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Directed by George Sidney, the film boasts a [[AllStarCast star-studded cast]], with Creator/JeanSimmons as Elizabeth, Stewart Granger as Tom Seymour, Creator/DeborahKerr as Catherine Parr, Creator/CharlesLaughton as Henry VIII, and Kay Walsh as Elizabeth's governess Kat Ashley. The film's release also coincided with UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen being crowned in England.
''Young Bess'' is a 1953 CostumeDrama based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Irwin, which was based in turn on the life of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI before she becomes Queen of England. The film covers her early life from when UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn was executed up until Henry VIII's death. A lot of time is devoted to her relationship with her stepmother's husband Thomas Seymour.
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''Young Bess'' is a 1953 CostumeDrama based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Irwin,which was based in turn on about the life of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI before she becomes Queen of England. The film covers her early life from the time when UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn was executed up until Henry VIII's UsefulNotes/HenryVIII's death. A lot of time is devoted to her Elizabeth's relationship with her stepmother's husband Thomas Seymour.
Directed by George Sidney, the film boasts a [[AllStarCast star-studded cast]],with including Creator/JeanSimmons as Elizabeth, Stewart Granger as Tom Seymour, Creator/DeborahKerr as Catherine Parr, Creator/CharlesLaughton as Henry VIII, and Kay Walsh as Elizabeth's governess Kat Ashley. The film's release also coincided with UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen being crowned in England.
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''Young Bess'' is a 1953 CostumeDrama based on a the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Irwin. It Irwin, which was based in turn is based on the life of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI before she becomes Queen of England. The film covers her early life from when UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn was executed up until Henry VIII's death. A lot of time is devoted to her relationship with her stepmother's husband Thomas Seymour.
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* GoLookAtTheDistraction: When Henry is blustering about threatening to have Catherine executed, Bess screams and pretends to have seen French ships on the horizon.
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* ShownTheirWork: Despite all the HollywoodHistory, there's a few details that were right:
** Tom Seymour did indeed give Edward a regular supply of coins to bribe his servants with.
** Edward did once say to Tom that it would probably be better for Ned Seymour to die, and Tom never found out the context.
** Elizabeth was suspected about conspiring with Tom, and questioned for many weeks. Kat and Mr Parry were also sent away while she was questioned.
** Catherine Parr alludes to being left regent while Henry was away, and there are mentions of people worrying about her getting executed because of her outspokenness towards the king.
** Catherine Parr also was the one who helped mend relations between Henry and his daughters.
** A dress Catherine wears is heavily modelled after the one she's wearing in the portrait that was famously mistaken for Lady Jane Grey for years.
** Tom Seymour did indeed give Edward a regular supply of coins to bribe his servants with.
** Edward did once say to Tom that it would probably be better for Ned Seymour to die, and Tom never found out the context.
** Elizabeth was suspected about conspiring with Tom, and questioned for many weeks. Kat and Mr Parry were also sent away while she was questioned.
** Catherine Parr alludes to being left regent while Henry was away, and there are mentions of people worrying about her getting executed because of her outspokenness towards the king.
** Catherine Parr also was the one who helped mend relations between Henry and his daughters.
** A dress Catherine wears is heavily modelled after the one she's wearing in the portrait that was famously mistaken for Lady Jane Grey for years.
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* FieryRedhead: Bess is portrayed as such. Notably the scene where she has a shouting match with her equally fiery and redheaded father. Averted by the redhead Catherine Parr, who's very gentle and soft-spoken.
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* SpiritedYoungLady: Young Bess of course, as noted under FieryRedhead.
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** Tom and Catherine married in secret, and it was thought to be scandalous because it occurred just months after Henry's death, so it was seen that Catherine should have still been in mourning for Henry. The film shows Bess getting Edward to write a letter condoning it, but in actuality it was Tom who convinced him to write the letter. After letter, after Catherine's death at that.
