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* IllGirl: Henriette-Anne.
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A 2003 Creator/{{BBC}} series about the life and reign of UsefulNotes/CharlesII. RufusSewell plays the titular eponymous monarch. Creator/DianaRigg, Rupert Graves, Creator/MartinFreeman and Creator/ShirleyHenderson also play substantial roles.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Charles II, Barbara Villiers and Philippe of Orleans all have spoused, but sleep with others.
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* GenreSavvy: Nell Gwynn, the only one of Charles' lovers not to fall in love with him and be heartbroken by his philandering.
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* FakeNationality: The utterly British Diana Rigg as Queen Henrietta Maria, who was very French and didn't learn to speak English until well into adulthood.
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* GenreSavvy: Catherine of Braganza expects to be repudiated when she turned barren. Perhaps because she remembered [[UsefulNotes/HenryVIII a certain other king of England]] having doing the same. Surprisingly to everyone, Charles lets her stay.
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* GenreSavvy: Catherine of Braganza expects to be repudiated when she turned barren. Perhaps because she remembered [[HenryVIII [[UsefulNotes/HenryVIII a certain other king of England]] having doing the same. Surprisingly to everyone, Charles lets her stay.
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* IdiotBall: James, Duke of York, ranting hysterically about protestant icon [[TheVirginQueen Elizabeth I]] to protestants who already suspect him. Never mind that she died more than half a century before.
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* IdiotBall: James, Duke of York, ranting hysterically about protestant icon [[TheVirginQueen [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI Elizabeth I]] to protestants who already suspect him. Never mind that she died more than half a century before.
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Nor ever did a wise one." -- ''Earl or Rochester''
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Nor ever did a wise one." -- ''Earl or Rochester''
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* MaliciousSlander: Titus Oates does this against Catholics.
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* HairOfGold: Frances Stewart
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* MoralEventHorizon: For a lot of viewers, [[spoiler: Lady Castlemaine sleeping with the Duke of Monmouth -- the teenage son of her lover, Charles II.]] In all fairness to her, this seems to have been made up for the series.
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* FakeNationality: The utterly British Diana Rigg as Queen Henrietta Maria, who was very French and didn't learn to speak English until well into adulthood.
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* MoralEventHorizon: For a lot of viewers, [[spoiler: Lady Castlemaine sleeping with the Duke of Monmouth -- the teenage son of her lover, Charles II.]] In all fairness to her, this seems to have been made up for the series.
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* GenreSavvy: Catherine of Braganza expects to be repudiated when she turned barren. Perhaps because she remembered a certain
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* GenreSavvy: Catherine of Braganza expects to be repudiated when she turned barren. Perhaps because she remembered [[HenryVIII a certain
certain other king of England England]] having doing the same. Surprisingly to everyone, Charles lets her stay.
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* IdiotBall: James, Duke of York, ranting hysterically about protestant icon [[TheVirginQueen Elizabeth I I]] to protestants who already suspect him. Never mind that she died more than half a century before.
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* EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: Philippe of France again.
* EvilMatriarch: Queen Henriette-Maria
* EvilMatriarch: Queen Henriette-Maria
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* GenreSavvy: Catherine of Braganza expects to be repudiated when she turned barren. Perhaps because she remembered a certain certain
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* ArrangedMarriage: Most royal marriages were this. The one between Henriette-Anne and Philippe of France is particularly unhappy.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Most royal marriages were this. The one between Henriette-Anne and Philippe of France is particularly unhappy.unhappy.
* BastardBastard: The Duke of Monmouth.
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* HonorBeforeReason: The Duke of York and his openness about being a Catholic.
* IdiotBall: James, Duke of York, ranting hysterically about protestant icon Elizabeth I to protestants who already suspect him. Never mind that she died more than half a century before.
* IllGirl: Henriette-Anne.
* InTheBack: Charles making a secret alliance with France against the Dutch, while still being allied with the later. Since France is seen as a Catholic threat by most English, this causes much disapproval.
* TheMistress: Lots.
* MsFanservice: Barbara Villiers and Nell Gwyn
* OneLiner: The Earl of Rochester
* PetTheDog: Though duplicitous in his politics, Charles is often kind to his family, mistresses and friends.
* PimpedOutDress
* RagsToRoyalty: Snow White style.
* ReallyGetsAround: Charles.
** Barbara too.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Charles makes good use of these when dealing with a hostile parliament.
* SelfDeprecation: "I am the Protestant Whore!"
