Elizabeth I Blind Date

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Elizabeth I - Blind Date

• Who should Elizabeth I marry?

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Welcome to Elizabeth I Blind Date

• Heres your host with the most
• A legend in her own lunchtime
• Its your maiden for the evening
• Cilla d Noir

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Intro
Welcome to a very special edition of Blind Date.
In our audience tonight we have the English
Parliament, and they are here to choose a husband
for a very special lady
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Intro
The audience all have a sheet that they will be
filling in as our suitors give their answers to
three questions. And at the end of the
programme they will vote to decide who our lovely
lady will marry.
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Intro
So, without further ado
Lets bring in the boys!
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Contestants
Contestant Number 1
Contestant Number 2
Contestant Number 3
Contestant Number 4
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Hello, Number 1

• Whats your name and where do you come from?

My Names Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and I
come from England
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Hello, Number 2

• Whats your name and where do you come from?

My Names Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and
Im also from England
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Hello, Number 3

• Whats your name and where do you come from?

My Names Phillip II and I am from Spain
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Hello, Number 4

• Whats your name and where do you come from?

My Names Francis, Duke of Alençon and I am from
France
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Now let us meet our very special girl.
It is my honour to introduce to you all the most
magnificent, the great, the most glorious.
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Queen Elizabeth I
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Hello everyone, I am Your Queen, and I know how
much you want me to get married.
You believe that if I marry I will produce a male
heir, England will remain Protestant and my new
husband will use his influence to protect my
country from war.
To help you decide who I should marry I have
three questions to ask each suitor
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Question Number 1

• My father went through a lot of pain, and lost
  many friends (and wives) to turn England into
  this great Protestant country.

What is your preferred religion?
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Question to Number 3

• Your father Henry VIII was a great man, however
  he was misguided. Catholicism is the true
  religion

Philip II Spain
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Question to Number 2

• Protestant of course, I am a real Englishman,
  loyal to you my lady

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
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Question to Number 1

• Protestant, no question

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
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Question to Number 4
I have to agree with contestant number 3. I will
stick to my Catholic roots !
Francis, Duke of Alençon
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Hint

• Dont forget to fill in your worksheet as we go
  through the questions.
• You will need this information to decide who to
  vote for later

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Question Number 2

• As Queen, I enjoy the finer things in life. Good
  food, fine wines, expensive clothes and I just
  love buying make-up.

My second question is, are you rich?
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Question to Number 2

• Oh yes, rich rich rich. I made most of my money
  in the trading companies, and a little extra
  spending money in the court.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
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Question to Number 1

• I am the only person in England allowed to import
  sweet wine. Made a mint, although like you, I
  love the fine things in life and to be honest
  have a temporary cash flow problem at the moment.

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
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Question to Number 4
My brother is the King of France and I have lots
of money and some estates in France. However my
older brother inherited most of my fathers land.
Francis, Duke of Alençon
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Question to Number 3

• I have gold from South America, and I own a lot
  of other countries. I will share all I have with
  you. Choose me as your husband.

Philip II Spain
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Question Number 3

• We all have skeletons in the closet. I have my
  cousin Mary locked up as we speak!

My third question is, is there anything you think
I should know before my parliament decides who I
should marry?
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Question to Number 1

• I have fought a lot of wars for you Your Majesty,
  and served you well on the privy council.
  Please, choose me

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
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Question to Number 4
Although I am Catholic, please remember we French
do not hate England as much as the Spanish do.
I understand that some people in England have
published a pamphlet warning you not to marry me.
Please dont listen to them.
Francis, Duke of Alençon
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Question to Number 3

• I spoke to the Pope the other day, and he said I
  should have nothing to do with Protestant
  countries.
• But we know each other well, I was married to
  your fine sister Mary. She knew that England
  should be Catholic.

Philip II Spain
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Question to Number 2

• We have known each other since we were children.
  You know I love you.
• It was terrible when my wife Amy fell down those
  stairs to her death. But you must know, the
  rumours that I murdered her are just not true.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
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How fantastic was that!
What a difficult choice. You must now make up
your minds, who should Good Queen Bess
Marry? Before you make your final decision here
is a reminder of our four fabulous suitors
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Suitor, Number 1
A Protestant who enjoys the good life, maybe a
little to much A hero in battle and a firm
supporter of the Queen
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
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Suitor, Number 2
Dudley has known the Queen since they were
children. But did he murder poor Amy?
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
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Suitor, Number 3
A Catholic who plans to defend his faith. He is
very wealthy, but his former wife was Elizabeths
sister Mary
Phillip II of Spain
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Hello, Number 4
He is a French Catholic, but does not hate
England as much as the Spanish hate us. He is
very rich and his brother is King of France, a
good Ally. Loyal fans of Elizabeth have published
a report urging Elizabeth not to marry him
Francis, Duke of Alençon
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How fantastic was that!
Secret ballot papers are now coming round.
Without discussing your decision, put a cross in
the box next to the person you think the Queen
should marry. Fold the voting slip in half and
post it into the secret ballot box.
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Well done all votes are in
While the votes are being counted, let us ask the
Queen who she would like to marry.
Over to you Your Highness
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Although all of these contestants would make a
wonderful husband, I can choose to marry only
one. After a lot of thought, I have made my
decision. I will marry the only one that I can be
100 faithful to..
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My Country
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Your Vote
We can now reveal who you thought the Queen
should marry.
It is...