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Becoming Elizabeth

Drama, History · 2022 · Rated 6.8/10

Last aired: S1 E8, To Death We Must Stoop · 2022-08-07

Becoming Elizabeth is the fascinating story of the early life of England's most iconic Queen. Long before she ascended the throne, young Elizabeth Tudor was an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court. With no clear heir, the death of King Henry the VIII sets into motion a dangerous scramble for power. His surviving children find themselves pawns in a game between the great families of England and the powers of Europe who vie for control of the country. Elizabeth struggles to control her own destiny and take real power as the men around her attempt to claim her sovereignty. Her fascinating and factual journey to secure the crown is filled with scheming, betrayal and illicit relationships that threaten to bring forth her demise at a time in which every man or woman of the court is on the wheel of fortune, which may take them to a position of great power one moment, or the executioner's block the next.

Cast

Alicia von Rittberg Elizabeth Tudor

Romola Garai Mary Stuart

Leo Bill Henry Grey

John Heffernan Duke of Somerset

Jamie Parker John Dudley

Ekow Quartey Pedro

Oliver Zetterström Edward Vi

Tom Cullen Thomas Seymour

Jamie Blackley Robert Dudley

Alexandra Gilbreath Kat Ashley

Bella Ramsey Jane Grey

Alex Macqueen Bishop Gardiner

Jessica Raine Catherine Parr

Olivier Huband Guzmán de Silva

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis Amy Robsart

Stanley Townsend Anthony Denny

Season 1

E1 Keep Your Knife Bright 2022-06-12 · 60 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.

E2 You Cannot Keep the Birds from Flying Over Your Head 2022-06-19 · 60 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.

E3 Either Learn or Be Silent 2022-06-26 · 60 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.

E4 Lighten Our Darkness 2022-07-03 · 60 min Having been sent away from Catherine and Thomas' household, Elizabeth is amongst strangers in the house of Kat's brother-in-law Anthony Denny, and terrified of anyone finding out her secrets from Chelsea Place.

E5 Necessity Compels Me to Plague You 2022-07-10 · 60 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.

E6 What Cannot Be Cured 2022-07-17 · 60 min Thomas' actions have implicated Elizabeth, and whilst under house arrest, Elizabeth must clear her name as she is interrogated by the Lord Dudley. The Lord Somerset is rocked by his brother's actions.

E7 To Laugh, To Lie, To Flatter, To Face 2022-07-31 · 60 min It's a new age with a new Lord Protector, and Edward, now free from his uncle Somerset's influence is emboldened to pursue ever more ruthless Protestant reforms and to seek new alliances.

E8 To Death We Must Stoop 2022-08-07 · 60 min The king is sick and the court that made an enemy of Catholics now face the possibility of being ruled by one as Mary rides to Whitehall. Mary and Elizabeth are briefly reunited in their love for their sick brother.

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