Mary and George sit down and figure out how he’s going to bang the king. George is sure that if James sees him dancing, it’s all over. We later see George dance, so … I have questions.

Mary & George Episode 2 “The Hunt” ends with a major moment for young George Villiers (Nicholas Galitzine) and his king, James I (Tony Curran) — and a key turning point for the Starz show.

Starz's new historical drama tells the story of George Villiers (Nicholas Galitzine), the eventual Duke of Buckingham, and his rise to power as the favorite (and rumored lover) of King James I of ...

Her biggest claim to fame is getting her son George to seduce King James I so that she and her family ... so that I could be prepared for Episode 1, aptly titled “The Second Son.” ...

The first was the undeniable evidence that King James’ love and lust for men was at the center of court — and it was an open secret. George, who became the Duke of Buckingham, was known ...

Later, George was accused of fatally poisoning the king before being assassinated himself. Scholars have long debated the exact nature of James and George’s relationship, disagreeing on whether ...

Not happy with her standing in society, Mary engineered a plot for her handsome son George to seduce King James - but it's not all fine and dandy in the land of complete power. Moore said ...

playing a Scottish king was an opportunity he couldn't pass up—because he would be bringing a little-known monarch to life. "There was a great tenderness between George and James," Curran reflects.