Discussion: Princess Mary and her "affair"

"Duke Phillp of Bavaria, thirteen years older and Lutheran seems to have earnestly pursued Mary, and been willing to accept her having to waive all rights to the English throne. His suit seems not to have been entirely unwelcome to Mary in spite of the religious difference. His romantic insistence on conducting the courtship in person instead of through agents, his impulsive kiss on her lips, and the magnificent diamond cross he gave her as proof of his affection for her may have impressed the relatively naive twenty-three year-old Mary; in addition, he seems to have been sincere in his affection. Phillip's offer fell victim to Henry's more important (to him) matter of extricating himself from the Cleves marriage."

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"Mary engaged again in 1539. The newcomer Philip of Bavaria, had courted her in Westmister without knowing the position of the king's daughter. Although opposed by religious ideas (Philip was Lutheran), they spoke in Latin, French and German by a translator. The ambassador wrote to Francis I, there was a kiss on the lips when he's gone. The king made him as Knight of the Garter. With the elevation, all court thought that there would be a marriage between Mary and Philip. How is not new, the marriage was never realized"..

Do you think that the series will show this "kiss"???"

"Thank you for posting this Jes89! I have been curious about this duke since I read Mary would be courted by him in the final episode-so he really did exist! Very interesting. And it is intriguing to think if only-if only Mary had married at 23. Sure he was of a different faith but I believe once she was away from the influence of her tyrannical father Mary would have blossomed under the apparent affection of this duke. One or the other might have even converted though I think it much more likely Phillip for Mary's sake. And Mary may have had the children she longed for. :(

So sad it did not work out. The second Phillip in Mary's sad life turned out to be a real dud. Too young and only going through the motions of courtship with Mary."

"It takes place in the season finale and it is so beautiful and makes Mary so happy. The romance is cute and young yet at the same time serious and life changing. I truly believed Phillip when he said it was not just her physical beauty he was attracted to. "

"I didn't see this scene yet, but it makes me fell sorry for her too.It's so sad and i can't understand how can a young lady like her suffer so much in life, it seems that her line in episode 6 " Not born for happiness" fits her all."