The famous rivalry between Queen Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots as portrayed by two actresses
Explore, through the portrayal of two actresses, one of the most storied rivalries in English history, between Queen Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Transcript
KATE EASTWOOD NORRIS: So what was the question, again?
SPEAKER 2: Who has the greater claim to the throne?
NORRIS: Who has the greater claim to the throne? Me.
HOLLY TWYFORD: Elizabeth.
NORRIS: I do. She doesn't. I do. Or Mary.
TWYFORD: Elizabeth.
NORRIS: Mary.
TWYFORD: Elizabeth.
NORRIS: Mary. Mary Stuart was the Queen of Scotland and France. And if England had stayed Catholic, she would have been the Queen of England, too.
TWYFORD: Elizabeth had the greater claim to the throne. I mean, obviously. Absolutely. Her father was Henry VIII.
NORRIS: Mary went to England for the sacred right of asylum, threw herself into Elizabeth's arms for protection, and instead was stuck in prison for almost 20 years.
TWYFORD: This is the story of how difficult it is to have power.
NORRIS: This is the story of power versus justice.
TWYFORD: And how power can be absolute and power can make you a slave.
NORRIS: It's about betrayal and nerves and courage and fear and lust.
TWYFORD: They were cousins, they were antagonists, they were queens. I mean, it was a complicated, complicated relationship.
SPEAKER 2: Who has the greater claim to the throne?
NORRIS: Who has the greater claim to the throne? Me.
HOLLY TWYFORD: Elizabeth.
NORRIS: I do. She doesn't. I do. Or Mary.
TWYFORD: Elizabeth.
NORRIS: Mary.
TWYFORD: Elizabeth.
NORRIS: Mary. Mary Stuart was the Queen of Scotland and France. And if England had stayed Catholic, she would have been the Queen of England, too.
TWYFORD: Elizabeth had the greater claim to the throne. I mean, obviously. Absolutely. Her father was Henry VIII.
NORRIS: Mary went to England for the sacred right of asylum, threw herself into Elizabeth's arms for protection, and instead was stuck in prison for almost 20 years.
TWYFORD: This is the story of how difficult it is to have power.
NORRIS: This is the story of power versus justice.
TWYFORD: And how power can be absolute and power can make you a slave.
NORRIS: It's about betrayal and nerves and courage and fear and lust.
TWYFORD: They were cousins, they were antagonists, they were queens. I mean, it was a complicated, complicated relationship.