[Chanting ln Latin]
Woman: l Will-- l Will Praise The Lord,
And So Shall Be Saved From Mine Enemies!
The Waves Of Death Have Closed About Me!
[Man Muttering ln Latin]
The Currents Of Hell Have Encompassed Me About,
And The Snares Of Death Have Overtaken Me...
...Et Spiritu Sanctus...
...Have Encompassed Me About,
And The Snares Of Death Have Overtaken Me!
ln My Tribulation,
l Call To The Lord And Cry To My God,
And He Heard My Voice Cry At His Temple--
Man: Get Back.
Second Man: Clear The Way.
Move Back.
[Crowd Murmuring]
Man: Keep ln Line, Woman!
Man: By Order Of Their Gracious Majesties
Queen Mary And King Philip,
We Are Come To Witness
The Burning Of These Protestant Heretics,
Who Have Denied The Authority Of The One, True Catholic Church
And Of His Holiness, The Pope.
Let Them Burn For All Eternity ln The Flames Of Hell!
[Man Praying ln Latin]
[Woman Sobbing]
Woman: l Called To My--
l Called To My God, And He Heard My Voice And...
[Weeping, Praying]
[Coughing, Choking]
[Weeping, Choking]
Man: God Bless You, Master Ridley!
Ridley: For The Love Of God!
Friends! Help Me!
l Burn Too Slowly!
Woman ln Crowd: Help Them!
For God's Sake, Help Them!
Woman: And So Shall Be Saved From Mine Enemies...
[All Shouting]
[Ridley, Woman Praying]
[Bell Tolling]
Your Grace.
Grace.
Your Grace,
The Queen ls With Child.
They Should Have Consulted Me Before They Rang The Bells.
ls lt True?
There Are Symptoms.
She Has Ceased To Bleed,
Her Breasts Have Some Milk,
And Her Stomach ls Swollen.
ls lt True?
The King Has Not Shared Her Bed For Many Months.
He Has A Repugnance For lt,
As Lately Your Grace Has For Mine.
Hmm.
Mary: Norfolk.
Your Majesties, This ls Most Wondrous News.
lndeed. We Do Thank God For This,
Our Most Happy Condition.
We Must Also Thank His Majesty For This Blessed Event,
Which ls Nothing Short Of A Miracle.
What News, My Lords,
Of The Rebellion Against Our Authority?
Sussex?
Madam, lt ls Safely Dispatched...
Thanks To His Grace.
Sir Thomas Wyat And The Other Leaders
Are Already Dealt With.
Man: But lf They Had Succeeded,
These Protestants And Heretics Meant To Place Your Sister
Upon The Throne.
There ls No Proof Against The Lady Elizabeth.
She's Plainly Guilty.
What Need ls There Of Proof?.
As Long As She Remains Alive,
There Will Be Plots To Raise Her To The Throne.
Hmm...Ambassador?
l Agree With His Grace.
She ls A Heretic.
She Must Never Be Allowed To Succeed.
But lf She--
lf She Were Brought Properly To Trial,
She Would Not Be Found Guilty,
And We Would All Be Condemned.
She Has Many Friends ln Parliament--
Mary: My Sister Was Born Of That Whore, Anne Boleyn!
She Was Born A Bastard! She Will Never Rule England!
Your Grace Will Find Some Proof Of Her Treachery.
l Am Most Sure Of lt.
[Laughter]
[Rhythmic Beating]
lt Was So Fast!
Man: May l Join You, My Lady?
lf lt Please You, Sir.
My Lady!
Man: Princess Elizabeth!
Princess Elizabeth!
You Are Accused Of Conspiring With Sir Thomas Wyat And Others
Against Her Sovereign Majesty And Are Arrested For Treason.
l Am Commanded To Take You Hence From This Place
To The Tower.
Remember Who You Are.
Do Not Be Afraid Of Them.
My Lady.
[Bell Tolls]
Man: Prisoner To The Steps.
Elizabeth: l--l Cannot Confess To Something l Did Not Do!
Your Denials Are All ln Vain!
You Knew Of The Rebellion, Madam. You Were Party To lt!
lt ls Plain Enough.
Where ls Your Proof?.
lt Was To Your Advantage--
You Must Let Me See The Queen. l Must--
You Despise The Queen And The Catholic Faith!
[Sighing]
[Muttering]
l Am A True And Faithful Subject.
l Attend Mass--
You Pretend, But ln Your Heart--
[Muttering]
What's That? What Say You, Madam?
Speak Up!
Madam, lf There ls Some Small Truth ln These Charges,
However lnnocently Or Unknowingly You Did Proceed,
You Had Best Confess.
l Ask You Why We Must Tear Ourselves Apart
For This Small Question Of Religion,
Catholic And Protestant--
Small?!
You Think lt Small,
Though lt Killed Your Mother?
We All--
We All Believe ln God, My Lords.
No, Madam. There ls Only One...
True Belief. The Other...
Heresy.
[Chains Rattling, Wind Whistling]
[Keys, Latch Rattling]
Madam, You Are Cold.
l Do Not Need Your Pity.
Accept lt, Then...
For My Sake.
Thank You.
l Shall Not Forget This Kindness.
[Door Squeaking]
[Door Locking]
[Woman Sobbing]
[Sobbing Continues]
[Crowd Murmuring]
[Keys, Armor Rattling]
Tonight l Think l Die.
Man: Madam.
[Attendant Sobbing]
Other Attendant: No! No!
Where Do You Take Her?!
Please! What's Going On?!
[People Shouting]
[Horse Whinnies]
Man: Uh! Uh!
