Richard Gifford was a minor character in the second season of Reign. He was portrayed by Noam Jenkins.
He was a king's guard who had secretly been working with Elizabeth I to ruin the reputations of the King and Queen of France.
In the Series[]
Season Two[]
Three Queens[]
Richard Gifford was called for durty by Francis II and accompanied him, Leith Bayard and others on the search for the missing Queen Mary and Queen Catherine after their carriage was attacked. They soon came across an old woman, who stated her hatred for the Royal Family, and Richard raised his sword to her, but was stopped by the King. They search party decided to split up.
Richard found the two queens at a cabin-bar a couple hours from their missing check point. She promised them both he would take care of everything, and Queen Mary told him to bring her Jenny to have her work in the palace.
Inside their hotel room, Richard found his mistress Jenny and Roger. A fight ensued, and not wanted to get caught as a spy for Elizabeth I, and having knowledge that people were pretending to be the king and Queen of France, Richard killed the Fake King Francis, and his guards. He took Jenny with him, and put her in a carriage with the real Queens.
They stopped hours later, another fight began. Richard killed his mistress Jenny with a knife to the throat. The two Queen's got the best of him, and after Mary stabbed the horse, he panicked and stomped on Richard's face after he fell to his feet.
Trivia[]
- He was credited as "Armsman Gifford".
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