: Henry brings Perkin’s wife, Lady Catherine Gordon, to court. He annuls her marriage and attempts to seduce her to further undermine Perkin, causing deep resentment and jealousy in Lizzie.

: Henry becomes increasingly unstable, at one point suffering a breakdown and beating "The Boy" after becoming convinced his clothes have been poisoned.

: Having been captured, Perkin Warbeck is brought to London and paraded through the streets to be shamed. Henry refuses to execute him immediately due to international pressure and instead attempts to humiliate him by making him a servant in the palace.

: Instead of escaping, "The Boy" walks out of the flames and back into the public eye, dramatically reaffirming his claim as the rightful King Richard IV of England. Key Themes & Character Development

: Maggie becomes a central figure of rebellion against the Tudor regime, openly voicing her belief that the prisoner is her cousin Richard and assisting in the escape attempt.

: This episode marks Lizzie's shift toward a more calculating and "cruel" demeanor, similar to her mother-in-law, Margaret Beaufort. She is shown wearing more conservative attire, visually signaling her adoption of the Tudor mantle.