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** Edward Seymour gives one to Edward I and more than one to Thomas.
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** John Dudley was not the man who questioned Elizabeth after Thomas Seymour's arrest. It was instead a man called Robert Tyrwhitt.
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* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: This show loves this trope so much you could create a bulletin board with red string all over it to keep track of them.
** Mary gets more than one, including to Catherine Parr, Thomas Seymour and Edward Seymour.
** Catherine Parr gives one to Thomas Seymour.
** Robert Dudley gives one to Elizabeth over her affection to Thomas.
** Edward Seymour gives one to Edward I and more than one to Thomas.
** Mary gets more than one, including to Catherine Parr, Thomas Seymour and Edward Seymour.
** Catherine Parr gives one to Thomas Seymour.
** Robert Dudley gives one to Elizabeth over her affection to Thomas.
** Edward Seymour gives one to Edward I and more than one to Thomas.
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* CatapultNightmare: Knowing Thomas Seymour is to be executed, Elizabeth has one of these.
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* LoveTriangle: Robert Dudley admits to being in love with Elizabeth, but when his father makes it clear that nothing can come of that, he takes an interest in the spirited daughter of a well-off member of the gentry, Amy Robsart.
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** In the show, the Kett Rebellion is a Catholic reaction against an Anglican government. In history, Robert Kett was a committed Anglican who made a point of praying with the English Book of Common Prayer alongside the other rebels. Their real complaints were grounded in the English common land being made the private property of nobles, and the poverty that caused.
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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
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* JustFriends: Robert Dudley insists that he only feels friendship for Elizabeth. His father doesn't believe him.
* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
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* PregnancyScare: [[spoiler: Leaving no doubt about how far things went between her and Thomas, Elizabeth fears she is pregnant. She is very relieved when she is not.]]
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* StarCrossedLovers
** Mary and Pedro seem to have deep feelings for each other, but it can never be.
** Mary and Pedro seem to have deep feelings for each other, but it can never be.
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* AbusiveParents:
** Henry Grey is shown beating the hapless Jane Grey.
** Although he dies before the series begins, it's implied that Henry VIII's machinations, not to mention his neglect and his state-sponsored spouse murder, had a terrible effect on his children.
** Henry Grey is shown beating the hapless Jane Grey.
** Although he dies before the series begins, it's implied that Henry VIII's machinations, not to mention his neglect and his state-sponsored spouse murder, had a terrible effect on his children.
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''Becoming Elizabeth'' (2022) is a 2022 historical drama created by Anya Reiss and airing on the Creator/{{Starz}} network focusing which focuses on the life of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI during the tumultuous years after the death of her father UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. Teenage Elizabeth (Alicia Von Rittburg) lives with her widowed stepmother Queen Catherine Parr (Creator/JessicaRaine) and Parr's new husband, Sir Thomas Seymour (Tom Cullen), both of whom aspire to power in the court of Edward VI (Oliver Zetterström). Young though she is, Elizabeth recognizes that she's the pawn of much more powerful people than herself and gradually learns to navigate a world full of treachery.
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''Becoming Elizabeth'' (2022) is a 2022 historical drama from created by Anya Reiss and airing on the Creator/{{Starz}} network focusing on the life of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI during the tumultuous years after the death of her father UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. Teenage Elizabeth (Alicia Von Rittburg) lives with her widowed stepmother Queen Catherine Parr (Creator/JessicaRaine) and Parr's new husband, Sir Thomas Seymour (Tom Cullen), both of whom aspire to power in the court of Edward VI (Oliver Zetterström). Young though she is, Elizabeth recognizes that she's the pawn of much more powerful people than herself and gradually learns to navigate a world full of treachery.
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''Becoming Elizabeth'' (2022) is a 2022 historical drama from the Creator/{{Starz}} network focusing on the life of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI during the tumultuous years after the death of her father UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. Teenage Elizabeth (Alicia Von Rittburg) lives with her widowed stepmother Queen Catherine Parr (Creator/JessicaRaine) and her Parr's new husband, Sir Thomas Seymour (Tom Cullen), both of whom aspire to power in the court of Edward VI (Oliver Zetterström). Young though she is, Elizabeth recognizes that she's the pawn of much more powerful people than herself and gradually learns to navigate a world full of treachery.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Edward's court is filled with schemers and liars and backstabbers.
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* NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering: Edward's privy council is filled with self-promoters vying for power, and none of them seem to care much for running the kingdom or helping the king.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: Edward VI was nine when his father died and he ascended the throne. He looks slightly older in the series, but it makes it clear he's still a child and Edward Seymour has most of the power. That doesn't stop Edward from reminding people that he is king and expects to be treated as such.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: Edward VI was nine when his father died and he ascended the throne. He looks slightly older in the series, but it makes it clear he's still a child and Edward Seymour has most of the power. That doesn't stop Edward from reminding people that he is king and expects to be treated as such.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Oh boy, the Tudors count as one.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Oh boy, the Tudors count as one.
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* PetTheDog: While the rest of the court is consumed with spiteful laughter at an anti-Catholic masque, Elizabeth is instead concerned for the feelings of her older sister Mary, who is offended and horrified.
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** Elizabeth and Edward were told of their father's death together, but Mary was not present.
