who poisoned henriette in versailles show

She had always been painfully thin and Louis once tactlessly referred to her as the bones of the Holy Innocents. Now this is fascinating. Excellent. And Louis is left in the salon, framed by the door, the guards, and looking incredibly vulnerable and alone. Then he turns and suddenly a Man In a Mask is standing there. Ita all so quick, and beautifully choreographed. At some stage, Musket Mike (the masked man) is outed as a Kings guard. As she made her last confession, the English ambassador, Lord Montagu, asked Henriette if she believed she had been poisoned. Speculation that Henriette had been poisoned began straight away. Does she want to end things with Louis? NOT I dont want you to die, (that comes later) she says my problems cannot be solved, you know that. Way to avoid his question. At the time of her death, it was widely believed that Henrietta had been poisoned and the prime suspects were her husband, Philippe and/or his lover, the Chevalier de Lorraine. I also cannot figure out why Louis and others speak freely in front of the guards when even they are unsure of their loyalty. Charming. Arguably, as a man, it was within Philippes power to end his relationship easily enough whereas Henriette, a woman, would very possibly not have had that same power. So Louis sequesters the palace. It is my experience that it is only those closest to a man that can inflict the greatest pain. We now see Philippe, so resigned, with tears down his cheeks, then Louis with a no, this is NOT happening. look on his face, eyes still dry. My loyalty still lays with Philippe as her husband, he has a right to lay claim to his wife. You can ask to reproduce it, though - just contact me. She is gravely ill. Montespan pauses for a second, then declares she must go to her (because you know, Montespan is supposed to be one of her ladies-in-waiting). Philippe raping his wife. Two steps behind him, as protocol dictates, is the Chevalier. I was highly frustrated with the artistic liberties the authors took, and some just pretty much made up shit, totally contrary to history . Its my weekly sin, I confess, Im too addicted to this period to miss it. No. We cut to the forest, to the two Kings Guards in their blue livery, leaning by a tree as Rohan and little Louis still mock fight. There was no indication of poisoning, so death was attributed to cholera morbus caused by corrupt and boiling bile, which had led to gangrene in the entrails and other parts of the lower abdomen. Is it fair? Henriette wanted to go!). Why should we fault Henriette for not ending her incestuous relationship with her brother-in-law, the king, but Philippe can be forgiven for continuing his homosexual relationship with the Chevalier? He certainly is darker, more angry and violent than he was in real life. Point 9: And again, who can blame her. I think it would be naive of us to assume that was the first (or only) time that happened. The cost is justified a hundred fold! ..And Philippes face that little sigh, the look he is incredulous. Aaaaaand there we have the end of the episode and the end of Season One. The two are not mutally exclusive. Point 8: Again, refer to comments on Henriettes lack of power as a woman and as a subject of the king to say no to said king. Her mother (a french princess) is dead, and shes alone, probably the only English in the palace. To my observation, we do not know who messed with the bottles I was assuming it was Mike or Rohan, because the hand is gloved and we do not see the face. Montcourt turns and quickly leaves. And even after watching both seasons 1 and 2 of Versailles, I wouldnt say that he loved her a lot but on the show it was to a certain degree. he is troubled, hearing Montcourts whispers in his head: When we are the kings enemy, we must make him believe we are his friend. and so on. Henriette feels nothing for Philippe, he not having put any more effort into endearing himself to her than she to him and he also complicating things for her where Louis is concerned. Quite a few. The writers could have written a scenario where Henriette willingly sleeps with Phillipe to make Louis jealous and to provide in an explanation in the event she becomes pregnant. But his treatment of her does make me think, rather than an actual person, the writers have quite subtly used her as a tool: she is the only person Philippe can take his frustrations out on he knows she loves Louis, and at that point Louis is still very much in love with her Philippe knows this, and punishes Louis the only way he can, but punishing his mistress. I can see where the series cliffhanger is heading, besides the obvious unmasking of Rohan as a traitor. Duchess Henriette becomes suddenly ill when she returns from a visit to her brother in England. Also it will set Louis in a collision with Phillipe who did not want his wife to go to England for the negotiations. Such an angry king, and rightly so. Let me know when the doctor arrives, Louis says, and leaves. Hes just having some fun. His grip tightens on the poker, even as Montcourt looks actually shocked at that accusation. You admit her situation is unfair and certainly, she is powerless where her husband (and Louis) are concerned and