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This is a page to keep track of what is going on on Reign. It will also compared the show to the real-life time
of the characters.

Characters

  • King Henry - Was a kind and fair ruler. He had 3 illegitimate children and 10 children with his wife Catherine de' Medici (7 of whom lived to adulthood). After the suspicious death of his older brother, Henry became the next-in-line to the throne and became King at 28. He and Catherine were married for 26 years, although he kept his most favorite mistress Diane de Poitiers at Court.
  • Queen Catherine - Grew up in Italy and moved to France at 14 to marry prince Henry, and became Queen at 28. She had 10 children, 7 whom grew to adulthood. She was a more strict mother & Queen, and was cousins with her husbands mistress, Diane de Poitiers.
  • Mary, Queen of Scots - Was Queen of Scotland 6 days after birth and sent to France at age 5 to marry Prince Francis. She and Francis married when she was 15 years old and he was 14. She was queen on France & Scotland for less than 2 years.
  • King Francis - Was a sickly, and short prince who got married at 14. He was king for a year and a half before he died of an ear infection.

Timeline

  • 1521 - The Italian War of 1521–1526, also know as Four Years' War broke out across Western Europe.
    • King Francis I went goes to war agents King Charles V, and King Henry VIII of England.
  • Early of 1532 King Henry VIII visited Calais, France, and eventually decides to keep the town.
  • 12 October 1537 - Prince Edward is born to King Henry VIII of England and his third wife Jane Seymour.
  • 14 December 1542 - King James V of Scotland dies.
  • 19 January 1544 - Prince Francis, the 1st child of Prince Henry and Catherine is born.
  • 28 January 1547 - King Henry VIII of England dies and Prince Edward becomes King Edward VI.
  • 12 November 1547 - Princess Claude, the 4th child of King Henry and Queen Catherine, is born.
  • 1549 - King Edward VI of England orders a hit on Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland. [1]
  • 27 June 1550 - |Prince Charles, the 5th child of King Henry and Queen Catherine, is born.
  • 19 September 1551 - Prince Henry, the 6th child of King Henry and Queen Catherine, is born.
  • 19 July 1553 - King Edward VI dies and Princess Mary becomes Queen Mary I of England.
  • 16 January 1556 - Prince Philip of Spain, becomes King of Spain.

Season 1

End of Winter 1559 - Prince Francis leads a group of 6 men & take back Calais. [2]

  • 4 April 1558 - Mary, Queen of Scots signed a secret agreement bequeathing Scotland and her claim to England to the French crown if she dies without children. [3] [4]

Start of Winter 1558 - 16 year old Mary & Francis marry each other while at French Court. [5]

Start of Winter 1558 - 16 year old Mary & Francis marry at Notre Dame off-screen. [5]

June 1559 - Queen Mary Tudor, who is married to Philip II of Spain died from a timor. [6]

Spring 1558 - 20-something Elisabeth married late 20's Phil, both in France. [1]

Spring 1558 - 20-something Elisabeth married late 20's Phil, both in France. [1]

  • 10 July 1559 - King Henry dies in a jousting accident 5 days after his daughter's wedding & his son |Francis becomes king of France at 15.[6]

June 1559 - Henry's beings to loose his mind and his son secretly kills him during jousting competition. [6]

Summer 1558 - Catherine agree's to help Henry on the condition He gives her Château de Chenonceau. [5]

Season 2

  • The Black Plague hit Europe around every 10 years, or so. In Europe there were oubreaks in 1544–1548 and 1563–1566.

Late Summer 1558 - The Black Plague hits France [5]


Valois Family Tree


Tudor Family Tree


Stuart Family Tree


Guise Family Tree


Bourbon Family Tree


Dudley Family Tree


Habsburg Family Tree


Poitiers Family Tree

Reign-Europe

Reign-France-Merged

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Pilot
  2. 2.0 2.1 Higher Ground
  3. 3.0 3.1 Consummation
  4. Liege Lord
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Dirty Laundry Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "S1S14" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "S1S14" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Slaughter Of Innocence
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