** Dogs did lick up the corpse juices from Henry VIII's coffin, but it was many days after his body had been lying in state.
** It is highly unlikely that [[spoiler: Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour were having loud, obvious sex only days after Henry VIII"s death.]]
** Elizabeth and Edward were told of their father's death together, but Mary was not present.
** Dogs did lick up the corpse juices from Henry VIII's coffin, but it was many days after his body had been lying in state.
** It is highly unlikely that [[spoiler: Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour were having loud, obvious sex only days after Henry VIII"s death.]]
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* SecretRelationship: Catherine and Thomas, who loved each other before Henry VIII decided to marry her, have begun an affair almost immediately after his death.
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''Becoming Elizabeth'' (2022) is a 2022 historical drama from the Creator/{{Starz}} network focusing on the life of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI during the tumultuous years after the death of her father UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. Teenage Elizabeth (Alicia Von Rittburg) lives with her widowed stepmother Queen Catherine Parr (Jessica Raine) (Creator/JessicaRaine) and her new husband, Sir Thomas Seymour (Tom Cullen), both of whom aspire to power in the court of Edward VI (Oliver Zetterström). Young though she is, Elizabeth recognizes that she's the pawn of much more powerful people than herself and gradually learns to navigate a world full of treachery.
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* PuppyLove: Budding religious zealots Edward VI and Jane Grey develop a mutual crush, much to her family's delight.
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* SiblingRivalry:
** Thomas and Edward Seymour both want power, and they despise each other in a way that only brothers can.
** Mary, Elizabeth and Edward love each other, but different mothers, different upbringings, different religions and different places in the pecking order keep them at a distance from each other.
** Thomas and Edward Seymour both want power, and they despise each other in a way that only brothers can.
** Mary, Elizabeth and Edward love each other, but different mothers, different upbringings, different religions and different places in the pecking order keep them at a distance from each other.
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* BestFriend: Elizabeth keeps her own counsel, but she likes and trusts Robert Dudley.
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* TallDarkAndHandsome: True to history, the young Robert Dudley is quite handsome and charming.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: Edward VI was nine when his father died and he ascended the throne. He looks slightly older in the series, but it makes it clear he's still a child and Edward Seymour has most of the power. That doesn't stop Edward from reminding people that he is king and expects to be treated as such.
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* ProperLady: Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, Catherine...all the high born women are held to a certain standard of behavior and dress.
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* BrainyBrunette:
** In real life, Jane Grey had auburn or reddish hair like her cousin, but she's dark haired and studious in the show.
** Catherine Parr also had auburn hair, but she's dark-haired in the series.
** In real life, Jane Grey had auburn or reddish hair like her cousin, but she's dark haired and studious in the show.
** Catherine Parr also had auburn hair, but she's dark-haired in the series.
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* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom while both parties are half dressed, are true to the historic record.
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* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom while both parties are half dressed, are true to the historic record.record.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Edward and Mary both, on opposite ends of the religious spectrum. Both are sincere that their religion is the true one and that those opposing them are blasphemers.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Edward and Mary both, on opposite ends of the religious spectrum. Both are sincere that their religion is the true one and that those opposing them are blasphemers.
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''Becoming Elizabeth'' (2022) is a 2022 historical drama from the Creator/{{Starz}} network focusing on the life of
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom while all parties are half dressed, are true to the historic record.
* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom while all parties are half dressed, are true to the historic record.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: HistoricalVillainUpgrade:
** Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
** Edward Seymour absolutely wanted to stay in power and certainly mistrusted and disliked his brother, but whether or not he was as villainous as portrayed is a matter of debate.
* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom whileall both parties are half dressed, are true to the historic record.
** Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
** Edward Seymour absolutely wanted to stay in power and certainly mistrusted and disliked his brother, but whether or not he was as villainous as portrayed is a matter of debate.
* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom while
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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predatorportrayed.portrayed.
* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom while all parties are half dressed, are true to the historic record.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator
* LecherousStepparent: Thomas Seymour clearly has designs on the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth, despite being married to her stepmother. His actions, such as playfully entering her bedroom while all parties are half dressed, are true to the historic record.
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* Historical BeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
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* Historical BeautyUpgrade: HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
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* HistoricBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
* HistoricalVillianUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
* HistoricalVillianUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
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* HistoricBeautyUpgrade: Historical BeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
*HistoricalVillianUpgrade: HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
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* HistoricBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
* HistoricalVillianUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
UsefulNotes/ElizabethI in the tumultuous years after the death of her father UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. Teenage Elizabeth lives with her widowed stepmother Queen Catherine Parr and her new husband, Sir Thomas Seymour.
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!! The series contains examples of:
* HistoricBeautyUpgrade: Princess Mary is far more beautiful than the historic records describe her during this period. Elizabeth herself was considered attractive and charming, but not the ravishing beauty she is in the series. In fact, many of the characters, including as Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr were considered quite attractive, their actors are far more so.
* HistoricalVillianUpgrade: Catherine Parr was certainly naive about her husband's behavior toward Elizabeth, and she had ambitions to remain powerful in court that were thwarted, but she certainly wasn't the clueless manipulator portrayed in the series. Thomas Seymour, on the other hand, was every bit the groomer and predator portrayed.
