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Torrance Coombs (born June 14, 1983) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Thomas Culpepper in The Tudors (2007–2010) and as Sebastian "Bash" de Poitiers, the illegitimate son of King Henry II of France and his chief mistress Diane de Poitiers in Reign (2013–2017) and Declan in The Originals.
Queen Mary counter-proposes that Bash be legitimized as King Henry's new heir and she marry him instead; if King Henry agrees, Queen Mary will claim the English throne as King Henry wants. As this would require an annulment of King Henry and Queen Catherine's marriage, and would turn Prince Francis and his two younger brothers into bastards.
Reign is a historical romantic drama television series created by Laurie McCarthy and Stephanie SenGupta for The CW.Set in the late 16th century, the series revolves around the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her rise to power in the French court.
The season opens after the death of King Henry II, and follows the rise of Francis and Mary as King and Queen of France and Scotland.Together they have to balance their marriage with their roles as monarchs, and deal with the rising religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants, as well as the ambitions of the rival House of Bourbon for the throne of France.
Queen Mary and King Francis prepare for the transition of power by telling Princess Claude, Crown Prince Charles and Bash that King Francis is slowly dying, and asking Charles to marry his wife after his death. Charles initially refuses and sides with Catherine, but changes his mind when Catherine uses him in an attempt to assassinate the Bourbons.
Henry's reign was marked by the persecution of Protestants, mainly Calvinists known as Huguenots. Henry II severely punished them, particularly the ministers, for example by burning at the stake or cutting off their tongues for uttering heresies. [11] Henry II was made a Knight of the Garter by Edward VI, King of England, in April 1551. [12]
The monarch hosted an intimate family reunion to mark his big day.
John King and Jean Makie, his first wife, have two children, named Noah and Hannah. [5] After divorcing Makie, King married his second wife, fellow CNN anchor Dana Bash on May 25, 2008. [6] Before marrying Bash, King (previously a Roman Catholic) converted to Judaism, Bash's religion. [3] [7] [8] Bash and King have a son, Jonah, who was born in ...