Matt Ford
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You no longer have the right to bear royal arms.
I want a crown or I shall not attend, and I want...
Bothwell steps forward, his voice cutting off Darnley like a blade.
Lord Darnley, you will leave now.
Bothwell watches Darnley's head snap round, his bloodshot eyes burning with fury.
You can't order me out!
Bothwell holds his gaze until Darnley stumbles back towards the door.
Bothwell is struck by how weary Mary looks.
Your Majesty, you must reconsider divorcing.
But Mary snaps.
If I do that, James loses legitimacy.
Everything I've been fighting for, his position as heir, his claim to England, will be gone.
He'll have nothing to inherit if Danly continues to alienate every monarch in Europe.
You should be with someone more worthy.
To Bothwell's frustration, Mary cuts him dead.
My hands are tied, Lord Bothwell.
Bothwell's heart sinks.
He sees her face soften.
She shrugs her shoulders.
Maybe God will settle the matter for us.