The Warring Queens | The Last Gasp
5/13/202653 min
Mary arrives in England expecting rescue, but instead finds herself trapped under her cousin Elizabeth’s watch. As the years drag on, plots swirl, loyalties shift, and even her own son turns against her. Backed into a corner, Mary makes one final, desperate gamble to reclaim her crown… with consequences that will prove fatal.
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First 90 secondsAlice Levine· Host0:00
Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of British Scandal ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. Matt, the studio door seems to be locked.
Matt Forde· Host0:10
Ah, yes, I should've said, there's a new procedure now. You have to give a password. You only get three guesses, so you gotta get it right in those three. I think you will. If you get it wrong, you're not allowed in, and you do get carted away to prison.
Alice Levine· Host0:20
Sorry, what? I don't know. I didn't receive any password. Why would I get put in prison? This is just ridiculous.
Matt Forde· Host0:26
It's just management brought it in. It's all right. You'll get it. Look, it's something to do with the show. Just think about the things we joke about.
Alice Levine· Host0:33
Okay, okay, okay. Um, ham sandwiches.
Matt Forde· Host0:37
Eh, eh. No.
Alice Levine· Host0:38
It's literally the only in-joke we do. Um, oh, oh, Tonkin.
Matt Forde· Host0:42
Eh, eh. No.
Alice Levine· Host0:44
So wait, is it, like, one of the characters we always do?
Matt Forde· Host0:48
It might be.
Alice Levine· Host0:49
Oh, yeah, yeah. Okay, okay. Is it a Cockney paper boy?
Matt Forde· Host0:51
[laughs] No.
Alice Levine· Host0:52
Matt, what?
Matt Forde· Host0:54
Yeah.
Alice Levine· Host0:54
You said it was really easy.
Matt Forde· Host0:55
Sorry, mate. Cart her off.
Alice Levine· Host0:57
Matt, no, this is ridiculous. Matt, d- defend my name.
Matt Forde· Host1:01
Sorry, mate. Pleasure working with you. That's a shame. Actually, I think she got it right. It was Tonkin. It's too late now. Oh, well. I'll remember for when Producer Chica gets in. September 1586, Chartley Manor, Staffordshire. Mary's hand moves slowly across the paper on her desk. Her eyes strain as her quill scratches out each