Save Me! Save Me!
Save Me! Aah!
You-- Unh!
Uhh! Aah!
[Man Choking]
[Door Locks]
l Am Your Majesty's Most Humble Servant.
Come Here.
Closer, So l Might See Your Face.
Hmm. When l Look At You, l See Nothing Of The King,
Only That Whore, Your Mother.
Hmm.
My Father Never Did Anything So Well As To Cut Off Her Head.
Your Majesty Forgets, He Was Also My Father.
Why Will You Not Confess Your Crimes Against Me?
Because, Your Majesty, l Have Committed None.
Hmm.
You Speak With Such Sincerity.
l See You're Still A Consummate Actress.
My Husband ls Gone...
They Have Poisoned My Child...
They Say lt ls A Tumor--
Oh!
Madam, You Are Not Well--
They Say This Cancer Will Make You Queen,
But They Are Wrong!
Look There! lt ls Your Death Warrant.
All l Need Do ls Sign lt.
Mary...
lf You Sign That Paper,
You Will Be Murdering Your Own Sister.
You Will Promise Me Something? Hmm?
When l Am Gone,
You Will Do Everything ln Your Power
To Uphold The Catholic Faith.
Do Not Take Away From The People
The Consolations Of The Blessed Virgin,
Their Holy Mother.
Hmm?
When l Am Queen...
l Promise...
To...
Act As My Conscience Dictates.
Well, Do Not Think To Be Queen At All!
You May Return To Your Own House At Hatfield,
But You Will Remain There Under Arrest
Until l Am Recovered!
Thank You, Your Majesty.
No.
Feed Her To The Wolves.
Let Her See What They Are Like.
[Crowd Murmuring]
[Crowd Grows Silent]
[Crowd Murmuring Loudly]
Norfolk: She's Just A Child,
And Yet Still You Piss Yourselves!
Man: Your Grace,
Protestants Are Already Returning From Abroad.
Aye! Aye!
Yes, And Have Made Plans To Massacre
Every Catholic ln England.
[Derisive Laughter]
There Would Be Butchery, lndeed,
lf Such A Plan Were Even Conceivable.
They Say Walsingham Will Return From France.
Walsingham ls Nothing!
[Crowd Grows Silent]
[Crowd Murmuring Softly]
Norfolk: Be Sure He Does Not.
Man: There's So Little Beauty ln This World...
And So Much Suffering.
Do You Suppose That ls What God Had ln Mind?
That ls To Say, lf There ls A God At All.
Perhaps There ls Nothing ln This Universe But Ourselves...
And Our Thoughts.
Think Before You Do This.
lf You Must Do lt...
Then Do lt Now...
And Without Regret.
But First, Think Carefully...
And Be Certain...
Why lt Needs To Be Done.
[Speaking French]
Look Out There.
There ls A Whole World Waiting For You.
lnnocence ls The Most Precious Thing You Possess.
Lose That, And You Lose Your Soul.
[Rip]
...Et Spiritu Sancti.
Amen.
Father--
Sir William!
My Lady.
There Was Nowhere Else We Could Meet ln Safety.
Listen To Me Carefully.
All Things Move ln Our Favor.
Many Of Our Friends Are, Even Now,
Returning From Exile, But...
These Are Most Uncertain Times,
And Your Life Remains ln Danger.
You Must, Therefore, Say Nothing
And Meet No One Whose Visit May Compromise You.
N-No One?
No One... Not Even Lord Robert.
But He ls A Trusted Friend!
Child... Listen To Me...
Please.
You Are Most lnnocent ln The Ways Of This World,
And We Must Do All We May
To Guarantee The Security Of Your Throne.
But There ls Someone l Do Wish You To Meet.
Monsignor Alvaro De La Quadra,
The Spanish Ambassador.
Sir William, Why Would--
My Lady...
l Bring A Message.
The King Of Spain ls Enraptured,
And Offers You His Hand ln Marriage.
My Sister ls Not Yet Dead.
Her Bed ls Still Warm.
His Majesty Finds lt Already Cold.
[Man Chanting ln Latin]
You Must Sign lt.
For The Love Of God, Sign lt.
Will You Leave Your Kingdom To A Heretic?
Elizabeth: He Then Said That--
That This King Would Marry Me,
But Would Not Expect To Share My Bed
More Than 2 Or 3 Times A Year.
As Much As That?
Well, lf He--
He ls Enraptured--
Naturally.
But His Affairs Would Otherwise Keep Him ln Spain.
Then The King ls A Fool.
For What Affairs Could Ever Be lmportant Enough
To Keep Him From Your Bed?
[Footsteps]
Elizabeth: Robert...
You Should Not Say Such Things.
Oh, Everything's Still So Uncertain.
Sir William Says That My Life ls Still ln Danger.
Do Not Listen To Everything Sir William Tells You.
Do Not Listen To Any Of Them.
None Of Them Are Of Consequence.
When You Are Queen--
l Am Not--
l Am Not Queen Yet.
You Will Be.
Elizabeth... Queen Of England.
A Court To Worship You, A Country To Obey You,
Poems Written Celebrating Your Beauty...
Music Composed ln Your Honor,
And They Will Be Nothing To You.
l Will Mean Nothing To You.
Ohh...How Could You Ever Be Nothing To Me?
Robert, You Know You Are Everything To Me.
All That l Am...
lt ls You.
[Praying ln Latin]
ls She Dead?
[Woman Weeps]
Give lt To Her.
[Bell Tolling]
[Giggling, Whispering]
My Lady...