yet, simply because of the screwed up thinking of the day, the thinking that removed a womans personhood and reduced her to mere property, she is the villain for not being able to love a man who ignores her and rapes her? Henriette gasps, crying and in pain. Henriette is restrained by Philippe, the Queen and Bontemps, and Philippe is clearly suffering as he listens to his wife muffling her screams. Oh, and was it common in this era to talk about new marriages literally 2 minutes after your wife/husband died? Philippe and Henriette are quite possibly the two people Louis loves most, and yet he uses and hurts them both repeatedly to get what he wants and because he is paranoid about his brother. When we are far away, we must make him believe we are near. Thank you all! It is featured in several shots when Louis & Philippe are arguing and she reveals shes preggers as well as when Louis comes to confront her about not wishing to live with the doubt about the child. Unfortunately, Louis paranoia and selfishness blind him to this. Montcourt to Marchal: You are a fool. Louis replies: And you are a MURDERER! Montcourt continues with the wrong man thing, but Louis will have none of it. That Henriette was such an effective way of hurting Philippe is down to Philippes viewing her as his property, not because he felt any true affection for her (at least, not until closer towards the end, when I do believe he really does care). She doesnt want to speak of him. It was quite the method du jour to get rid of a person, as the series has shown. She causes her father distress, embarasssment, hurt. Philippe turns to the guards, stands patiently at the crossed pikes as Louis stares at his back. Women were not allowed to practice medicine at that time and her father clearly disapproves, particularly as she grows more skilled and knowledgable than him. You said everything that should have been pointed out a long time ago, with counterpoints and parallels that shone a light on some arguments and favoritism that , within the context of the show not history, were just mind boggling. UGH D:. Just because women were denied their personhood does not mean they were not human beings who felt as any human being might feel. I just rot an extremely long omment but afte I cliked submit my comment didnt appear. Mainly wanted to know about Chevalier after last weeks tearful declaration of love. He was brought up and ruled as absolute monarch, and believed for the good of France. In the show Philippe tries time and again to offer his support and love, but is constantly betrayed or rejected (this happened with the historical figures, too. Should Claudine be villified for showing up her father? Im guessing they were pretty equal. Im genuinely having real trouble understanding your position here. The camera pans up and it is a truly magnificent sight, flowers everywhere. BRILLIANT acting. Yet you heard nothing. you wanted to make it your castle. So thats why I believe that the most that Louis felt for Henriette was that he only loved her a little or to some degree but not enough. Philippe looks up to Louis with wet puppy eyes, Louis looks at Philippe, his all flinty and hard. In the end though, nobody was actually tortured or executed on charges of killing her. Jacques 10 episodes, 2015 . How can you be scared? (sweet Philippe!) Louis asks Henriette to spy on her husband and she does not refuse. What a great mix of observation and humor. A fabulous shot of Versailles under construction and we are back inside, in Louis' chambers conducting business. Ugh. What if the poison spreads? We see a lovely shot of Versailles outside, then cut to the Kings bedchamber, where the flowers and hedges are neatly arranged around to the bed. I COMMAND YOU! and the guards step back. So he tells Louis he will now deliver the man responsible for their deaths. They grew up knowing what their duty was as prince and princess. Henriette portrayed by Pierre Mignard, 17th century, Henriette, Duchesse d'Orlans, the sister-in-law of Louis XIV, took a drink of her usual chicory water and immediately clutched her side, crying out in pain. In which case, I dont blame her one bit! I let a wolf back into my barn! Montcourts hand slides to his hip, Marchal sees this (good Chief of Police *pets his pretty head*) and Montcourt still denies, Louis accuses him of poisoning Henriette. And even if not, we see what Philippe is capable of when hes in a jealous snit. And who can blame her? In the days when it was only you who /truly/ had my back. One witness observed that Henriette looked like a dressed corpse upon whom someone had put some rouge, while others thought she had death painted on her face. Who was that mysterious man in the mask of Apollo who dan. Rohan is the Masked Man! He feels betrayed. Claudine confirms: We have no choice. Louis and Bontemps share a look between them a kind of wtf do we do now? Are you suggesting that she would have the power to deny the king even if she wanted to? Philippe is jealous. Especially as her lover was the king. Much kudos to Nomie Schmidt for a brilliantly sad scene, aided by the backing music and the strength and emotion of George Blagden and Alex Vlahos. UGH. his majesty knew this day would come. Is that