![]() ![]() The duke thinks he is drowned in the Thames, but he survives. Meanwhile, Mary asks the Duke of Buckingham for help but he only pretends to help Brandon escape from the Tower, really planning to have him killed while escaping. King Henry agrees to spare his life if Mary will marry King Louis and tells her that when Louis dies she is free to marry whomever she wants. Henry's men find them and throw Brandon in the Tower of London. Against the advice of her lady-in-waiting Lady Margaret, Mary dresses up like a boy and follows Brandon to Bristol. ![]() However, troubled by his feelings for the princess, Brandon resigns and decides to sail to the New World. Mary's longtime suitor the Duke of Buckingham takes a dislike to Charles as he is a commoner and the Duke wants Mary for himself. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of France as part of a peace agreement. She persuades her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. In 1956, it was broadcast on American television in two parts under the original book title. The film was shot at Denham Film Studios and was the third of Disney's British productions after Treasure Island (1950) and The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952). The 1953 Disney version was adapted for the screen by Lawrence Edward Watkin. The film features the story of Mary Tudor, a younger sister of Henry VIII of England.īased on the 1898 novel When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major, it was originally made into a motion picture in 1908 and again in 1922 as When Knighthood Was in Flower. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.The Sword and the Rose is a family/adventure film produced by Perce Pearce and Walt Disney and directed by Ken Annakin. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. The trumpets! Marv is coming!įorgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Jane Seated at tree, waving her garlands in the air. Suddenly and clearly from the distance come the sounds of trumpets. Note: All staffs with flowers and garlands carried in the very opening of the play. AS the dance ends the courtiers and ladies applaud, and the pages pelt Somers with more flowers. In the center of the stage Will Somers is dancing with Morris dancers Jane Bolingbroke is weaving garlands on seat Of tree L., her lute beside her, the little pages to and fro with flowers for her, pelting Will Somers and the dancers with roses and daisies. The day is warm, and brilliant with sunshine.ĭiscovered: At rise music is heard the stage is crowded with ladies, courtiers, pages and may-day merry-makers. There is a sun dial at C., a seat about a great oak at L. Is seen the ap proach to a lodge or pavilion in the forest. Is a wide marble seat: the terrace and the balustrade are over grown with ivy and roses and shadowed by the branches of the great oaks. The terrace is at R., with steps leading down at C. The entrance to the forest of great oaks. The scene Shows an old terrace near the river landing, a glimpse of the river is seen upon the drop and at L. Scene: Windsor Park near the river landing. Excerpt from When Knighthood Was in Flower: A Play ![]()
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