Judy Parfitt: Queen Marie
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Quotes
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King Francis : Baroness. Did you or did you not lie to Her Majesty, the Queen of France?
[Rodmila is confused when asked about her lie about Danielle]
Queen Marie : Choose your words wisely, madame, for they may be your last.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : [nervously] A woman would do practically anything for the love of a daughter, Your Majesties. Perhaps I did get... a little carried away.
Marguerite : Mother, what have you done? Your Majesty, like you, I am just a victim here. She has lied to us both, and I am ashamed to call her family!
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : [pushes Marguerite] How dare you turn on me, you little ingrate?
Marguerite : You see? You see what I have to put up with?
King Francis : [bangs his staff] Silence, both of you! Good Lord! Are they always like this?
Jacqueline : Worse, Your Majesty.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Jacqueline, *darling*, I'd hate to think you had anything to do with this.
Jacqueline : [pointedly] 'Course not, Mother. I'm only here for the food.
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King Francis : You sir are restricted to the grounds.
Henry : Are you putting me under house arrest?
King Francis : Do not mock me, boy, for I am in a foul disposition. And I will have my way...
Henry : Or what? You'll ship me off to the Americas like some criminal? All for the sake of your stupid contract?
King Francis : You are the Crown Prince of France!
Henry : And it is my life.
Queen Marie : Francis, sit down before you have a stroke. Really. the two of you. Sweetheart... you were born to privilege and with that comes specific obligations.
Henry : Forgive me, Mother, but marriage to a complete stranger never made anyone in this room very happy.
King Francis : You will marry Gabriella by the next full moon or I will strike at you in any way I can.
Henry : What's it to be, father, hot oil or the rack?
King Francis : I will simply deny you the crown and... live forever.
Henry : Good. Agreed. I don't want it.
[Henry walks out.]
King Francis : [to Marie] He's your son.
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[Marguerite has just freaked out after realizing that Danielle has been seeing the Prince]
Queen Marie : Good heavens, child, are you all right?
Marguerite : There was a bee.
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Queen Marie : Choose wisely, Henry. Divorce is only something they do in England.
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Henry : [after finding out about Danielle's persumed engagement] Engaged? To a Belgian.
Queen Marie : I'm afraid so.
Henry : That's impossible. There has to be some mistake.
Queen Marie : She was traveling by boat this afternoon.
[Henry does not believe it]
Queen Marie : Baroness Rodmilla was quite reluctant to talk about it.
Henry : It's no wonder, with tidings such as these. If she was betrothed, she should have had the decency to tell me.
Queen Marie : Would you have listened?
Henry : Of course not. I would have... Oh, God. How could I have been so blind? There I was, pouring my royal heart out and she was simply trying to bid me farewell.
Queen Marie : It is a strong woman who can keep her wits about her with you trying to steel her heart.
[Marie places her hand on her son's face]
Henry : Yes. And what a clumsy thief I turned to to be.
[Henry leaves]
Queen Marie : Oh. Come now, Henry. Any choice is better than Spain!
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King Francis : [about forcing Henry into marrying Princess Gabriella] I signed a marriage treaty with the King of Spain and that boy will obey me, or there will be hell to pay.
Queen Marie : But he does not love her, my lord.
King Francis : It's not about love
Queen Marie : Perhaps it should be.
King Francis : If he is to become King, he must learn to accept his responsibilities.
Queen Marie : A sapling cannot grow in the shadow of a mighty oak, Francis. He needs sunlight.
King Francis : He needs a good whipping.
