Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
The queen you know. The girl you don’t.
The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.
Becoming Elizabeth: Season 1 - 8 Episode s
1x1 - Keep Your Knife Bright
June 12, 2022
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.
1x2 - You Cannot Keep the Birds From Flying Over Your Head
June 19, 2022
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.
1x3 - Either Learn or Be Silent
June 26, 2022
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.
1x4 - Lighten Our Darkness
July 3, 2022
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.
1x5 - Necessity Compels Me to Plague You
July 10, 2022
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.
1x6 - What Cannot Be Cured
July 17, 2022
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.
1x7 - To Laugh, To Lie, To Flatter, To Face
July 31, 2022
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.
1x8 - To Death We Must Stoop
August 7, 2022
With the king sick, court fears he will be succeeded by one of his sisters, but which sister?
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