S1E6 What Cannot Be Cured
Both Elizabeth and Somerset face the consequences of Thomas’ actions, while Mary finds that she is the only family member that the king can now trust.
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🏆 Top Episodes
#2
S1E8
To Death We Must Stoop
With the king sick, court fears he will be succeeded by one of his sisters, but which sister?
#3
S1E4
Lighten Our Darkness
Having been sent away from Catherine and Thomas' household, Elizabeth is amongst strangers in the house of Kat's brother-in-law Antony Denny, and terrified of anyone finding out her secrets from Chelsea Place.
- 4. S1E7 "To Laugh, to Lie, to Flatter, to Face"
- 5. S1E3 "Either Learn or Be Silent"
- 6. S1E5 "Necessity Compels Me to Plague You"
- 7. S1E2 "You Cannot Keep the Birds from Flying Over Your Head"
- 8. S1E1 "Keep Your Knife Bright"
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#8
S1E1
Keep Your Knife Bright
Following the death of Henry VIII, his three children; Mary, Elizabeth and Edward are now pawns in a dangerous game as the English court is plunged into a race for control of the new England they find themselves in.
- 7. S1E2 "You Cannot Keep the Birds from Flying Over Your Head"
- 6. S1E5 "Necessity Compels Me to Plague You"
- 5. S1E3 "Either Learn or Be Silent"
- 4. S1E7 "To Laugh, to Lie, to Flatter, to Face"
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1 Standouts
3 Infamous
3 Hidden Gems
1 Forgettable
Top Standout: S1E4 Lighten Our Darkness
Most Infamous: S1E1 Keep Your Knife Bright
Best Hidden Gem: S1E6 What Cannot Be Cured
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