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* ''[[Young Blades]]'': An arranged political marriage between King Louis XIV and the princess of a newly rich kingdom drives the plot of "The Girl from Upper Gaborski." The princess whines and complains about it for the whole episode, leading to this bit of marital advice:
{{quote|'''Queen Anne:''' A state marriage is like a state dinner: you might not like the menu, but it's impolite to show it.
'''Cardinal Mazarin:''' If you would, think of Louis as... [[Unusual Euphemism|asparagus]].
'''Queen Anne:''' Eat your vegetables in public, dear, but have your dessert in private. }}
* Practically all marriages featured on ''[[The Borgias]]'' are based on political alliances (this is [[Truth in Television]] for the time period, of course), with poor Lucrezia being saddled with a [[Domestic Abuser|violent]] [[Marital Rape License|rapist]], and thirteen-year-old Gioffre having to marry [[The Vamp|Sancia of Naples]] - a woman about twice his age, who sees nothing wrong with screwing Gioffre's older brother Juan mere minutes before [[Squick|consummating her marriage with Gioffre]] himself.
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