Mary & George
- TV Mini Series
- 2024
- 1h
The Countess of Buckingham molds her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover through intrigue; to become richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen.The Countess of Buckingham molds her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover through intrigue; to become richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen.The Countess of Buckingham molds her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover through intrigue; to become richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 6 nominations total
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- TriviaEven given the taboos both of the historical period and of the next several centuries of research into and writing about history, there is a fair amount of historical documentation of contemporary rumors and reports that King James I (played in this series by Tony Curran) was gay, or perhaps bisexual, giving a historical basis to this aspect of his depiction in "Mary & George." His close relationships with a series of male courtiers were often remarked-upon in letters and other documents of the day. Two of the men whom many historians agree were likely his lovers are depicted in this series: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset (Laurie Davidson) and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (Nicholas Galitzine); Sir John Oglander, a contemporary politician and diarist, wrote that James "is the chastest prince for women that ever was, for he would often swear that he never kissed any other woman than his own queen. I never yet saw any fond husband make so much or so great dalliance over his beautiful spouse as I have seen King James over his favourites, especially the Duke of Buckingham," and a Royal Navy officer, Edward Peyton, observed James "tumble and kiss [George] as a mistress" in view of the court. James I was the same King James who sponsored the translation of the Bible that is still known today as "the King James Bible," which is another reason that religious interests may have been eager to deny or expunge from history the possibility that James was gay or bisexual.
- GoofsLord and Lady Somerset have Scottish accents when in reality the real life couple and the actors that play them were and are English.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) (2024)
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History is a strange thing it is not a straight no matter how much some people want it to be.
Mary & George is about one of the many favourites of King James 1 of England. As portrayed here, and apparently in fact, James enjoyed the company of his male favourites to that of his wife and as a consequence young men vie for his favours as young women would vie for a monarch's favour in other royal courts.
One such is George Villiers (Nicholas Galitzine) whose mother is like a stage mother from hell, played with delicious venom by the wonderful Julianne Moore.
This series is sexual more than sexy. Raw in its use of language. Violent in its telling of history. Political games are played and won and lost.
The script is not too removed from know historical facts at least as far as Villiers and the King are concerned.
The design, costumes and cinematography are breathtaking.
Galitzine plays Villiers with an insouciance and gradual knowing of his role and power.
There is much black humour in this series but at its heart is a story rarely told of homosexual monarchs and the games played around them.
Mary & George is about one of the many favourites of King James 1 of England. As portrayed here, and apparently in fact, James enjoyed the company of his male favourites to that of his wife and as a consequence young men vie for his favours as young women would vie for a monarch's favour in other royal courts.
One such is George Villiers (Nicholas Galitzine) whose mother is like a stage mother from hell, played with delicious venom by the wonderful Julianne Moore.
This series is sexual more than sexy. Raw in its use of language. Violent in its telling of history. Political games are played and won and lost.
The script is not too removed from know historical facts at least as far as Villiers and the King are concerned.
The design, costumes and cinematography are breathtaking.
Galitzine plays Villiers with an insouciance and gradual knowing of his role and power.
There is much black humour in this series but at its heart is a story rarely told of homosexual monarchs and the games played around them.
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