The Earl Of Sussex ls Here.
[Birds Chirping]
Sussex: The Queen ls Dead.
Long Live The Queen!
All: Long Live The Queen!
[Choir Singing]
This... ls The Lord's Doing,
And lt ls Marvelous ln Our Eyes.
Norfolk: To The North, l Present Unto You
Elizabeth, Your Undoubted Queen.
To The South, l Present To You
Elizabeth, Your Undoubted Queen.
[Choir Singing, Organ Playing]
l Crown Thee Elizabeth...
Queen Of England...
lreland...And France.
God Save Your Majesty.
Sir William: Your Majesty Should Know
That You Have lnherited
A Most Powerless And Degenerate State.
lt's Threatened From Abroad
By The Ambitions Of France And Spain
And ls Weaker ln Strength, ln Men, Moneys, And Riches
Than l Have Ever Known lt.
Elizabeth: What Are You Saying?
Madam, Your Treasury ls Empty.
The Navy ls Run Down,
There ls No Standing Army,
And We Are Bare Of Munitions.
There ls Not A Fortress Left ln England
That Could Withstand A Single Shot.
l Have No Desire To Go To War, Sir.
But That ls Not The End Of lt.
Apart From Abroad,
Here At Home There Are Those Who Wish Your Majesty lll.
Mary Of Scots Has Already Laid Claim To Your Throne.
And Norfolk--Norfolk Covets lt Relentlessly.
Madam...
Until You Marry And Produce An Heir,
You Will Find No Security.
[Music Playing, Laughter]
[Cheering]
Sir Christopher Hatton...
[Elizabeth Continues Laughing]
All: Hey!
There ls Sir--
Oh, l Do Not See--
Lord Ainsley, Your Majesty.
l Do Not See Why A Woman Need Marry At All.
All: Hey!
Come On, Come On!
This ls Mistress Quickly.
Majesty. Majesty.
Elizabeth: lndeed.
Your Majesty.
Sir William: You Will Recall His Excellency,
The Spanish Ambassador, Ma'am.
How Could l Forget?
Excellency.
Your Majesty.
He's French. You'll Have To Speak Up.
Do l Know That Gentleman?
Sir William: That ls Sir Francis Walsingham, Madam.
He ls Returned From Exile Now.
l Have Appointed Him
To Have A Care For Your Majesty's Person.
Ah.
Excellency.
Majesty...
Sir William: Majesty.
May l Present The French Ambassador,
His Excellency Monsieur De Foix.
Your Excellency.
l Suppose The French Do Offer Some Suitor To Her.
Naturally.
Everything Now Depends Upon
The Husband That Woman Takes.
De Foix: King Henry Of Anjou Sends You His Brotherly Love.
He Trusts That, With Your Accession,
The Relationship Between Our Countries
May Be Much lmproved.
That ls Also My Hope.
With Such Consideration, The King Expects
That You Will Consider The Suit Of His Brother The Duc Of Anjou.
Well, Naturally, Her Majesty
Will Consider The Proposal Most Carefully.
lt ls Unfortunate, However, That At This Time,
The Duc's Aunt-- Mary Of Guise--
Chooses To Garrison Scotland With French Troops.
Ladies?
Sir William: The Marriage Of A Queen, Excellency,
ls Born Of Politics, Not Of Childish Passion.
Your Grace.
Walsingham.
Welcome To England.
Your Grace ls Surprised?
No, Only A Little Disappointed.
[Music Stops]
Play A Volta!
[Gasps]
[Drums Start]
[Music Starts]
When May l See You ln Private?
[Laughs]
ln Private?
Have You Forgot, My Lord?
l Am Queen Now.
[Music Stops]
[Gasps And Sighs From Court]
[Women Giggling]
[Whispering] He's Coming.
[Quiet Giggling]
[Clears Throat]
My Ladies.
My Lord. My Lord.
[Quiet Giggling]
Lord Robert: You Blush, Lady Knollys.
Are You ln Love?
No, My Lord.
Then You Should Be, Or Waste All That Beauty.
[Laughter]
Sir William: Does Her Majesty Sleep?
Lady Knollys: Not Yet, Sir William.
She ls...Overwrought.
Mm-Hmm. l Wish You To Show Me
Her Majesty's Sheets Every Morning.
l Must Know All Her Proper Functions.
Proper Functions, Sir William?
lndeed.
[Snickering]
Her Majesty's Body And Person
Are No Longer Her Own Property.
They Belong To The State.
Yes, Sir.
[Laughter]
Shh.
Your Grace.
Your Grace, Her Majesty ls Not Risen.
Your Grace.
Woman: Please, Your Grace.
Her Majesty ls Not Yet Ready
To Receive Visitors.
Madam.
You Had Best Get Up.
There ls Some Grave News.
Woman: My Lady, l'm Sorry.
Norfolk: Mary Of Guise Has lncreased
The French Garrison ln Scotland By 4,000 Men.
Perhaps More.
Sir William: Madam, l'm Afraid The French Mean To Attack
While We Are Still Weak
And While Your Majesty's Reign ls Still Uncertain.
What ls Your Counsel?
Madam, We Must, With All Haste,
Raise An Army To March Upon Scotland.
Can...Can...
Can We Not Send Emissaries?
There ls No Time For That!
As Queen, We Look To You For Action,
Unless You Are Content To Wait For The French
To Send More Reinforcements.
Here.
Ahem.
Are You All ln Agreement?
l Say There's Never Been A Better Time Or Occasion
To Abate The French Pride.
Arundel?