** Nell Gwyn is good at this in general.
* StandardRoyalCourt
* WitchHunt: After Titus Oates makes his accussations, a lot of innocent Catholics get prosecuted.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Queen Catharine
* YourCheatingHeart: Charles II, Barbara Villiers and Philippe of Orleans all have spoused, but sleep with others.
* IdiotBall: James, Duke of York, ranting hysterically about protestant icon Elizabeth I to protestants who already suspect him. Never mind that she died more than half a century before.
* IllGirl: Henriette-Anne.
* InTheBack: Charles making a secret alliance with France against the Dutch, while still being allied with the later. Since France is seen as a Catholic threat by most English, this causes much disapproval.
* TheMistress: Lots.
* MsFanservice: Barbara Villiers and Nell Gwyn
* OneLiner: The Earl of Rochester
* PetTheDog: Though duplicitous in his politics, Charles is often kind to his family, mistresses and friends.
* PimpedOutDress
* RagsToRoyalty: Snow White style.
* ReallyGetsAround: Charles.
** Barbara too.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Charles makes good use of these when dealing with a hostile parliament.
* SelfDeprecation: "I am the Protestant Whore!"
** Nell Gwyn is good at this in general.
* StandardRoyalCourt
* WitchHunt: After Titus Oates makes his accussations, a lot of innocent Catholics get prosecuted.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Queen Catharine
* YourCheatingHeart: Charles II, Barbara Villiers and Philippe of Orleans all have spoused, but sleep with others.
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-->"We have a pretty witty king,\\
Whose word no man relies on;\\
He never said a foolish thing,\\
Nor ever did a wise one." -- ''Earl or Rochester''
A 2003 BBC series about the life and reign of Charles II. RufusSewell plays the titular monarch. DianaRigg, Rupert Graves, MartinFreeman and ShirleyHenderson also play substantial roles.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* ArrangedMarriage: Most royal marriages were this. The one between Henriette-Anne and Philippe of France is particularly unhappy.
* BettyAndVeronica: Queen Catherine and Castlemaine to the king. Later also, Nell Gwyn and the Duchess of Portsmouth to a lesser extentn.
* BrainlessBeauty: Louise de Kerouaille.
* BritishSeries
* BrotherSisterTeam: Charles and Henriette-Anne.
* TheConscience: Queen Catherine
* CostumePorn: Though not as extreme as what came in the decade afterward.
* CultureClash: England and France. It's clear that Charles's family all got 'corrupted' by French influences to different extents. This was very suspect in England at that time, because France was the Ancient enemy and Catholic.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Charles I, in the opening scene.
* {{Fanservice}}
* ForegoneConclusion: Well, it's an historical drama for one.
** Charles has also concluded, correctly, that his brother won't last on the throne for four years.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Henry to Anne Boleyn: "Your neck... I love your neck." Three guesses what happens to her neck in season two!
* GenreSavvy: Catherine of Braganza expects to be repudiated when she turned barren. Perhaps because she remembered a certain other king of England doing the same. Surprisingly to everyone, Charles lets her stay.
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Whose word no man relies on;\\
He never said a foolish thing,\\
Nor ever did a wise one." -- ''Earl or Rochester''
A 2003 BBC series about the life and reign of Charles II. RufusSewell plays the titular monarch. DianaRigg, Rupert Graves, MartinFreeman and ShirleyHenderson also play substantial roles.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* ArrangedMarriage: Most royal marriages were this. The one between Henriette-Anne and Philippe of France is particularly unhappy.
* BettyAndVeronica: Queen Catherine and Castlemaine to the king. Later also, Nell Gwyn and the Duchess of Portsmouth to a lesser extentn.
* BrainlessBeauty: Louise de Kerouaille.
* BritishSeries
* BrotherSisterTeam: Charles and Henriette-Anne.
* TheConscience: Queen Catherine
* CostumePorn: Though not as extreme as what came in the decade afterward.
* CultureClash: England and France. It's clear that Charles's family all got 'corrupted' by French influences to different extents. This was very suspect in England at that time, because France was the Ancient enemy and Catholic.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Charles I, in the opening scene.
* {{Fanservice}}
* ForegoneConclusion: Well, it's an historical drama for one.
** Charles has also concluded, correctly, that his brother won't last on the throne for four years.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Henry to Anne Boleyn: "Your neck... I love your neck." Three guesses what happens to her neck in season two!
* GenreSavvy: Catherine of Braganza expects to be repudiated when she turned barren. Perhaps because she remembered a certain other king of England doing the same. Surprisingly to everyone, Charles lets her stay.
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