Prepare for a lust-driven narrative of Shakespearean proportions
At the heart of Starz’s new limited series Mary & George is a thrilling piece of British history. Set in the Jacobean era, the show tracks the unlikely rise of one George Villiers from a rebellious, wayward teenager to a cunning political operative whose close relationship with King James VI and I continues to titillate scholars. George was pushed into such a fate by his equally ambitious mother, Mary Villiers.
Cruel at times and callous at others, this is a woman who understands how the world works and who is intent, then, to bend it to her will by whatever means is necessary. That means basically pimping out her son to the King, all but kidnapping a girl to marry to her first son, and even poisoning men who dare come between her and her lofty goals.
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