Joseph Tudor was a minor character in the third season of Reign. He was portrayed by Adam Langton.
Joseph is a distant cousin of both Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart.
In the Series[]
Season Three[]
To The Death[]
Joseph was involved in a plot alongside the Vatican and the Catholic Church to become the sole ruler of England and Scotland after the assassination of Elizabeth Tudor by The Vatican. This would leave Mary Stuart as the sole Queen of the two countries. At this point, Joseph Tudor was going to move in and let the people assassinate the Scottish Queen.
However, these plans never came to pass as Queen Mary and Queen Catherine discovered The Vatican's plan, through Archbishop Ridolfi. Mary informed Gideon Blackburn, who kidnapped Joseph Tudor. After he was imprisoned, Robert Dudley was sent back to England to inform Queen Elizabeth of the church's Treason. Joseph Tudor was drawn and quartered in public for High Treason against the Crown.
In History[]
- Historically, there was no "Joseph Tudor". The House of Tudor was relatively small, being started by Henry VII, whose succesor was Henry VIII, who only had one legitimate son who died without any sons. Thus, the Tudor line ended with Elizabeth I.
- The most likely candidate for him to be based upon is Charles Darnley, younger brother to Lord Darnley. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London because he had a claim to the English throne, and his daughter Arabella was executed for that reason.
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