War ls A Sin, But Sometimes A Necessary One.
l...
Norfolk: Lord Robert, You Were Appointed To The Council
To Protect The lnterests Of England.
Now lt Appears You Do Not Have The Stomach For lt.
l'm ln Agreement, Your Grace...
lf Your Majesty's Throne ls At Risk.
What Say You, Walsingham?
Sussex: Your Majesty!
l Say A Prince Should Rather Be Slow To Take Action
And Should Watch That He Does Not Come To Be
Afraid Of His Own Shadow.
Sir William: Now, Madam--
With Your Permission, Madam.
You Are Not, Sir Francis, A Member Of Council,
Nor Are You ln The Majority.
l Do Not Like Wars.
They Have Uncertain Outcomes.
[Thunder]
[Choir Singing Kyrie Eleison]
[Woman Speaking French]
Go Back To England, And Take This To Your Queen.
Hmm?
[Thunder]
Elizabeth: Where Are My Counselors?
Man: l Know Not, Madam.
Where ls Lord Robert?
Lord Robert, Madam, Has Gone Hunting.
Elizabeth: Leave Me.
Go! Go!
Sir William: l Regret To lnform Your Majesty
Of Our Miserable Defeat ln Scotland.
The Bishops Do Demand Your Majesty's Removal.
Defiance Afoot ln Every Quarter.
Alas, Madam, We Are Come Already To Catastrophe.
Oh...
How Dare You Come lnto My Presence?
Why Do You Follow Me Here?
lt ls My Business To Protect Your Majesty...
Against All Things.
l Do Not Need Protection. l Need To Be Left Alone.
Majesty.
They Should Never Have Been Sent To Scotland.
[Choked Laughter]
My Father Would Not Have Made Such A Mistake.
l Have Been Proved Unfit To Rule.
Well, That ls What You All Think, ls lt Not, Walsingham?
lt ls Not For Me To Judge You.
Why Did They Send Such Children?
Why Did They Not Send Proper Reinforcements?
Because The Bishops Would Not Let Them.
They Spoke Against lt ln The Pulpits.
Then They Are Speaking Against Their Queen.
Madam, The Bishops
Are Against You And Have No Fear Of You.
They Do Not Expect You To Survive.
Man: My Lord, The Queen.
Where Have You Been?
You Were Not At Court.
Majesty. Monsieur De Foix.
Mary Of Guise, Ma'am,
Promises To Make No Further Threat Against Your Majesty,
But On One Condition.
Elizabeth: What Condition?
That Your Majesty Considers The Proposal
Of Her Nephew The Duc Of Anjou.
Uh...
De Foix: The Duc ls Most Eager To Meet Your Majesty.
He Has Heard A Great Deal Of Your Beauty.
For The Love Of God, Ma'am,
Let Not The Care Of Your Diseased Estate
Hang ln The Balance Any Longer.
ln Marriage And ln The...
Production Of An Heir,
Lies Your Only Surety.
The Duc ls Also Most Handsome.
Very Well.
lnvite The Duc Of Anjou.
We Shall See Him ln The Flesh.
Elizabeth: Robert!
The Duc Will Not Take Kindly
To A Rival For His Suit.
He ls A Traitor, And His Father Before Him.
Lord Robert's Head Will End Up On A Spike,
Not On The Pillow Of A Queen.
[Elizabeth And Robert Arguing ln Distance]
Must You Leave?
l Would Not Miss This For The World.
Today l Shall Watch The Fall Of That Heretic Girl.
Elizabeth: l Have Been Placed Here As Your Sovereign...Ugh.
Mmm.
l Am Your Sovereign. l Have Been Placed Here...
Ahem.
l...
God Has-- God Has Placed Me Here.
l Am Your Anointed Sovereign.
l Am Your Queen, And Like My Father, l Mean To Rule.
There ls One Thing Higher Than Royalty, My Lords,
And That...ls Religion.
l Pass This Act-- l Pass This Act Of Unif--
l Ask You To Pa--
l Ask You To Pass This Act Of Uniformity.
lt's Not For Myself. lt's For My People.
They're My People.
My Lords, There ls One God. We Have A Common--
There ls One God.
Aah!
This ls For My People. My People Are My Care--
Only Care.
The Truth Be, My Lords,
Your Votes Are Nothing Without My Consent.
[Men Shouting Angrily]
Elizabeth: lf There ls No Uniformity
Of Religious Belief Here,
Then There Can Only Be Fragmentation...
[Shouts Of Disagreement]
Dispute, And Quarrel.
Surely, My Lords,
lt ls Better To Have A Single Church Of England...
[Men Shouting Angrily]
A Single Church Of England!
With A Common Prayer Book...
[Men Shouting Angrily]
And--And A...
And A Common Purpose.
[Men Shouting Angrily]
Now, l Ask You To Pass This Act Of Uniformity
Not...Not For Myself,
But For My People...
Who Are My Only Care.
Man: Madam, By This Act...
By This Act, You Force Us To Relinquish
Our Allegiance To The Holy Father.
[Men Shouting Agreement]
How Can l Force You, Your Grace?
l Am A Woman.
[Laughter]
l Have No Desire To Make Windows lnto Men's Souls.
[Murmurs Of Disagreement]
l Simply Ask...
Can Any Man, ln Truth,
Serve Two Masters And Be Faithful To Both?
Madam, This... This ls Heresy!
Man: Heresy lndeed!
No, Your Grace. This ls...Common Sense,
Which ls A Most English Virtue.
[Laughter]
Where ls Gardiner?
Where Are The Others?
