Bastarda

Episode 1

... where we meet Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and future Queen of England.

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Episode 2

... where Elizabeth, on her royal tour, stops at Leicester Castle.

Episode 3

... where the Great Matter – the question of marriage, along with concerns about an heir to the crown – becomes even more important.

Episode 4

... where Elizabeth, having realised the threat posed by Mary Stuart, sees no other way out: she too will have to have a queen beheaded...

Episode 5

… in which time inevitably does its work and in which Elizabeth, now that Leicester has died, finds a new favourite, the young but faithless Robert Devereux.

Episode 6

... in which loneliness takes hold of Elizabeth’s heart and it becomes increasingly clear that her situation is hopeless.