Mary & George Villiers - The King’s Gay Lover & His Mom

The story of George Villiers and King James I & VI reads like a stylish, sexy and scandalous historic drama series. It probably hasn’t been made into one before because, until recently, Hollywood wasn’t too keen on portraying homosexual characters and relationships, authentically. However, the new Starz series, Mary and George promises to finally introduce the wider world to the dashing country commoner who won the heart of a king and was raised so high he had no where to go but plummeting back to earth. The series emphasizes George’s relationship with his ambitions mother, Mary Beaumont who encouraged and facilitated his royal seduction. So let’s travel back to the Stuart court of England and meet the real Mary and George Villiers. Get out your cups and saucers, because I will be spilling a lot of tea with this one.

Check out the History Tea Time Podcast:

[emilybarclay]

Mary and George are interesting, but MAN George’s wife was a badass. She was like ‘dad won’t let me marry the man I love? Ok bet’. For a woman to do that in that era was a POWER MOVE

[lovestar]

Mary was the Kris Kardashian of her time

[tay]

I swear they only had like 10 names during this time. Mary, Elizabeth, Henry, Edward, Anne, Thomas, George, James, Katherine, and Richard 😂

[greatboniwanker]

Yes folks, this is *the King James* of the King James Bible.

[andrewDaMack]

Had no idea King James went both ways. Shout out to Mary, she went from nothing and now she’s buried in Westminster Abbey.

[CarlDillynson]

“Elizabeth had been a King and NOW they have a queen.” Ahahahahahahaha

[xiomara]

Imagine having a personality so bad that you _incite_ a conspiracy complete with a crowd funded wardrobe!! 😬😂

[Gikendasso]

"She didn't necessarily intend to pimp him out." 💀

[lfgifu]

“but, I mean… come on” LMFAO LINDSAY😭

[auntlynnie]

Sounds like George Villiers was the beneficiary of the first GoFundMe.

[mrstinkabell]

George's portrait in red with strings of pearls, makes him look positively devilish, as opposed to handsome.

[Stargeek]

“Limbs so we’ll compacted” Elizabethan way of saying he had a tight surfer bod

[spagirl]

I LOVE getting the historical "tea" from you. Your story telling skills are incredible. British history always seems so much more interesting than American history. Keep the tea flowing. I'm here for it. 😊

[areiaaphrodite]

Lindsey: I'm going to be spilling a lot of tea with this one.

Me: Girl, that's why I'm here, let's go 😏☕️

[princsstofu]

Honestly the existance of Mary and George really brings about so many cross over i really have not anticipated abfore. This is one of them. I'm so so happy at this video and thank you so much for putting this vid together.

[danielsantiagourtado]

Your narration is second to none Lindsay! Could hear you talking about paint drying and have a lovely time! Please consider doing a video on princess Charlotte (daughter lf george IV) and her husband Leopold (the first king of belgium) 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[maddiee]

Mary and George is such a good series. Nicholas, Tony, and Julianne absolutely killed it. 🔥

[abbiew]

The pub on the street he was assassinated in Portsmouth is named the Duke of Buckingham, as well as the names of many building surrounding it also referencing the murder.

[janeyrevanescence]

Fun Fact: It wasn’t just the fact the seas were stormy that made James decide to burn her. It was the fact that he and his bride, Anne, were sailing home on the seas when the storms hit and nearly killed both of them and their entourage that got her into trouble.

[haneyletpajo]

Powerful people at court were tired of arrogant Robert and were eager to place George in the king's bed instead 😂😂😂. They were desperate!