[Banging On Door]
Man: Let Us Out!
Second Man: Open The Door!
[Banging Stops]
Man: This ls Walsingham's Doing.
lt ls The Devil's Work.
lt Will Not Serve Her ln Any Case.
The Bishops Will Pass No Measure Which Severs Us From Rome.
[Muffled Laughter]
Man: Your Majesty
Would lmprove All These Matters
lf You Would Agree To Marry.
Aye. Marry, Then.
Aye.
But Marrywho,Your Grace?
Will You Give Me Some Suggestion?
For Some Say France, And Others Spain,
And--And Some Cannot Abide Foreigners At All.
So l'm Not Sure How Best To Please You
Unless l Married One Of Each.
[Laughter]
Now Your Majesty Does Make Fun
Of The Sanctity Of Marriage.
l Do Not Think
Youshould Lecture Me On That, My Lord,
Since You Yourself Have Been Twice Divorced
And Are Now Upon Your Third Wife.
Each Of You Must Vote According To Your Conscience.
But Remember This.
ln Your Hands, Upon This Moment,
Lies The Future Happiness Of My People
And The Peace Of This Realm.
Let That Be Upon Your Conscience Also.
My Lords, The House Will Divide.
[Keys Jangling]
[Door Opens]
Walsingham...
l Would Know On What Authority
You Have Kept Us Locked Up Here.
Your Graces Must Forgive Me, But You're Now Free To Go.
l Am Sure This lnfernal Work
Has Not Saved Your Bastard Queen.
Her Majesty Has Won The Argument.
By What Count?
By Five, Your Grace.
Five.
You Will Be Damned For This,
And l Pray God
Your Wretched Soul Will Burn ln Hell!
[Music Playing]
[Whispering]
[Fanfare Playing]
[Fanfare Clashing With Other Music]
Enchante.
[Playing Recorder]
No...
Because...l Am Anjou!
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Yes, l Am Anjou, Yes.
l Am Anjou.
Yes.
[Anjou Speaking French]
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Ha Ha Ha!
And l Can't Wait.
Would You Like That?
Remove Your Hand.
Perhaps, Your Grace. We Shall Think On lt.
But l Am Deeply Religious.
But l Am Very Religious, Too, Huh?
Very Religious, Yes. Ha Ha Ha Ha!
[Whispering] Your Holiness,
The Priest From England ls Here.
[Softly] Tell Me, My Son,
What ls The News Of Our Brothers
And Sisters ln England?
Do They Still Support The Sovereignty
Of That lllegitimate Whore?
No, Holy Father.
They Pray Ceaselessly That England
May Be Recovered From Heresy.
Prayers May Not Be Sufficient.
l Will Ask For Guidance ln This Matter,
But Do Not Despair.
Was lt Not Truly Said
That The Righteous Shall lnherit The Earth?
[Women Giggling And Chattering Softly]
My...
True Love Has My Heart,
And l Have Hers.
My Heart ln Me Keeps Her And Me ln One.
My Heart ln Her,
Her Thoughts And Senses Guide.
She Loves My Heart...
Ha Ha Ha!
For Once lt Was Her Own.
l Cherish Hers...
Because ln Me lt Bides.
My True Love Has My Heart, And l Have Hers.
Marry Me.
Huh? Ha Ha Ha!
On A Night Such As This, Could Any Woman Say No?
On A Night Such As This, Could A Queen Say No?
Does Not A Queen Sit Under The Same Stars
As Any Other Woman?
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Monsignor Alvaro! Monsignor Alvaro!
Monsignor Alvaro, Tell Me.
As Well As Ambassador, Are You Not Also A Bishop?
Alvaro: l Am, My Lord.
Then You Can Marry Us!
Ha Ha Ha!
Marry You?
[Elizabeth Laughing]
Perhaps He Does Not Know Enough English
To Perform The Ceremony.
Alvaro: Alas, Madam, ln This Matter,
l Can Be Of No Help To You.
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Madam!
Man: Oh!
Aah!
Man: Protect Her! Protect The Queen! Help Her! Help Her!
Quickly, Form A Guard! Hurry, Man!
[Gasping]
The Queen! The Queen!
Look To The Queen!
[Moaning And Gasping]
Woman: Make Way.
lt's Her Majesty's Cause. Make Way.
lsabel, See That The Ladies Are Prepared.
lsabel, Go!
Sir William: Where Were You, Sir Francis?
l Only Hope That Her Majesty
May Be Safely Delivered From This Present Danger.
Get The Bedchamber Ready, Ladies, Quickly!
Attendant: We Come.
Elizabeth: l--l Am Perfectly Well.
Please Do Not--Do Not Fuss.
No One ls To Enter.
Yes, Sir William.
Stay Near Now, And Watch.
Yes, Sir Francis.
Sentry: Sorry, Lord Robert.
l Said No One.
Alvaro: My Lord.
A Word.
Man: To Whose Advantage Was This?
De Foix?
No. Not With Anjou ln Play.
Then Some Madman.
There ls Always Madness, Master Elyot.
This Was Devised. There ls Reason Behind lt.
Then Alvaro, For He Has Most Cause.
Yes, Yes, Yes. But He Was Present.
He's Too Subtle For That.
But Norfolk.
He's Not So Subtle, And Has Even More Cause.
lndeed.
So Then...
He's Not ln League With The Spanish.
Perhaps. Stay Close To Him.
The Duke Has Some Other Game.
l Must Find Where He Plays.
Alvaro: l See lt ls True,
That The Queen Favors You Above All Others.
But You Have Many Enemies Here. ls lt Not So?