understood? and pushes past them. Louis meanwhile, is disorientated (and by this time I am wondering where the guards are with all this noise, despite Marchal telling them not to disturb them). I just found out your site and I must congratulate you for your beautifully written reviews. Maybe that is where she got the poison she used on Fabien?, de Clermont went to a brothel to obtain poison and the love potion Lauren (Marchals henchwoman) tells him thats what she observed. We stake our claim or we are ploughed into the field. The characters almost act as it never happened. Thanks for the correction I listened to that audio over and over but couldnt quite get the last word! Montespan banters but Louis doesnt bite. I think Teresa is being a bit naive re. It was just how it was. More of an extreme sadness at his wifes pain. #JesusTakeTheWheel What a scene. Do you believe these women feel less pain and violation because the behaviour is condoned by the society in which they live? And I do not regret it for an instant. Like he is trying to justify himself. I very much enjoyed reading them and especially liked your additional facts about the historical events and figures. Back with Marchal, interrogating Louvois this time. I like the show, the actors and the plot. Point 6: Not her greatest moment, no. John Clare 191 subscribers Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orlans rushes to Louis XIV's chambers after being poisoned. Never forget. They look at each other for a moment, until Philippe looks away and mutters, Not that youd remember. Louis thinks, then slowly reaches into his jacket pocket, steps forward and takes Philippes hand then places that stone in the palm. Another suggestion is that she had porphyria, although she displayed none of its symptoms. However, the bible does say something about a man being expected to marry his brothers widow. She is only ever Louis sweet, nubile mistress or Philippes overlooked wife, never her own person, she isnt seductive and outgoing like Montespan or scheming like de Clermont or genuinely sweet with a backbone like Sophie, shes just a soft-spoken waif who huffs when she doesnt get her way, cries when shes put in a difficult position, doesnt seem that clever but knows exactly where to strike thatll heart the worst mentioning Francoise Parthenay when Louis has refused to talk about the Chevalier, for one. We will never know if Louis and Henriette ever did consummate their attraction, but the gossip of the time most definitely swayed in that direction. First off let me say that I absolutely love your reviews of Versailles, Ms. Jules. And Louis, who is being so totally duped, is convinced by Rohan to take his son, the Dauphin, out to ride, so he is far away from the cries of pain. Glad to see he lives on, at least for awhile. Previously, we see Masson offer the same bottle offered to Louis when the king is sick (and Masson reels off a list of ingredients), and the bottle being secretively replaced, so Masson definitely did not know it was poisoned. This girl is familiar she was at Henriettes bedside as the princess related the story of her first masked ball to Sophie. And what better way to keep Louis safe than have his Head of Security plant one of his spies in his bed? It could possibly be the same spot from Ep1, when he confronted the wolf and Philippe rode in to rescue him. He was a noble, he knew the rules.) UHGGH. Like only a brother can. Philippelooks into the fire, whispers, I was so proud of you. When King Charles hears that his beloved sister has been poisoned in France, it is only a matter of hours before a declaration of war. Louvois: a war they cannot afford to win. Colbert now counsels Louis on the shift of power should Henriette die: Henriettes very existence strengthens your position. Also, his relationship with his brother was much less complicated than we see in this show, Philippe was a very simple person when it came to feelings, he was affectionate and friendly. BRILLIANT acting. Pity that they made his character too emo, too frustrated and angry with the world, when he actually was full of joie de vivre, always smiling, always chattering, always ready to find the good in every person and every sistuation. Cats with nine lives. He rapes his wife. Yet even on her deathbed, she reaches for Louiss hand first. What does she say? Fashion. She gasps and the priest enters silently. To spare his feelings? Philippes distress is written all over his face, while Louis just looks angry, eyes flinty, mouth flat, jaw clenched. Oh, and she was the one who prepared Henriettes tea. Even the bouncing hair. First to Henriette, and after she was poisoned, to Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess of the Palatinate. The flowers theyre singing. and she is gone. What a pain! In one of the episodes did we see Clermont messing with the doctors box of bottles. You sound worse than Montespan and de Clermont sparring over the card-tables! Everyone shares a look because, yeah, they know. And then Marchal throws Montcourts words back at him: and when we are the Kings enemy, we must make him believe we are his friend, right? Yessss. Now, seeing as sister-in-law wasnt even a thing then, this would be like actually shagging your