keep her life and her crown. Mary shares her news about her mother with Condé. She has decided to return to Scotland to rule in person. She tells him she wants him by her side. •Tasting Revenge New mistresses? Count me out Mary listens as Kenna tells her of the seating arrangement for the Vintage Wine Tasting Banquette. Soon Queen Catherine joins their conversation about the event, about how the chance to taste wine bottled on the day of the King's birth is bringing nobles from all over France. Catherine points out that the nobles brought their young daughters with them, hoping to introduce them to the King in light of the King and Queen's estrangement. •Tempting Fate •Reversal of Fortune •Abandoned Somewhere in the woods, Mary meets with Louis Condé for the first time in weeks. She admits that she felt as though she was dying in his absence and hopes that they can still be together. In the office, Sebastian apprises King Francis and Queen Mary of Protestant radicals taking over a monastery and holding the boys hostage as retaliation for sending troops into Scotland and thus supporting a Catholic queen. As the troops are away, Francis is left with no choice but to order Bash to put together a team from the castle, despite the fact that they aren't trained for that type of mission. We will save your children. The King and Queen meet with the parents of the boys in The Throne Room, where they assure them that they are doing everything in their power to get their children out safe. Queen Catherine then ushers them out to let Francis and Mary attend to the situation. Just as Francis swears to Mary that she is safe with him, Condé's return is announced. Mary apologizes if he thought that it was over, but Francis claims not to care what Mary does with whom. "Well... you were planning on abandoning our marriage, flee France, and run off with my cousin, so... I no longer care what you do." —King Francis Back in the office, Bash comes in bearing news that the hostages are scattered throughout the monastery, making it impossible for them to rescue all the boys at once, and the radicals have gunpowder. After Mary deduces that they're planning to kill themselves and the boys, Francis orders that Bash and a group of castle guards soldiers attempt to save the boys. Are you sure? Like really sure? While at a tea party with Mary and Kenna, Lola questions Mary's relationship with Condé and gently tries to nudge her into considering rekindling her relationship with Francis, while Kenna even goes as far as to ask Mary if she truly believes that she and Condé can still be together, in spite of all odds. Mary dodges the question in a way, simply replying that she will not abandon Condé. Back in the office, Bash reports that their mission was unsuccessful. Catherine then suggests General Renaude, but Mary points out that Renaude is loyal to Narcisse, whom Francis doesn't trust. However, after some firm persuasion by Bash, Catherine, and eventually Mary, Francis agrees to use Renaude and his men. I can't go. At the castle, Condé meets with Mary in her chambers. He explains that the men who bore his seal were found at the monastery, yet when Mary asks him about it, he denies any involvement. Condé believes that he is being set up, and though this attempt may fail, the next one may not. He pleads with Mary to leave to Scotland with him, but she reiterates that she cannot. And so, Condé is determined to leave on his own. However, Mary tries to stop him from leaving immediately, as that may make him look guilty even if he is innocent, so she pledges to protect him. "You gave me back my life. Now let me save yours." —Queen Mary Mary goes to Francis and tries to convince him that Condé would never do something so heinous. But Francis reminds Mary of what Condé has done to her - taking advantage of her when she was at her lowest - and how he doesn't know what he is capable of. But Mary's emotional speech changes his mind and he promises to talk to the nobles. And so, Mary writes a letter to Condé, assuring him of Francis' protection. She then bids for the letter to be handed to him directly. He was just scared! Meanwhile, Francis tells Mary of Condé's marriage to Elizabeth. Mary is in disbelief at first, but after the shock wears off, she tries to justify Condé's actions. Mary then recounts how Condé told her that he was approached by Elizabeth's envoy some weeks ago, though he swore that he would reject her proposal. Francis is shocked that Mary didn't think to share it with him, because if Condé is now King Consort of England and Elizabeth has a stronghold in France, combined with Condé's claim to the throne, Francis and Mary may cease to be King and Queen of France. "This may mean the end of our reign!" —King Francis •Fugitive Mary once again asks Francis to spare Condé, and although he isn't so inclined, he promises to think about it. After further consideration, Francis has decided that there can be no reprieve. So Mary takes matters into her own hands and gives Condé an identity document to take on the identity of an unassuming tanner transporting skins to a village. However, Condé is caught by General Renaude and his men anyway and the news of his capture is sent to Francis. However, before he can give the order for Condé to be executed, he learns that Condé was rescued and suspects that Mary may have helped him get away. He confronts confronts her about it. She confirms his suspicion that she did indeed help him, but adds that it's over between them. However, Francis doesn't feel reassured by that sentiment. "You will always see him just as I will always see you. Naked in each other's arms." —King Francis Sebastian meets Mary on the balcony, where their conversation results in a realization: Everyone below Mary's rank who attempts to pursue her will eventually end up like Condé, and the only one who could emerge unscathed is the King. And so, Mary goes to Francis and declares that they ought to forgive each other, but he isn't so fond of the idea, not when France is endangered by the man whom Mary helped escape. "We are king and queen, chained together as surely as prisoners in a dungeon. And if we are not to suffer as prisoners do, we must make peace with each other." —Queen Mary •The Siege Condé declares war on France and warns King Francis that if he does not surrender and offer up his life, many lives will be lost, including Mary's. Francis refuses to do so, as he is not willing to entrust Mary's life to Condé. When Mary hears of this threat, she secretly rides out to Condé's camp and tells him that she's carrying his child, begging him to save her. •Burn
•Nostradamus made a prediction about Francis and Mary that followed them throughout the series.
- If Francis and Mary wed, it will cost young Francis his life.
•Mary can milk a goat and cut peas for a fire.
•Mary owns a young Scottish Deerhound named Stirling.
•Mary was almost raped twice, the first time by Colin MacPhail and the second by Count Vincent.
•Mary owns two rings that she is almost always wearing.
•Mary Stuart was more famously known as Mary, Queen of Scots.
•Unlike in the show, Mary was 5'11 feet tall and a redhead.
•In the show, Mary's Ladies-in-Waiting were Lady Lola, Lady Kenna, Lady Aylee, and Greer Castleroy, while in history, Mary's ladies were known as "The Four Marys" because they were all named Mary: Mary Fleming, Mary Livingston, Mary Seton, and Mary Beaton.
•In the show, Mary spent much of her childhood in a convent. In history, Mary was educated privately by her tutors.
•In history, Mary knowingly signed a secret agreement bequeathing Scotland and her claim to England to the French crown if she died without heirs. In the show, she was tricked into signing it.
•In history, Mary's brother James Stuart attended both of Mary's weddings. In the show, he attended only the one she had with Lord Darnley.
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• Mary Stuart
• History's Mary Stuart
• Mary Stuart's Fashion Style
• Queen Mary and Prince Francis' Wedding
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