Lord Robert: That ls No Concern Of Yours.
lt May Be.
lf You Would Be Prepared ln Secret
To Renounce Heresy
And Embrace The True Faith,
Then You Might Find Many New And Powerful Friends,
And Keep Your Queen.
You Are Most Mistaken, Monsignor,
lf You Think l Might So Easily Be Persuaded
To Act Against My Conscience And My Love.
Ah! My Lord.
What Will A Man Not Do For Love?
Sir William: Madam,
lf Only You Would Heed My Advice.
l Narrowly Escaped With My Life, Sir.
l--l Cannot Now Discuss Marriage.
Sir William: Forgive Me.
The One Cannot Be Separated From The Other.
Have l Not Told You?
Yes! And l Am Sick Of lt.
This Entire Conversation ls lll-Timed.
My Patience, Sir William, ls Not lnfinite.
lt ls A Great Joy
To See Your Majesty ls Not Hurt.
lt Was A Terrible Affair.
The Duc Would Still Know
The Answer To His Suit.
You May Tell The Duc
That He Shall Have His Answer Shortly.
Oh, Madam! The Point ls Pressing.
The Duc Cannot Love Me So Much
lf He Demands My Answer So Precipitously.
Perhaps Her Majesty Will Not Answer
Because Her Heart
ls Already Set Upon Another.
Do Not Presume, Monsieur, To Know The Secrets Of My Heart.
Monsieur De Foix May Leave.
Sir William: Si'l Vous Plait,
Your Excellency...
[Speaking French]
Secrets, Madam?
You Have No Secrets!
The World Knows That Lord Robert
Visits Your Chambers At Night,
And That You Fornicate With Him!
lt's Even Said That You Already Carry His Child.
Yes, Sir William, l Live My Life ln The Open!
l Am Surrounded By People!
l Do Not Understand How So Bad A Judgment
ls Being Formed Of Me.
Madam, You--Youcannot Marry Lord Robert!
He's Already Married.
Lord Robert, We Are Amazed You Show Your Face At Court.
Courtier: The Queen!
[Music Playing]
Actor: Spanish!
Actors: Spanish! Spanish!
Actor: English Pirate!
[Man Singing]
English Pirate!
lt's Not Enough That English Pirates
Attack And Rob Our Ships,
But We Have To Be Made Fools Of ln This Court.
The King My Master
Has Become lmpatient For Your Grace To Act.
lf You Will Not, Then Others May.
You Must Reassure His Majesty
That The Time ls Close At Hand.
He Must Not Act Precipitously.
Actor: English Pirate!
Alvaro: His Majesty Has Also Heard A Rumor.
The World ls Filled With Rumors, Monsignor.
That Your Grace
Has Made Contact With Mary Of Scots
To Promote Your Ambitions.
Even That You Mean To Marry Her.
Do You Suppose Me An ldiot?
Your Master ls The Most Powerful Man ln The World.
l Would Not Cross Him For My Life.
Elizabeth: Did The Duc Not Come To Dance?
Madam, His Grace
ls Unfortunately lndisposed.
He Has Some Pains Of The Stomach.
Oh. l Am Very Sorry For lt.
[Music Stops Gradually]
Elizabeth: We Wish To Give The Duc This Ring,
As A Token Of Our Love.
De Foix: Madam--
No. l Shall Give lt To Him Myself.
Madam, l Should Not...
Sir William.
Come Along.
[Music Playing]
[Laughter]
[Music Stops Abruptly]
[Laughter Behind Veil Continues]
[Hysterical Laughter Persists]
[Laughter Stops]
What?!
Huh? What?
What Do--What?
You Stare, Madam.
What ls lt? Do You See Something Strange, Perhaps?
You Are Wearing A Dress, Your Grace.
Aah! Yes, l Am Wearing A Dress.
Yes, Yes, l Am Wearing A Dress.
l Wear A Dress Like This, My Mother, And You.
But l Only Dress Like This When l'm Alone,
ln Private With My Friends.
Your Grace.
Although My Affection For You ls Undiminished,
l Have, After An Agonizing Struggle,
Determined To Sacrifice My Own Happiness
For The Welfare Of My People.
Oh! My God.
De Foix: Madam, l Will Explain.
[Anjou Speaking French]
[Humming]
[Laughing]
[Music Resumes]
Madam, ls The-- ls The Duc--
There Will Be No More Talk Of Marriage.
[Elizabeth Laughs]
Lord Robert!
Your Majesty.
Elizabeth: Will You Dance?
lf lt Please You.
Play A Volta.
[Music Begins]
Why Will You Not See Me?
Lord Robert: You Must Let Me Explain.
Others Will Take Advantage Of This.
You Must Not Believe What They Tell You.
They Are Jealous...
And Envious.
Because l Am Nothing To Them, And Everything To You.
Elizabeth: Do You Love Her?
No. l Love You. l Have Always Loved You.
l Was Afraid Of Losing You, Because l Was Notfree.
For God's Sake, You Are Still My Elizabeth.
No. l Am Not Your Elizabeth!
l Am No Man's Elizabeth.
And lf You Think To Rule Her,
You Are Mistaken.
l Will Have One Mistress Here!
And No Master!
Lord Robert: lt Matters Nothing To Me.
l Can Live Without Her...
Most Happily.
Better Than l Could Live With Her.
l Have No Need Of Her Love.
Have l Not Suffered Enough Already,
For Loving Her And Showing lt?
l Envy You, My Lord, To Love A Woman So Deeply.
Monsignor, Envy No Man For That.
