Becoming Elizabeth

Episode 1Keep Your Knife Bright

58 min

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.

Episode 2You Cannot Keep the Birds From Flying Over Your Head

54 min

Christmas at court, and a controversial masque leaves Protestant Edward and Catholic Mary at odds. Elizabeth finds herself in the middle as Mary demands she come live with her.

Episode 3Either Learn or Be Silent

58 min

The Lord Protector’s plan for peace between the siblings only causes Catherine and Thomas to accelerate their own, using Elizabeth’s 15th birthday as cover.

Episode 4Lighten Our Darkness

57 min

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.

Episode 5Necessity Compels Me to Plague You

50 min

Elizabeth is determined to not fall into the same traps she did when last she was at Chelsea. While the court has been rocked by Mary’s defiance, the Lord Somerset is still more concerned with the war in Scotland.

Episode 6What Cannot Be Cured

58 min

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.

Episode 7To Laugh, To Lie, To Flatter, To Face

53 min

There is a new Lord Protector and Mary and Elizabeth both find themselves at the mercy of the new regime and their zealous little brother.

Episode 8To Death We Must Stoop

56 min

With the king sick, court fears he will be succeeded by one of his sisters, but which sister?