sister. Louis was deathly afraid of the more relaxed, popular and fun-loving Monsieur, who gave great parties, was social and everyone wanted to be around. Of course not. Therefore, my thoughts are strictly about the characters. And for those who love her. Philippe replies ominously: we are all of us in sickness here. I am a friend. It is Louis who victimises Philippe and he does it in every way he can think of. It was total and raw and real and I wept long and bitter tears for him. He goes on to make threats and trouble for her. He rolls in bed, his cheek on a bloodied pillow, and suddenly wakes, realises what it is and follows the trail to Louis bedchamber. Colbert tries to push his point when Louis enters. HOW DID THEY DO THAT SO PERFECTLY??? Because no one knows that Cassel is one of the conspirators (and UGH I dont know WHY the Chevalier just didnt tell Marchal or Louis???) Is Philippe a victim? Yes, she says and does little things that hurt Philippe, but he does the same and muchoh so much!worse to her. A hundred years ago. Okay, is Louvois just being a dick? Jules! Also I have to add SPOILER ALERT!!!! Ive said this before in comments. PERFECT. The historical notes you added were my favourite of all, I love knowing whats accurately portrayed and for the parts that were tweaked, what the actual history was. Aaaaaand now. In this respect, they are both on fairly equal footing. Whew! Is it any wonder she couldnt work up any concern over the possibility that her rapist might die in battle? Last scene, with Louis silent and stoic, standing on a stone that overlooks a glorious view of the forest with Versailles in the distance. Louis summons the Dauphin to show him how to be a good king. Seizing upon Henriettes dying reproach of Philippe, he asserted that she had been the victim of a plot orchestrated by Lorraine, who held Henriette responsible for his exile and sought revenge. Philippe is most definitely not the victim in his marriage. Louis strolls over to the fireplace and picks up a poker, calmly summarising whats happened on his roads, his people dying, attempts on his own life, and now his beloved Henriette. Im actually in the States where episode seven will be airing tomorrow night, but I read ahead because I know history so nothing coming was really a spoiler (just a condensed timeline). hes a critic, but there is another who has been hidden before us. Neither of them showed much interest or affection for the other, both clearly preferring their lovers. Princess Henriette was born on 16 June 1644, on the eve of the Second Battle of Newbury during the Civil War, at Bedford House in Exeter, a seat of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford (1613-1700), who had recently returned to the Royalist side. Louis is calm but angry: then you set yourself against me. Philippe pauses, looks incredibly sad for a moment, then briefly nods. And so was she. Moreover, two years later, Louis invited Lorraine back to court and into the royal favour, which he would not have done had he believed Lorraine was the murderer. She also miscarries a baby that was either her husband Philippe's or the King's, no one is sure. Hi Jules and Aly, Or twenty, I suppose. Okay, Im gonna walk you through what I see, so bear with me. Louis walks in and replies: because I ask him to do so. Ahhhhh-HA! Philippe and Henriette were forced into a marriage with someone they didnt love or care for. Though only a few actually act on it. Marchal is having a hard time believing Montcourts usual crapabout returning to court because he is a true friend to the king and was his duty to inform him of a threat to Henriettes life. Pale and in obvious distress, she was put to bed, but her pains were so severe that she believed she must have been poisoned and asked for an antidote. Only a year or so to go until a new season arrived on fledgling network Ovation, its U.S. cable home. They could not be more different in this moment. After their conversation about stealing Philippes glory and the fact that Louis never liked sharing. The door suddenly opens, Claudine walks sombrely in. many things. Louis looks at him as he goes on: I believe this palace is a symbol of our king. THIS. Louis stares out the window in the antechamber, servants bring in food, but Marchal suspects poisoning and sends it back until its safety can be confirmed. The marriage was doomed from the start, because Henriette was already in love with Louis, it seems. I cannot permit it, he says. The writers of the show took quite creative liberty with the relationships some turned out to be clever and well-written, some I just eye rolled SO HARD. Thanks for reading! I cannot even imagine his reasoning for this, however I do know historically, Henriette desperately did want to be Queen of France, as did her mother want it, but at the time, she didnt have the pedigree, being the sister to Englands heir who wasnt even on the throne at the time. Henriette says a glorious death in battle would not displease him. Just because the thinking of the day viewed a woman as mere property and not a person in her own right does not mean she isnt a human being with the same feelings and needs as any other.

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