Such Love ls Hateful. lt Tears The Soul Apart.
Envy A Man Who Has Never Known Such Love.
Perhaps There May Still Be A Way
To Reclaim Her Affections.
Why Should l Want To?
And To Save Her Life.
You Jest With Me.
No. lndeed, l Do Not.
For She Will Be Dead Soon Enough,
Perhaps Even At Norfolk's Hand,
lf You Do Not Help Her.
How Can l Help Her? She Will Not Even See Me.
Cardinal: His Holiness Has lssued The Bull.
lt Deprives Elizabeth,
The Pretended Queen Of England, Servant Of Wickedness,
Of Her Throne,
And Declares That Henceforth
Her Subjects Are Absolved Of Their Allegiance To Her.
His Holiness Also Decrees That Any Man
Who Should Undertake Her Assassination
Will Be Welcomed By Angels lnto The Kingdom Of Heaven.
Give These Letters Of Blessing And Hope
To Our Friends ln England.
Your Grace.
Monsignor.
And Thomas Elyot.
[Kiss]
You Serve Your Master Well, Elyot.
As Good As l Can, ln Truth.
l Mean Your Real Master.
What's This?
What Master?
Walsingham.
The Priest ls Mistaken, My Lord.
l Am Your Grace's Servant, As God ls My Witness.
[Elyot Struggling And Screaming]
Woman: lsabel, They Are--
You Should Not Try Them On, lsabel.
They Are The Queen's Dresses.
Why Not?
[Man And Woman Moaning, Panting, Kissing]
Man: l Must See The Queen.
Woman: l Am Queen.
Man: Tell Her l Must See Her.
Woman: Say You're Mine.
Man: You're My Elizabeth.
Say You Are My Elizabeth.
l Am Your Elizabeth.
Woman: l Am Your Queen.
[Woman Begins To Scream]
Shh.
[Screaming lntensifies]
[Footsteps]
[Screaming Continues]
Elizabeth: Kat!
Kat?
Elizabeth: Who Are You?
You Will Declare Yourself To Me.
Kat: Help Her!
Come Quickly. Something Has Happened.
You Must Come Quickly.
Elizabeth: Who Was With Her?
Kat: One Of The Guards Found Her.
No One Was With Her.
He Said He Saw Lord Robert Leave--
Sir William: No. No, No, Madam, No.
The Dress Was Poisoned.
Uncover Her.
No! That Dress Was A Gift...
For Me.
Sir William: French Silk.
[Door Being Unlatched]
[Men Shouting ln French]
Sir Francis...
You And l,
We Must Be Honest With Each Other.
[Sneezing And Coughing]
Your Queen ls Weak.
She Has No Army,
No Friends,
Only...
[Speaking French]
Enemies.
Mm-Hmm.
What Terms Can She Propose?
Madam, Her Majesty Was, l Believe,
Too Hasty At Rejecting
The Duc's Proposal Of Marriage.
But How Can l Marry Such A Woman?
Huh? She's Frigid.
[Laughing]
Yes.
They Even Say She's Really A Man.
Mary: Oh, You Must Forgive My Nephew.
He Speaks When He Should Not.
lt's Terrible.
[Mary Speaking French]
[Sighs]
l Hear You Are A Wise Man, Sir Francis,
And A Creature Of The World...
Like Me.
No, Nothing.
[Whispers ln French]
Yes.
l Have No lllusions.
l Know lt ls Only A Matter Of Time
Before My Queen ls Overthrown.
Her Majesty Rules With The Heart...
Not With The Head.
l Understand.
lt ls Hard For A Woman
To Forget Her Heart.
But, Um...
What Of You?
Walsingham.
[Chuckles]
A Wise Man Would Be Careful
Not To Put Himself ln The Way Of Harm.
Hmmm...
And How Would A Wise Man Do That?
He Would, As l Said, Change Allegiance.
Allegiance?
There Are But Two Choices.
He Would...
Get lnto Bed With Either Spain Or France.
And Whose Bed Would You Prefer?
Your Majesty, May l Speak With You...
ln Private?
Elizabeth: Speak.
You Are ln The Greatest Danger.
You Must Believe Me.
But You Have A Friend,
Someone Who Can Guarantee Your Safety...
And Your Throne.
A Friend?
The King Of Spain.
Leave Us.
How Would He Guarantee lt?
He Would Marry You.
Only To Make An Alliance,
Nothing More.
He Would Not Expect To...
He Would Live ln Spain.
Why Do You Do This, Robert?
Because l Love You,
And Though You Will Not See Me,
l Am The Only One Who Would Care For You.
You Love Me So Much,
You Would Have Me Be Your Whore?
[Scoffs]
For God's Sake, l Do This For Us.
l Ask You To Save Some Part Of Us!
Lord Robert, You May Make Whores Of My Ladies,
But You Shall Not Make One Of Me.
Your Majesty.
[Anjou Sobbing, Speaking French]
[Sobbing]
[Speaking French]
Of Course, l Shall Deny lt!
But Your Majesty
Mustpublicly Dissociate Herself
From This Most Bloody Act.
l Never Ordered lt.
Of Course, Madam, Of Course.
You Must Also Make Conciliatory Gestures
Towards The Spanish.
Your Dependence Upon Their Good Will
ls Even Greater Than Ever.
l Really Must lnsist--
The Word ''Must'' ls Not Used To Princes.
l Have Followed Your Advice
ln All The Affairs Of My Kingdom,
But Your Policies Would Make England Nothing
But Either Part Of France Or Spain.
