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A Dangerous Friendship
Episode 1
Season 1
Episode 1
When the young Marie de Rohan arrives at the French court, she is astonished to discover that the marriage between Anne of Austria and Louis XIII, both aged 18, has not been consummated after four years.
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50:23
Marie enlists the help of a young suitor--who would do anything for her love.
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48:52
Marie provokes the King's jealousy by uniting the Queen and the Duke of Buckingham.
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53:26
Marie is blamed for a miscarriage and exiled away from the palace and the court.