Darnley (Lowden) gives Queen Mary (Ronan) oral sex. No nudity is seen, but we see her reaction. After marriage, wife begins unlacing husband's pants, sits astride him and stimulates him in attempt to arouse him. He claims he is too drunk, then she goads him by pounding his chest. He throws her face down on the bed and forcefully performs rear-entry sex. It is later discovered she succeeded in conceiving the desired child that night. Childbirth is shown but without any explicit detail.

Two men get out of bed after an implied night together. One's bare buttocks are seen in the background.

Brief battle scene. No blood shown.

A character is choked to death with a cord around his neck.

Mary (Ronan) and Darnley (Lowden) are struck across the face in different scenes.

Blood and afterbirth from the delivery of James is briefly shown.

A character is stabbed to death many times by many different people, he is seen after with lots of blood covering him.

Mary (Ronan) is referred to multiple times as a whore.

One of the characters is shown to be constantly drinking.

A character is violently stabbed to death by multiple individuals and the bloody body is shown onscreen.