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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Several minor changes are introduced in the TV series for no possible reason other than because they are "[[TheThemeParkVersion so medieval]]". Among them:
** Maud is portrayed as still being a child and unmarried at the time of the White Ship disaster, and is dismissed by the Archbishop on grounds of her age and gender. In fact, not only was she a year older than her brother William (who was 17 when he died), but was already married to Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor until his death in 1125 brought her back to England.
** Waleran mortifying his flesh in classic ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'' style.
** Ellen being forced to flee Kingsbridge because she is accused of witchcraft, instead of just because she is having an open relationship with Tom and refusing to marry him.
** St. Adolphus' skull being crushed during the destruction of the old cathedral, then promptly replaced with a random skull by Prior Philip.
** Jack's father having his tongue cut and then being [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake]], instead of just hanged.
** For dramatic purposes, the miniseries shows both King Stephen and his son Eustace alive in 1156 when they were both dead by 1154. Additionally, the miniseries has Eustace die [[spoiler: in battle]], when the real Eustace died of natural causes.
** King Stephen and Robert of Gloucester are both depicted being captured at the Battle of Lincoln. In reality, Robert wasn't captured until the autumn, fighting against Stephen's wife and brother at the Rout of Winchester, with Maud impotently trying to govern the country for the six months or so in between.
** Maud is portrayed as still being a child and unmarried at the time of the White Ship disaster, and is dismissed by the Archbishop on grounds of her age and gender. In fact, not only was she a year older than her brother William (who was 17 when he died), but was already married to Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor until his death in 1125 brought her back to England.
** Waleran mortifying his flesh in classic ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'' style.
** Ellen being forced to flee Kingsbridge because she is accused of witchcraft, instead of just because she is having an open relationship with Tom and refusing to marry him.
** St. Adolphus' skull being crushed during the destruction of the old cathedral, then promptly replaced with a random skull by Prior Philip.
** Jack's father having his tongue cut and then being [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake]], instead of just hanged.
** For dramatic purposes, the miniseries shows both King Stephen and his son Eustace alive in 1156 when they were both dead by 1154. Additionally, the miniseries has Eustace die [[spoiler: in battle]], when the real Eustace died of natural causes.
** King Stephen and Robert of Gloucester are both depicted being captured at the Battle of Lincoln. In reality, Robert wasn't captured until the autumn, fighting against Stephen's wife and brother at the Rout of Winchester, with Maud impotently trying to govern the country for the six months or so in between.
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* PlayingGertrude: Natalia Wörner as Ellen was only fourteen years older than Eddie Redmayne, playing her onscreen son Jack. It's somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact they had to play their characters across a fairly long time span though, and the actors' looks make it believable.
** In the book Ellen is only about 15 or 16 when she has Jack.
** In the book Ellen is only about 15 or 16 when she has Jack.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: We cut from Tom and Ellen having passionate, loving sex to Regan and Percy Hamleigh having perfunctory, unpleasant sex. The two even talk strategy during their intercourse.
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* SexualKarma: We cut from Tom and Ellen having passionate, loving sex to Regan and Percy Hamleigh having [[LousyLoversAreLosers perfunctory, unpleasant sex]]. The two even [[UnfocusedDuringIntimacy talk about strategy during their intercourse]].
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**In the book Ellen is only about 15 or 16 when she has Jack.
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** Maud is portrayed as still being a child and unmarried at the time of the White Ship disaster, and is dismissed by the Archbishop on grounds of her age and gender. In fact, she was a year older than her brother William (who was 17 when he died) and already married to Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor until his death in 1125 brought her back to England.
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** Maud is portrayed as still being a child and unmarried at the time of the White Ship disaster, and is dismissed by the Archbishop on grounds of her age and gender. In fact, not only was she was a year older than her brother William (who was 17 when he died) and died), but was already married to Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor until his death in 1125 brought her back to England.
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* AdaptationDistillation: Despite being eight hours long, the miniseries had to significantly abridge the 850+ page novel. Most notably, it cuts most of the last part of the book, including all of the Henry II/Thomas Becket showdown, and substituted a different ending.
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* AdaptationDistillation: AdaptationDistillation:
** Despite being eight hours long, the miniseries had to significantly abridge the 850+ page novel. Most notably, it cuts most of the last part of the book, including all of the Henry II/Thomas Becket showdown, and substituted a differentending. ending.
** Jack's exile through France and Spain during which he continues learning and improving on his architecture is reduced to a stay in northern France.
** Despite being eight hours long, the miniseries had to significantly abridge the 850+ page novel. Most notably, it cuts most of the last part of the book, including all of the Henry II/Thomas Becket showdown, and substituted a different
** Jack's exile through France and Spain during which he continues learning and improving on his architecture is reduced to a stay in northern France.
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** Ellen being forced to flee Kingsbridge because she is accused of witchcraft, instead of just because she is having an open relationship with Tom but refuses to marry him.
** St. Adolphus' skull being crushed during the destruction of the old cathedral, then promptly replaced with another skull by Prior Philip.
** St. Adolphus' skull being crushed during the destruction of the old cathedral, then promptly replaced with another skull by Prior Philip.
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** Ellen being forced to flee Kingsbridge because she is accused of witchcraft, instead of just because she is having an open relationship with Tom but refuses and refusing to marry him.
** St. Adolphus' skull being crushed during the destruction of the old cathedral, then promptly replaced withanother a random skull by Prior Philip.
** St. Adolphus' skull being crushed during the destruction of the old cathedral, then promptly replaced with
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** King Stephen and Robert of Gloucester are both depicted being captured at the Battle of Lincoln. In fact, Robert wasn't captured until the autumn, fighting against Stephen's wife and brother at the Rout of Winchester, with Maud impotently trying to govern the country for the six months or so in between.
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** King Stephen and Robert of Gloucester are both depicted being captured at the Battle of Lincoln. In fact, reality, Robert wasn't captured until the autumn, fighting against Stephen's wife and brother at the Rout of Winchester, with Maud impotently trying to govern the country for the six months or so in between.
