Talk:Bells (Blackadder)

Trivia
The first trivium points out that the "... or Mary" joke "is a clear reference to the historical Queen Elizabeth's sister Mary Tudor and possibly also to her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, with both of whom Elizabeth was on less-than-friendly terms."

I think the joke is actually about the fact that so many of the women around Elizabeth were named Mary. Certainly, to a schoolboy reading about the Elizabethan era, or to an adult remembering his school history, it seems as if everyone but the Queen was named Mary: Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary Tudor, Mary Duchess of Suffolk, Lady Mary Grey, Mary of Guise, and countless others of lesser importance.

But if it is meant to refer to one Mary, it's clearly her cousin, not her (half-)sister. Assuming the show takes place toward the beginning of Elizabeth's reign, Mary Stuart had declared herself Queen of England, married the French Dauphin, and refused to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh giving up her claim and recognizing Elizabeth. Mary Tudor, by contrast, was dead, and had gone out on reasonably good terms with Elizabeth, including leaving Elizabeth the kingdom in her will, assuming that both she and her "child" should die in childbirth (it was a false pregnancy and there was no child). The half-sisters had been very close at times, although politics had made them bitter enemies at other times. But their cousin was never anything but trouble. --76.204.76.221 06:56, 20 August 2007 (UTC) Small Text

Fair use rationale for Image:Blackadder II - Bells.jpg
Image:Blackadder II - Bells.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 06:22, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Centralized TV Episode Discussion
Over the past months, TV episodes have been redirected by (to name a couple) TTN, Eusebeus and others. No centralized discussion has taken place, so I'm asking everyone who has been involved in this issue to voice their opinions here in this centralized spot, be they pro or anti. Discussion is here. Even if you have not, other opinions are needed because this issue is affecting all TV episodes in Wikipedia. --User: (talk) 02:34, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

"Bob" origin
A while ago, an IP added the following section, stating it was "personally known trivia": "Rowan Atkinson's amusing and peculiar way of pronouncing the name 'Bob' was originally used when talking to his one-time landlord, barrister and Deputy High Court Judge Robert Moxon-Browne QC. The two men remain in contact.(ref Robert Moxon Browne QC)." However, I was under the impression it was because Atkinson has a stammer, and has problems pronouncing "B"s. Anyway, I've left it here in case anything comes of it. Bob talk 19:57, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Bells (Blackadder). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20070831175215/http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr021202.pdf to http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr021202.pdf

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 15:33, 17 July 2017 (UTC)