Elizabeth: From This Moment,
l Am Going To Follow My Own Opinion,
And See lf l Do Any Better.
Forgive Me, Madam, But You're Only A Woman.
l May Be A Woman, Sir William,
But lf l Choose, l Have The Heart Of A Man.
l Am My Father's Daughter.
l Am Not Afraid Of Anything.
l...
l Deeply Regret, Madam,
lf l Have Caused You Such Offense.
Oh, God Knows, All My Advice
Has Only Ever Been...
To Secure Your Majesty's Throne.
And l Am Grateful For lt.
l Have Decided To Create You Lord Burghley,
So You May Enjoy Your Retirement ln Greater Ease.
Madam...
That Will Be All, Lord Burghley.
Majesty.
Madam, lf l May.
A Prince Should Never Flinch From Being Blamed
For Acts Of Ruthlessness
Which Are Necessary For Safeguarding The State
And Their Own Person.
You Must Take These Things So Much To Heart
That You Do Not Fear To Strike...
Even The Very Nearest That You Have...
lf They Be lmplicated.
lt Has Been Made Known To Me
There ls A Priest Abroad ln The Land
Carrying Letters From Rome
To Those Who Mean To Harm You.
Norfolk's Power ln Court ls Growing.
lt ls Said That He And His Foreign Allies
Are Raising An Army That Will Outnumber Your Own.
lf Your Majesty Does Not Act Soon,
Then He Will.
Find The Priest
And Those Who Harbor Him.
Man: All Right! Search Every Room!
You, Upstairs!
l Will See Everybody ln This House!
[People Talking And Glass Breaking]
Where ls Lord Arundel?
He's Not Here, Sir.
Do You Know Where Your Father ls?
[Man Breathing Heavily]
Walsingham: You Were Carrying Letters From The Pope.
To Whom Were You Told To Give Them?
[Man Screaming]
Tell Me,
What ls God To You?
Has He Abandoned You?
ls He Such A Worldly God That He Must Play At Politics
And The Filth Of Conspiracy?
ls He Not Divine?
Tell Me The Truth As lf You Were
Face To Face With Him Now.
l'm A Patient Man, Father.
[Mumbles]
[Screams]
Walsingham: Sussex, Gardiner, Arundel.
A Man Will Confess To Anything Under Torture.
And Lord Robert Dudley, Earl Of Leicester.
Madam, This Document
Was Also Found Among The Priest's Possessions.
''From His Holiness, The Pope,
To His Grace, The Duke Of Norfolk.''
''To Legitimize Your Claim To The Throne Of England
''His Holiness Proposes
''That Your Grace Should Take As Your Bride
''Mary, Queen Of Scots,
And Overthrow Elizabeth...''
''The lllegitimate And Heretical Whore
Who Now Sits Upon The Throne.''
All Norfolk Need Do ls Sign This Paper,
And Treason Would Have Been Committed.
Then Let Him Sign lt...
And Let lt All Be Done.
ln The Future,
When England ls Safe Again And Faithful,
They Will Thank Me For This Act
And Forget The Manner Of lt.
ls lt Not True?
Deliver This Most Carefully.
[Chanting]
[Speaking Latin]
[Elizabeth's Voice Not Audible]
What ls The Meaning Of This?
Your Grace ls Arrested.
You Must Go With These Men To The Tower.
l Must Do Nothing By Your Orders. l Am Norfolk.
Youwerenorfolk.
The Dead Have No Titles.
Walsingham: You Were The Most Powerful Man ln England...
That Could Have Been Greater Still,
But You Had Not The Courage To Be Loyal...
Only The Conviction Of Your Own Vanity.
l Think, Walsingham, A Man's Courage
ls ln The Manner Of His Death.
l'm Content To Die For My Beliefs...
So Cut Off My Head
And Make Me A Martyr.
The People Will Always Remember lt.
No.
They Will Forget.
That l Did lt Only For My Faith.
Nothing More.
[Woman Sobs]
Elizabeth: All Your Many Kindnesses Are Remembered.
You Must Not Think We Care Not For Your Children.
Your Majesty ls Merciful And Forgiving.
What Kept You, Walsingham?
l've Been Waiting.
Your Majesty.
Elizabeth: They're All Gone To The Tower,
Your Friends.
Tell Me...
How Should l Serve Thee, Robert?
My Course ls Run.
Just Tell Me Why.
Why?
Madam...
ls lt Not Plain Enough To You?
lt ls No Easy Thing To Be Loved By The Queen.
lt Would Corrupt The Soul Of Any Man.
Now For God's Sake, Kill Me.
No.
l Think Rather To Let You Live.
Walsingham: Madam, That ls Not Wise.
Lord Robert Has Committed Treason.
He Must Be Made Example Of.
And l Will Make An Example Of Him.
He Shall Be Kept Alive...
To Always Remind Me
Of How Close l Came To Danger.
Elizabeth: l Have Rid England
Of Her Enemies.
What Do l Do Now?
Am l To Be Made Of Stone?
Must l Be Touched By Nothing?
Walsingham: Aye, Madam. To Reign Supreme...
All Men Need Something Greater Than Themselves
To Look Up To And Worship.
They Must Be Able To Touch The Divine...
Here On Earth.
She Had Such Power Over Men's Hearts.
They Died For Her.
They Have Found Nothing To Replace Her.
[Kat Sobbing]
You Will Be Damned For This.
Elizabeth: Tonight l Think l Die.
Speak Up!
[Choir Singing]
Kat...
l Have Become A Virgin.
[Pounding]
Observe, Lord Burghley.
l Am Married...
To England.