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* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bess gives Ned Seymour a magnificent one when he accuses her of plotting to overthrow the council.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: The film imagines Tom Seymour and Elizabeth as having a love affair, when in reality Tom's advances on her were more like molestation - entering her room while in his nightshirt and tickling her on the bottom. Elizabeth either thought it was a game and played along or else was disturbed by the whole thing. It's been suggested that this behaviour was one of the reasons she chose to never marry.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: The film imagines Tom Seymour and Elizabeth as having a love affair, when in reality Tom's advances on her were more like molestation a form of child sexual abuse - entering her room while in his nightshirt and tickling her on the bottom. bottom was one of the more minor instances. Elizabeth either thought it was a game and played along or else was apparently deeply disturbed by the whole thing. It's his actions, and it's been suggested by reputable historians that this behaviour abuse was one of the reasons she chose to never marry.
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** Tom and Catherine married in secret, and it was thought to be scandalous because Catherine was not done mourning Henry. The film shows Bess getting Edward to write a letter condoning it, but in actuality it was Tom who convinced him to write the letter. After Catherine's death at that.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Catherine is the Betty to Bess's Veronica where Tom Seymour is concerned.
* FurAndLoathing: Ned Seymour, the film's primary antagonist, has a few outfits that are trimmed with fur.
* GoLookAtTheDistraction: When Henry is blustering about threatening to have Catherine executed, Bess screams and pretends to have seen French ships on the horizon.
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* OneSteveLimit: Edward Seymour is referred to as 'Ned' for the whole film to avoid confusion with Edward VI. But there is also Anne Boleyn (though only onscreen for a few seconds) and Anne Seymour - and notably Anne of Cleves is not name-dropped. Catherine Howard doesn't get named either, to avoid confusion with Catherine Parr. Additionally Kat Ashley is only called by her last name.
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* PrettyInMink: For Bess's dance with the Danish ambassador, and when Tom starts to notice she's grown up, her outfit is a cream dress with white fur on the sleeves.
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* RedheadInGreen: Bess has a few green dresses that contrast with her red hair.
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** The movie depicts Elizabeth saving Catherine from being beheaded with a timely distraction. While Henry did nearly have her executed, Catherine herself managed to talk him out of it.
* ButtMonkey: Barnaby, Tom Seymour's dim-witted page. The poor guy gets caught in the middle of Bess trying to make Tom jealous.
* {{Chickification}}: Minor example, but Catherine Parr is depicted as rather dainty and passive. The movie leaves out the fact that she managed to talk Henry out of executing her, effectively [[DamselOutOfDistress saving herself]].
* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: Lampshaded by Catherine when she asks Tom if he wants her to die so he can marry Bess instead.
* TheFaceless: When Bess is brought to meet Anne of Cleves, this stepmother is never shown. Only her voice is heard.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Tom Seymour becomes a dashing heroic champion of both Elizabeth I and Edward VI. This ignores the fact that he essentially molested her in real life, and likewise Catherine took part in a couple of the incidents.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Bess has Edward grant Tom and Catherine permission to marry, despite her growing feelings for him.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Bess has Edward grant Tom and Catherine permission to marry, despite her growing feelings for him.
* LookAtTheDistraction: When Henry is blustering about threatening to have Catherine executed, Bess screams and pretends to have seen French ships on the horizon.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Anne of Cleves does not factor into the story at all, the movie implying that she went back to Germany after being divorced. In reality she was given a sizeable estate and the title of 'The King's Honorary Sister', and she and Elizabeth were quite good friends.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Sort of. In the finale, Kat Ashley quickly rattles off that Edward died of tuberculosis and Ned and Anne Seymour were eventually executed.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Sort of. In the finale, Kat Ashley quickly rattles off that Edward died of tuberculosis and Ned and Anne Seymour were eventually executed.
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* AcquittedTooLate: Edward is writing a letter to pardon Tom when he and Bess hear the drums signalling that the execution is happening.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Catherine Parr had dark blonde hair in reality. She's a redhead here.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Catherine Parr had dark blonde hair in reality. She's a redhead here.
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** Elizabeth and Tom Seymour most certainly did ''not'' have a romance, since Elizabeth was just fourteen and incrediblynaive. naive.
** After Catherine's death, Tom did pursue Elizabeth but she ignored him.
** Tom and Catherine married in secret, and it was thought to be scandalous because Catherine was not done mourning Henry. The film shows Bess getting Edward to write a letter condoning it, but in actuality it was Tom who convinced him to write the letter. After Catherine's death at that.
