History Series / Reign

* AgeLift: Francis and Mary was 15 and Francis 14 when she arrived back at court, but in the show they're in their late teens to early twenties. Nostradamus, meanwhile, was in his mid fifties during the period where the show is set, but is played by an actor of 36.

* AgeLift: Francis and Mary were thirteen and fifteen (respectively) when she arrived back at court, but in the show they're in their late teens to early twenties. Nostradamus, meanwhile, was in his mid fifties during the period where the show is set, but is played by an actor of 36.

** The guards stand around in poorly made replicas of 15th century armor and medieval cross-hilted swords, which would be dreadfully out of fashion especially in a royal court. All the nobles are depicted wearing their rapier suspended from a baldric across the shoulder, a suspension method that didn't become popular until the mid 17th century; Elizebethan and early Jacobean portraits invariably depict the sword suspended from a finely made hanger belt around the waist.

* HollywoodCostuming: The show doesn't even attempt to have accurate costuming, which sometimes helps sell the anachronistic tone the show is going for. However, some of the costumes--the dresses of Mary and the Ladies in particular--often look more like the result of a prom dress clearance sale than actual Tudor fashions. There are notable exceptions to this though, such as Mary's red dress in 'Kissed' or her dress in the picture above. Sometimes mixed with GorgeousPeriodDress. Also, not a single man is seen wearing trunk hose, one of the most fashionable male garments of the time. That's like showing the 1940s without any men wearing hats or smoking in public; it's as if they thought that real 16th century fashion would look too silly for modern viewers.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Whatever's going on in the woods. Someone or ''something'' seems to be very interested in human blood. [[spoiler: As it turns out it's a bit of both. The "Beast" turns out to be a man but one who has visions like Nostradamus]]

** All of the ladies are married in very modern-looking [[FairytaleWeddingDress Fairytale Wedding Dresses]], being all white with modern veils and tiaras, a style that was not popularized until the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, only a full ''three hundred years'' after the show is set. [[Note]] The real Mary did, in fact, wear a white wedding dress when she married Francis, [[AluminumChristmasTrees so this is not wholly inaccurate].[[/note]]

** All of the ladies are married in very modern-looking [[FairytaleWeddingDress Fairytale Wedding Dresses]], being all white with modern veils and tiaras, a style that was not popularized until the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, only a full ''three hundred years'' after the show is set.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: In the early part of Season 3, Charles is referred to several times as "the Dauphin". Only heir apparents were referred to as the Dauphin, Charles was heir presumptive. (In real life, after Francis became king there wasn't a dauphin until Henry IV's son Louis, 42 years later.)

* YourCheatingHeart: Henry and Francis both have lovers despite being married and engaged, respectively. Also Catherine in her backstory.
** [[spoiler: Francis catching Mary making out with Bash after he and she have an argument.]]
** [[spoiler: Mary falls in love with Louis, Prince of Conde, and begins an affair with him, albeit with Francis' reluctant permission.]]

* HatesBeingTouched: [[spoiler: Mary]] develops a fear of being touched by men after her rape. Her holding [[spoiler: Conde's hand as his mark is being burned off]] is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

** The names of Mary's four ladies are especially egregious: Greer, Lola, Kenna, and Aylee? Why not rename Mary 'Cher' while you're about it?

* DefiledForever: If the rape attempt on Mary had succeeded, she would have become unfit to marry the French prince-- and possibly any prince.

* {{Gorn}}: While not to the extent of fellow [[TheCW CW]] show {{Series/Supernatural}}, there are some moments like this, such as episode 7 [[spoiler: where Count Vincent's death consists of being stabbed in the neck by Mary and then his dagger-armed hand being cut off by Francis.]] Or when Henry [[spoiler: shockingly beheaded one of Catherine's witnesses, spattering the room with blood.]]

''Reign'' is a [[TheCW CW]] television series that premiered October 2013, and ended in June 2017, concerning the young adult life of [[UsefulNotes/MaryOfScotland Mary, Queen of Scots]]. After a would-be assassin discovers her hiding in a convent, Mary flees to the protection of the French court. She hopes that by honoring her childhood engagement to Francis, the future king, she'll be able to protect her country and herself.

** [[spoiler: Mary in the SeriesFinale.]]

''Reign'' is a [[TheCW CW]] television series that premiered October 2013, concerning the young adult life of [[UsefulNotes/MaryOfScotland Mary, Queen of Scots]]. After a would-be assassin discovers her hiding in a convent, Mary flees to the protection of the French court. She hopes that by honoring her childhood engagement to Francis, the future king, she'll be able to protect her country and herself.

* TheRenaissance: The period the show takes place in.

** Nicole appears to be a quiet farm girl who meets with Francis when he runs away from court and seems to care for him. However, Narcisse finds her waiting naked in his bed as she states that she likes Francis all right but now she knows where the real power lies and can use her sway over Francis to get him to do what Narcisse wants. Even Narcisse is impressed at how this "farm girl" is an instant player in the court.

* GoneHorriblyRight: When they find Francis has run off from the throne and settled with a family, Catherine and Narcisse decide the family he's with is a good influence on him and agree to let the elder daughter accompany Francis back to court. They're happy to see him taking back his crown and encourage him to step up and be his own man...until he announces that, just like the family, he's going to become a Protestant which means France can kiss goodbye the support of the Catholic Church and Spain.
** Henry tries to prove to Nicole that Narcisse is just using her by having her leave him a medallion and then hiding behind a wall to watch. Finding it with Catherine, Narcisse mocks how stupid it is and how he hates having to put up with her. Henry smirks until he sees Nicole's disraught face and realizes he's truly hurt her. Then the duo have to watch as Narcisse and Catherine have sex right in front of their hiding place.

* ObnoxiousInLaws: When you try to have your son's fiancée drugged and raped, you've probably [[UpToEleven gone a little past]] this trope's limits. Catherine's animosity toward Mary has a [[GeniusBonus historical basis]]: after Francis died (although whether and how the show will depict this remains unknown), she forced her to return the crown jewels and leave France immediately.

** [[spoiler: Lola gets beheaded for attempting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth in the third season finale. Leith gets killed by UnfriendlyFire in the same episode.]]

** [[spoiler: Lola gets beheaded for attempting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth in the third season finale.]]