Mary & George: the real history behind the new drama

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4.3 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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New drama Mary and George has just arrived on Sky Atlantic and HBO, transporting us back to the intrigues and scandals of the court of King James VI and I. Author and historical advisor Benjamin Woolley introduces Mary and George Villiers, the mother-and-son duo who changed the face of this early 17th-century royal court. Speaking to Elinor Evans, he explores what we really know about George's relationship with King James, and the lingering question over the Villiers' hand in the monarch's death. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Tiger Tamer who went to see from History Extra charts the life of a remarkable Victorian
0:04.4	Britain's original long-distance wheelbarrow pedestrian.
0:07.3	New episodes are out every Thursday or listen to the whole series immediately ad free
0:11.0	by subscribing to History Extra Plus on Apple Podcast or listening on History Extra.com.
0:15.2	Before we kick off this History Extra Podcast, we want to tell you a bit about the latest TV series from
0:20.4	this week's sponsor Sky. Starring Bafter and Academy Award winning actress Julianne Moore, alongside Nicholas Galatine
0:27.1	and Tony Curran, Mary and George is a daring historical psycho drama inspired by the outrageous true story of Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham.
0:35.8	Across seven episodes you'll watch how Mary moulds her beautiful charismatic son George
0:40.8	into the perfect candidate to seduce King James I and become his all-power. son George rise from
0:45.0	rise from humble to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover.
0:45.6	Through Mary's political scheming she and George rise from humble
0:48.9	beginnings to become the richest most titled players of the English
0:52.2	court and the King's most trusted advisors.
0:54.7	And with England's place on the world stage under threat from Spanish invasion,
0:58.3	the stakes have never been higher.
1:00.1	This gripping Sky Original series offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the most influential women in Jacobian history.
1:08.0	Watch Mary and George now on Sky.
1:15.0	Welcome to the History Extra Podcast.
1:18.0	Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine.
1:24.0	Yesterday, a new period drama dropped on Sky Atlantic and HBO.
1:29.0	Called Mary and George, it transports viewers back to their intrigues and scandals of the court of King James the 6th and 1st.
1:38.0	Benjamin Woolley wrote the book on which the new show is based and also acted as its historical advisor.
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