** Catherine was pregnant with Tom's daughter and died shortly after the birth. This is not shown in the film.
** Tom's downfall was actually caused by being caught outside the king's bedroom in the middle of the night, thought to be planning to kidnap Edward. Ned actually gave Tom a chance to explain himself at court, but he no-showed.
** Minor but Bess is often addressed as 'Princess Elizabeth'. After her mother's execution and her disinheritance, she was only ever called 'Lady Elizabeth'.
* CainAndAbel: Many characters draw parallels between Tom and Ned with Cain and Abel. The climax of the movie is Ned ordering Tom's execution.
** Elizabeth and Tom Seymour most certainly did ''not'' have a romance, since Elizabeth was just fourteen and incredibly
** After Catherine's death, Tom did pursue Elizabeth but she ignored him.
** Tom and Catherine married in secret, and it was thought to be scandalous because Catherine was not done mourning Henry. The film shows Bess getting Edward to write a letter condoning it, but in actuality it was Tom who convinced him to write the letter. After Catherine's death at that.
** Catherine was pregnant with Tom's daughter and died shortly after the birth. This is not shown in the film.
** Tom's downfall was actually caused by being caught outside the king's bedroom in the middle of the night, thought to be planning to kidnap Edward. Ned actually gave Tom a chance to explain himself at court, but he no-showed.
** Minor but Bess is often addressed as 'Princess Elizabeth'. After her mother's execution and her disinheritance, she was only ever called 'Lady Elizabeth'.
* CainAndAbel: Many characters draw parallels between Tom and Ned with Cain and Abel. The climax of the movie is Ned ordering Tom's execution.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Bess is considered a woman at only fifteen years of age.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Tom Seymour faces his execution in a composed and dignified manner.
* {{Fainting}}: After Bess gives her big grand speech to the council, she's seen fainting on the stairs.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Tom Seymour faces his execution in a composed and dignified manner.
* {{Fainting}}: After Bess gives her big grand speech to the council, she's seen fainting on the stairs.
* TheGhost: Mary only physically appears on screen during Henry's death scene. Granted she wasn't around much in this portion of Elizabeth's life but still.
* GladYouThoughtOfIt: Bess uses this trick to get Edward to allow Catherine and Tom to marry.
* GladYouThoughtOfIt: Bess uses this trick to get Edward to allow Catherine and Tom to marry.
* LastNameBasis: Bess calls her governess Ashley rather than by her first name Kat.
* NiceHat: Plenty of Tudor era French Hoods are worn by Bess, Catherine and Anne.
* OperationJealousy: Bess gets her brother's servant Barnaby to kiss her, hoping Tom will catch them and get jealous. It works.
* OperationJealousy: Bess gets her brother's servant Barnaby to kiss her, hoping Tom will catch them and get jealous. It works.
* ProperLady: Catherine Parr is shown as a delicate, sweet EnglishRose.
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bess gives Ned Seymour a magnificent one when he accuses her of plotting to overthrow the council.
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bess gives Ned Seymour a magnificent one when he accuses her of plotting to overthrow the council.
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Kat says to Catherine that she doesn't think Tom realises that Bess is now a woman.
* SiblingYinYang: Lampshaded by Henry about Ned and Tom Seymour, when he says that there are no brothers who could be more different.
* SpiritedYoungLady: Young Bess of course, as noted under FieryRedhead.
* TriumphantReprise: In the end, as Bess is about to become Queen, Kat Ashley starts singing a triumphant reprise of "here we go, up and down" that she had sung to her as a baby.
* VictorianNovelDisease: What the film suggests Catherine Parr died of. Her pregnancy and suspected childbed fever are completely ignored.
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Tom hits Bess after she accuses him of being jealous.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Kat says to Catherine that she doesn't think Tom realises that Bess is now a woman.
* SiblingYinYang: Lampshaded by Henry about Ned and Tom Seymour, when he says that there are no brothers who could be more different.
* SpiritedYoungLady: Young Bess of course, as noted under FieryRedhead.
* TriumphantReprise: In the end, as Bess is about to become Queen, Kat Ashley starts singing a triumphant reprise of "here we go, up and down" that she had sung to her as a baby.
