lord darnely
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chris88cooper — 13 years ago(November 24, 2012 10:49 PM)
I can't let this comment go without saying: IF you were paying attention at all, you would have known exactly why Mary wanted to marry Lord Darnley [note spelling].
In a pivotal scene Elizabeth points out that Darnley is a member of one of England's oldest Catholic families, and that his claim to the throne is second only to Mary's.
Mary does not want to marry Robert Dudley, the Queen's horsemaster and cast-off lover, even if it means she will receive the deed of succession and eventually become Queen of England. Mary obviously thinks she has a better chance to gain the English throne more quickly by marrying an English nobleman who is also a Catholic, and overthrowing Elizabeth.
And she might have succeeded if Darnley hadn't turned out to be a "spolt, drunken, jealous and abusive youth" who coveted the Scottish crown for himself alone. -
Gus-69 — 16 years ago(August 07, 2009 07:03 AM)
You obviously haven't seen the film.
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missbutterbee — 14 years ago(May 26, 2011 07:55 AM)
I had never heard a rumour about Darnley and Riccio being secret lovers, I'm guessing this is cinematic drama as opposed to historical fact???
Also, Lord Darnley's real first name
was
Henry (as was written in the IMDb credits), so why on earth did the other characters keep calling him Harry? Mary referred to him as Henry at least once, so why the confusion?
I thought Timothy Dalton was pretty good, but Glenda Jackson was undeniably the best in this film.
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sergio_osea — 13 years ago(January 15, 2013 09:58 AM)
And here I thought 'Harry' was an abbreviated form of 'Harold'.
'Hank' is an abbreviated form of 'Henry'.
Not in the UK.
The real name of Britain's current Prince Harry (he of the naked photos) is Henry. -
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marga73 — 12 years ago(March 28, 2014 03:29 PM)
Timothy does a wonderful job. Just look how he changes his face when the 'traitors' propose him the plot.
He's evil but he's also a lost child, you feel a little bit sorry for him in the end.
Excuse my English, I was born in a galaxy far, far away