Reign: facts

[cactuswatcher]

The writer of the episode obviously saw the Kate Blanchett movie Elizabeth
The younger brother, Charles, married someone younger and more important than the little nag in the episode when he was an adult. Their wedding was celebrated by the famous gala party called the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. The engagement between children shown wasn't out of line with the custom of the day, and, as the dialog between Queen Mary and Francis elsewhere indicates, such childhood engagements could be broken off with the changes of the political winds.
By the way the Duc d'Anjou in the movie Elizabeth was a still younger brother. Their engagement was set when Elizabeth was 46 and the Duc was 24. That sham lasted several years apparently as a counter to threats from Spain to England, and only was broken off when his military incompetence proved a great embarrassment.
Any heretics in the French woods in those days were likely Protestants, not folks actually interested in human sacrifice.

Reign is pretty over the top, but I enjoy it.

Comments

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

Corrections are always most welcome!

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Cool. This was a time period I found particularly interesting. I expect this show to display the bare minimum of faithfulness, which is fine as long as it can enterta.