I am Mary, Queen of Scots, and I have come for my throne.
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Where are you going?
To show John Knox that queens do not bow to their subjects. It is, in fact, quite the other way around.
Help me bring all of my people together, or may God and your queen have mercy on your soul.
I feel like I was a child before I knew you. I was able to judge you and the things you did because I never understood the darkest truths of this world.
Please go while I still have the courage to say goodbye.
Leith, protect my daughter. Cling to each other. May you have a long and happy life. I give you my blessing to wed.
You can stop trying to prove yourself to my family. Charles is out of danger and my mother has given us her blessing.
But none of that matters unless I can keep the Valois safe. Most importantly, you.
There can only be one queen. And I had to choose mine.
It's incredible, really. I march to my execution very soon, and yet you are the one to be pitied.
You show your enemies such weakness, and they will keep coming.
I have invited you here so that you may know that under my rule, all men will be judged not by their faith but by their actions. Because, regardless of my faith, I am not a Catholic queen, I am not a Protestant queen, I am not a French queen, I am your queen.
I believe in a Scotland that is independent, prosperous, and peaceful. A Scotland that cannot be frightened, bullied, or bought by anyone. If you agree, then you will stand with me and tell this English delegation, who would urge you to bow to their queen, what we have told countless invaders before them. That this is our land. And that, though they may spill our blood, they will never take the Scotland that pounds in our veins!
You can't use your children as pawns in your schemes to gain power. You have no power 'cause I've taken it all away.
Stéphane. Let me go.
They're like two spiders in a jar. They can't coexist, they can't let the other survive. Still, sometimes, someone needs to give the jar a good shake.
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