Plot summary
Queen Mary and King Francis's relationship continues to be strained. As a result of Francis' Edict of Romorantin, Cardinal Vasari ( Salvatore Antonio ) from Rome is torturing suspected Protestants. A Protestant Minister (Douglas Nyback) threatens Francis with a fake claim that he has set explosives somewhere to kill Catholics, so King Francis has him arrested. While in royal custody, the Minister is killed by his fellow Protestants to make him a martyr for the Protestant cause, and this ignites open fighting. Lady Lola reveals to King Francis that she did plant the evidence on Lord Narcisse. However, it had been removed and Lord Narcisse is aware of her treachery.
Queen Catherine tries to send her surviving daughter away by marrying her off to the son of a Bavarian count, but the Princess sabotages this by making public sexual overtures on Lord Narcisse. One of Queen Catherine's suppressed memories reveal that royal fraternal twins, Henriette and Emone, had mysteriously perished as infants. And that she believed that the young Princess Claude was responsible.
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