* VictorianNovelDisease: What the film suggests Catherine Parr died of. Her pregnancy and suspected childbed fever are completely ignored.
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Tom hits Bess after she accuses him of being jealous.
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''Young Bess'' is a 1953 CostumeDrama based on a novel by Margaret Irwin. It in turn is based on the life of Creator/ElizabethI before she becomes Queen of England. The film covers her early life from when UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn was executed up until Henry VIII's death. A lot of time is devoted to her relationship with her stepmother's husband Thomas Seymour.
The film boasted a star studded cast - with Jean Simmons as Elizabeth, Stewart Granger as Tom Seymour, Creator/DeborahKerr as Catherine Parr, Charles Laughton as Henry VIII, and Kay Walsh as Elizabeth's governess Kat Ashley. The film's release also coincided with UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen being crowned in England.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Edward VI is a child but acts as though he has the authority of a king, and bosses people around as such.
* AffectionateNickname: Bess of course for Elizabeth.
* ArtisticLicenceHistory: Elizabeth and Tom Seymour most certainly did ''not'' have a romance, since Elizabeth was just fourteen and incredibly naive.
* CostumePorn: The costumes were designed by the famous Walter Plunkett, so they are very fancy and elaborate.
* DanceOfRomance: Between Bess and Tom at a ball naturally.
* FieryRedhead: Bess is portrayed as such. Notably the scene where she has a shouting match with her equally fiery and redheaded father. Averted by the redhead Catherine Parr, who's very gentle and soft-spoken.
* GorgeousPeriodDress: Tudor finery on display in every scene.
* LoveTriangle: Between Tom Seymour, Bess and Catherine Parr.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: The film imagines Tom Seymour and Elizabeth as having a love affair, when in reality Tom's advances on her were more like molestation - entering her room while in his nightshirt and tickling her on the bottom. Elizabeth either thought it was a game and played along or else was disturbed by the whole thing. It's been suggested that this behaviour was one of the reasons she chose to never marry.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Discussed by Henry and Bess.
--> '''Henry:''' You shape the world as it suits you.
--> '''Bess:''' Why not? Didn't ''you''?
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--> '''Henry:''' (''now laughing'') So I did. You're my daughter.
''Young Bess'' is a 1953 CostumeDrama based on a novel by Margaret Irwin. It in turn is based on the life of Creator/ElizabethI before she becomes Queen of England. The film covers her early life from when UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn was executed up until Henry VIII's death. A lot of time is devoted to her relationship with her stepmother's husband Thomas Seymour.
The film boasted a star studded cast - with Jean Simmons as Elizabeth, Stewart Granger as Tom Seymour, Creator/DeborahKerr as Catherine Parr, Charles Laughton as Henry VIII, and Kay Walsh as Elizabeth's governess Kat Ashley. The film's release also coincided with UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen being crowned in England.
!!Young Tropes:
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Edward VI is a child but acts as though he has the authority of a king, and bosses people around as such.
* AffectionateNickname: Bess of course for Elizabeth.
* ArtisticLicenceHistory: Elizabeth and Tom Seymour most certainly did ''not'' have a romance, since Elizabeth was just fourteen and incredibly naive.
* CostumePorn: The costumes were designed by the famous Walter Plunkett, so they are very fancy and elaborate.
* DanceOfRomance: Between Bess and Tom at a ball naturally.
* FieryRedhead: Bess is portrayed as such. Notably the scene where she has a shouting match with her equally fiery and redheaded father. Averted by the redhead Catherine Parr, who's very gentle and soft-spoken.
* GorgeousPeriodDress: Tudor finery on display in every scene.
* LoveTriangle: Between Tom Seymour, Bess and Catherine Parr.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: The film imagines Tom Seymour and Elizabeth as having a love affair, when in reality Tom's advances on her were more like molestation - entering her room while in his nightshirt and tickling her on the bottom. Elizabeth either thought it was a game and played along or else was disturbed by the whole thing. It's been suggested that this behaviour was one of the reasons she chose to never marry.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Discussed by Henry and Bess.
--> '''Henry:''' You shape the world as it suits you.
--> '''Bess:''' Why not? Didn't ''you''?
--> ''beat.''
--> '''Henry:''' (''now laughing'') So I did. You're my daughter.
