| Leaving the Classical period, we move forward to the 16th century – the bloody Tudor dynasty. | Quittons l’Epoque Antique pour le 16e siècle – la dynastie sanglante des Tudors. | |
| Here’s a song for students to revise the short reign of unhappy Mary “the first” (and only). | Et voici une chanson pour réviser la courte règne de la malheureuse Mary 1e (et dernière de ce nom) | |
| The most hated queen in English history because in her 5-year reign she had nearly 300 Protestants burnt at the stake in her vain attempt to bring the country back to the church of Rome. | La reine la plus détestée de toute l’histoire de anglaise, car en 5 ans elle a fait brûler au bûcher presque 300 protestants dans sa tentative (échouée) de ramener l’Angleterre à l’église de Rome. | |
| And to damn her even more, her successor was England’s best loved queen, Elizabeth 1st | Et pour clouer sa mauvaise réputation son successeur était la reine la plus aimée, Elisabeth 1er. | |
| But then « Good Queen Bess » is hated in Ireland for the same reason, only the other way round. | Mais celle-là est détestée en Irlande pour les même raison – à l’envers. | |
| She had Catholics massacred | Elle a fait massacrer des Catholiques. | |
| You have the words on screen as well as below the video clip. | Vous avez les paroles à l’écran et sous le clip. | |
| Here are a few questions to help you concentrate. | Voici quelques questions pour vous aider à vous concentrer : | |
| 1. Was Mary Tudor the same person as Mary Queen of Scots? | Est-ce que Marie Tudor était la même personne que Marie Reine d’Ecosse ? | |
| 2. Apart from burning Protestants what other catastrophes happened during Mary’s reign? | A part brûler des protestants, quelles autres catastrophes sont arrivées pendant le règne de Marie ? | |
| 3. Which music video (from the 80s) is this one a spoof of? | De quel clip (des années 1980) est-ce que celui-ci est une parodie? |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXCIMmpETaA]
| King Henry 8th my father hoped I have some Tudor brothers | ||
| Mum had no sons, | ||
| So rather I got plenty of step mothers | PlutôtBelles-mères | |
| When at last prince Ed was born | ||
| The crown I bid adieu | J’ai dit adieu à la couronne | |
| They said as king he must be sworn | Il doit prêter serment | |
| Boys go first in the queue | ||
| But there’s no need to worry | il n’y a pas de quoi s’inquiéter | |
| If at first you don’t succeed | vous ne réussissez pas | |
| When Ed died I swept aside the rest | J’ai balayé | |
| And was decreed | Et fus décrêtée | |
| Mary the first, that’s me | ||
| Tudor lady and queen of England | ||
| Not to be confused with | A ne pas confondre avec | |
| Mary Queen of Scots | ||
| Not the same see – though weirdly | bizarrement | |
| She’s a cousin to me | ||
| Some tried to say Lady Jane Grey | ||
| Should be queen after Ed | devrait être reine | |
| But England wanted me, hooray! | ||
| So poor Jane lost her head | a perdu sa tête | |
| The Protestants were saying | ||
| That my ruling made them sick | Ma règne les dégoûtait | |
| ’cause when it comes to praying | En matière de prière | |
| My tastes were catholic | Goûts | |
| They revolted, challenged me | M’ont défié | |
| Fuelled my great desire | alimenté | |
| To tie 300 to a stake | attacher – bûcher | |
| Light touch paper then retire | Allumer mèche et retirez-vous | |
| Mary the first that’s me | ||
| Called the bloody queen of England | sanguinaire | |
| Not what I intended | Pas mon intention | |
| Tried to be good, you see | essayais d’être bonne | |
| But history only remembers | ||
| I was a catastrophe | ||
| Married Phillip king of Spain | ||
| Who then left me | Qui m’a ensuite quittée | |
| England thought he was a pain | Pensait qu’il était pénible | |
| Especially ’cause he told me to attack | ||
| France with troops | ||
| And when the French advanced | ||
| We lost Calais – whoops! | ||
| Throughout my reign it rained and rained | pendant toute ma règne | |
| It poured upon the poor | déversait sur les paures | |
| The harvest failed no food remained | la récolte a été ruinée | |
| And flu killed many more | La grippe | |
| Burned Protestants and wed a fool | épousai un sot | |
| Led armies to defeat | menai des armées à la défaite | |
| Burned more Prots | Encore des protestants | |
| I’d say my rule was short | ma règne fut courte | |
| But not that sweet* | ||
| I had no kids | ||
| Named half sis Liz | nommé ma demie-soeur | |
| As a Big Queen Bess to be | la future Reine ‘Bess’ (Elisabeth) | |
| So long as she would rule the land | Du moment qu’elle règnait | |
| As a Catholic queen like me | ||
| Lizee didn’t listen, | ||
| She made the country Protestant | ||
| meaning my legacy was ruined, see | héritage | |
| Everything I tried to achieve | accomplir | |
| Went down the swanny | Est tombé à l’eau | |
| (a bit embarrassing really) | Un peu navrant | |
| 1. No. Mary Tudor was Queen of England – Scotland was a separate kingdom until the 18th century. | No. Marie Tudor était reine d’Angleterre – l’Ecosse était un royaume séparé jusqu’au 18e siècle. | |
| 2. Apart from burning Protestants she managed to lose the last English possession in France – Calais. There was also widespread famine & disease. The rain probably didn’t help, either. | A part brûler des protestants, elle a réussi à perdre la dernière possession anglaise en France – Calais. Il y a eu famine & maladies partout, et la pluie n’a sans doute pas arrangé les choses, non plus. | |
| 3. Well of course it’s Kate Bush singing ‘Wuthering Heights’. See the similarities (below). | Evidemment c’est ‘Wuthering Heights’ de Kate Bush. Regardez voir (ci-dessous). |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3gKKiTvjs]
| NotesThe stepmothers alluded to are of course Henry VIII’s five other wives. | Les belles-mère à qui on fait allusion sont bien sûr les cinq autres épouses d’Henri VIII | |
| *In English when something doesn’t last long but is pleasant we say it’s « short but sweet” or “short and sweet” | En anglais quand un phénomène est de courte durée mais néanmoins agréable nous disons qu’il est “court mais doux » ou « court et doux » | |
| There are also HH sketches on Mary Tudor’s non-marriage to Philip of Spain (as a photo-romance) as well as on Lady Jane Grey (unlucky winner of “Queen for 9 days”)Links below: | Il existe également des sketchs Horrible Histories sur le non mariage de Marie Tudor et Philippe d’Espagne (sous forme de roman photos) ainsi que sur Lady Jane Grey (son cadeau empoisonné ? Etre reine pendant neuf jours) |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL08qqQVrxM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6pUDBA2Jw
| In the sketches comedienne Alice Lowe plays the roles of Mary Tudor and Lady Jane Grey.
(Both sketches are featured on the mosaic at the end of the Mary Tudor song) |
Dans les deux sketchs la comédienne Alice Lowe joue Marie Tudor et Lady Jane Grey.
(les deux sketch figurent dans la mosaïque à la fin de la chanson de Marie Tudor) |
Horrible Histories – Mary Tudor song (featuring Sarah Hadland)