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HER: Princess and political pawn. The daughter of the king of France, married off to keep the peace with England. Gentle, feminine, a girly girl. More wily in the ways of men than she lets on. Speaks very little English, or pretends not to understand, to gain a romantic advantage. Totally plays the King of England.
HIM: Reformed bad boy, now king of England. Focused, disciplined, leader of men. Once he sets his mind to a task, he will stop at nothing to accomplish it. Brilliant orator, inspiring speaker, and one of the great flirters in the entire Shakespearean canon.
MEET CUTE: In a palace near the battlefield, with their countries at war, surrounded by translators and advisors. And then a treaty is signed.
WHY THEY WORK: It’s bigger than the both of them: He is England and she is France.
BEST LINE MAYBE EVER: “You have witchcraft in your lips, Kate.”
RELATIONSHIP MOTTO: “Customs curtsy to great kings. We are the makers of manners, Kate.”
SHAKESPEAREAN COUPLE MOST LIKELY TO: Appear on the cover of People a record number of times.
WHO THEY REMIND YOU OF: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, if Will had to conquer France before he could marry Kate, and Kate had to learn a foreign language. Or Beyonce and Jay-Z.
CHEMISTRY FACTOR: 4.5 OUT OF 5