George Villiers Part 2: George on Top | 49
Even The Royals
Wondery
4.4 • 844 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In part one, George Villiers joins King James’ Royal Bedchamber and quickly becomes the king’s Favorite – and his lover. But George is desperate to prove that he’s more than just a pretty face, so he starts a new career in politics. In the end, he’ll have to make some hard choices – and decide if being a history-maker is worth giving up the love of the King.
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderie Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now. |
| 0:04.1 | Join Wonderly Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.6 | A quick note about our show. |
| 0:09.6 | We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your high school history class. |
| 0:14.2 | So some details and scenes are dramatized. |
| 0:17.5 | And a heads up that our language may get as raunchy as George in his spring break era. |
| 0:23.1 | Please be advised. |
| 0:28.2 | It's early 1623, and 30-year-old George Villiers is standing in King James's royal bedchamber in London. |
| 0:39.6 | His palms are sweaty because he's about to ask the king a big question. |
| 0:44.9 | After eight years as James' devoted lover, he wants to ask James if he can leave him. |
| 0:51.0 | Oh, no. |
| 0:52.4 | Well, okay, leave him temporarily. It's just a trip to Spain. Okay, but it could change the course |
| 0:59.9 | of history. And George needs to be part of this history. He's tired of standing on the |
| 1:05.5 | sidelines as the king's arm candy. Forget being in the room where it happens. |
| 1:10.3 | George wants to be the one making it happen. |
| 1:13.7 | And George has the perfect plan. See, James wants his son Charles to marry the Spanish infanta, |
| 1:19.4 | aka the princess. This would make Spain and England powerful allies and bring in a nice |
| 1:24.6 | influx of cash courtesy of the princess's dowry. |
| 1:28.0 | But it's a risky move. |
| 1:30.1 | Most people hate the idea of a Protestant prince marrying a Catholic princess. |
| 1:35.1 | So they have to get it done before the rest of Europe finds out and tries to meddle. |
| 1:38.8 | They're going to meddle anyway. |
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