Perhaps, in a belated attempt to stick to historical facts, rather than flights of fancy, Mary Queen of Scots' rather romantic figure gets new life in the re-write of her portrayal in a more accurate and unglamorous end.
In fact the character who died in her bed-chamber in the first movie was Mary of Guise (played by the actress Fanny Ardant), the mother-in-law to Mary Queen of Scots who was regent in Scotland while her daugther- in-law (played in the sequel by Samantha Morton) was married to her son the French Grand Dauphin Francis, the heir to the French throne. Unfortunately (and one of the "great ifs" of history) Francis died young and Mary was sent back to Scotland where the story picks up in the sequel. While the first movie in my opinion is a classic for the acting and scenery, and I look forward to the sequel, both are slightly historically inaccurate. At the end of the first movie it states that Elizabeth never saw the Earl of Leicester ever again, when in fact he was a faithful servant the remainder of his life, although romantically they were finished. I have no doubt the new movie will take artistic license too, but I still look forward to its release in November 2007. By the way, the historical "what if" was if Francis hadn't died young, forcing Mary back to Scotland, then the conflict between the two women may never have taken place and she might have kept her head!
In fact the character who died in her bed-chamber in the first movie was Mary of Guise (played by the actress Fanny Ardant), the mother-in-law to Mary Queen of Scots who was regent in Scotland while her daugther- in-law (played in the sequel by Samantha Morton) was married to her son the French Grand Dauphin Francis, the heir to the French throne. Unfortunately (and one of the "great ifs" of history) Francis died young and Mary was sent back to Scotland where the story picks up in the sequel. While the first movie in my opinion is a classic for the acting and scenery, and I look forward to the sequel, both are slightly historically inaccurate. At the end of the first movie it states that Elizabeth never saw the Earl of Leicester ever again, when in fact he was a faithful servant the remainder of his life, although romantically they were finished. I have no doubt the new movie will take artistic license too, but I still look forward to its release in November 2007. By the way, the historical "what if" was if Francis hadn't died young, forcing Mary back to Scotland, then the conflict between the two women may never have taken place and she might have kept her head!
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