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* BrokenBase: The scene in which [[spoiler: a Protestant radical whose son died because of religious violence rapes Mary as revenge]] stirred a lot of controversy. Some fans absolutely despised it, others thought the writers handled it well, and still others believed the aftermath, [[spoiler: Catherine helping Mary snap out of her HeroicBSOD]], was the only good part. Many people insist that there should have been [[spoiler: a trigger warning for it]], but many others disagree. And ''really'' not helping was the show's creator stating that they did it to advance character development for ''Francis'' rather than Mary herself.

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* AdaptationalJerkass: Regardless of what their real-life personalities were indicated to have been, almost every character in the show becomes one of these at some point or another. The plot includes extramarital affairs, betrayals, and other assorted bad things which have no basis in historical fact.
* BrokenBase: The scene in which [[spoiler: a Protestant radical whose son died because of religious violence rapes Mary as revenge]] stirred a lot of controversy. Some fans absolutely despised it, others thought the writers handled it well, and still others believed the aftermath, [[spoiler: Catherine helping Mary snap out of her HeroicBSOD]], was the only good part. Many people insist that there should have been [[spoiler: a trigger warning for it]], but many others disagree. And ''really'' not helping was the show's creator stating admitting that they did it to advance character development for ''Francis'' rather than Mary herself.



* HilariousInHindsight: In ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' Adelaide Kane plays Mala, another queen looking for a husband. Except she's also a badass warrior in her own right and only wants one to fulfill a prophecy, leading her to be completely casual about it.

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* HilariousInHindsight: In ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk,'' Adelaide Kane plays Mala, another queen looking for a husband. Except she's also a badass warrior in her own right and only wants one to fulfill a prophecy, leading her to be completely casual about it.



** Marie, Mary's mother who pops up to make sure Mary gets engaged to Francis and so far is the only character to be able to deal with Catherine on equal terms.

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** Marie, Mary's mother mother, who pops up to make sure Mary gets engaged to Francis and so far is pretty much the only character to be able to deal with Catherine on equal terms.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Those interested in the history of France and Scotland's union or 1500's history may be disappointed to know that the show is mostly TeenDrama and romance, which will probably not appeal to history buffs.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Those interested in the history of France and Scotland's union or 1500's and/or 1500s history may be disappointed to know that the show is mostly TeenDrama and romance, which will probably not appeal to history buffs.buffs. One can't help but wonder why the writers didn't just set the show in fictional countries with fictional characters, rather than cherry-pick what they wanted from history and make up the rest.



** Women are constantly walking around with their heads uncovered and their hair hanging loose, something no woman in that time period would have done as it was considered immodest (save for in certain situations).

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** Women are constantly walking around with their heads uncovered and their hair hanging loose, something no woman noblewoman in that time period would have done as it was considered immodest (save immodest; generally speaking, only queens could go out in public with their hair down, and only on specific occasions. Ironically, Mary wears her hair ''up'' for her wedding, which was one of those rare occasions where it would have been worn down (and was in certain situations). real life).

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