Timothy West credited as playing...
King Francis
- King Francis: Baroness. Did you or did you not lie to Her Majesty, the Queen of France?
- [Rodmila is confused when asked about her lie about Danielle.]
- Queen Marie: Choose your words wisely, madame, for they may be your last.
- Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent: [nervously] A woman would do practically anything for the love of a daughter, Your Majesties.
- [Francis refuses to believe her.]
- Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent: Perhaps I did get a little carried away.
- Marguerite: Mother, what have you done? Your Majesty, like you, I am just a victim here. She has lied to us both, and I am ashamed to call her family!
- Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent: [pushes Marguerite] How dare you turn on me, you little ingrate?
- Marguerite: You see? You see what I have to put up with?
- King Francis: [bangs his staff] Silence, both of you! Good Lord! Are they always like this?
- Jacqueline: Worse, Your Majesty.
- Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent: Jacqueline, *darling*, I'd hate to think you had anything to do with this.
- Jacqueline: [pointedly] 'Course not, Mother. I'm only here for the food.
- Henry: [half-asleep when Henry opens the curtains] Off... with his head...
- King Francis: [awake] Francis, wake up. Our son has something to tell us.
- Henry: Mother, father, I want to build a university, with the largest library on the continent where anyone can study no matter their station!
- King Francis: All right. Who are you and what have you done with my son?
- Henry: [laughs] Oh, and I want to invite the gypsies to the ball!
- King Francis: You, sir, are restricted to the grounds.
- Henry: Are you putting me under house arrest?
- King Francis: Do not mock me, boy, for I am in a foul disposition. And I will have my way...
- Henry: Or what? You'll ship me off to the Americas like some criminal? All for the sake of your stupid contract.
- King Francis: You are the Crown Prince of France!
- Henry: And it is my life.
- Queen Marie: Francis, sit down before you have a stroke. Really, the two of you.
- [Henry sits on the stairs.]
- Queen Marie: Sweetheart, you were born to privilege and with that comes specific obligations.
- Henry: Forgive me, mother, but marriage to a complete stranger never made anyone in this room very happy.
- King Francis: You will marry Gabriella by the next full moon or I will strike at you in any way I can.
- Henry: What's it to be, father. Hot oil or the rack?
- King Francis: [stands up] I will simply deny you the crown and live forever.
- Henry: [stands up] Good. Agreed. I don't want it.
- [Henry walks out.]
- King Francis: [to Marie] He's your son.
- King Francis: [seeing the king and queen of Spain argue about the aborted wedding] And I thought I had problems.
- King Francis: [about forcing Henry into marrying Princess Gabriella] I signed a marriage treaty with the King of Spain and that boy will obey me, or there will be hell to pay.
- Queen Marie: But he does not love her, my lord.
- King Francis: It's not about love
- Queen Marie: Perhaps it should be.
- King Francis: If he is to become King, he must learn to accept his responsibilities.
- Queen Marie: A sapling cannot grow in the shadow of a mighty oak, Francis. He needs sunlight.
- King Francis: He needs a good whipping.