Episode 4

Princess Elizabeth has been born and baptised unto the kingdom of England. Yet there is still turmoil. Lady Mary is informed of this turning, and her council believes that the birth of a daughter shows God as turning his back on the new Queen.

Lady Mary inquires about the Dowager Princess', her mother's, condition and holds faith that the King will let her mother visit her. Sir Thomas Moore is then brought before a bishop, and is questioned as to why he did not appear at Anne's coronation, to which he replies that he will not be drawn out by those who seek to provoke argument.

A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT!!! The musician Smeaton turns out to be GAY!!! How will this bode for his place at court? Only time will tell. One thing is for certain though, Henry's lust is not sated by his Queen being in recovery from giving birth, as he takes a lady in waiting, Lady Eleanor. What will she do to affect the already building drama withing the court? Also, Henry begins to questions the loyalty of those at court, namely Charles; are they with him, or with the Dowager Princess?

THE MAJOR CHRISTMAS SURPRISE IS THAT ANNE IS PREGNANT YET AGAIN!!!!

Moving right along, Lady Mary is called by the King, to serve as a Lady in waiting to the Princess. What a slap in the face. To go from a Princess, to serving the daughter of the woman who helped to overthrow your own mother. At court, Henry and Anne enjoy a festive Christmas celebration, while spies within the court still plan to try and assassinate Anne on behalf of the King of Spain. Charles tries to prove his loyalty by granting the King his vote at parliament to support his Act of Succession. Anne also finds out about the affair with Lady Eleanor and asks her confidant to have her removed. The Act of Succession would make the children of Anne and the King, the rightful heirs to the throne, while also making death the penalty of any ill action against the marriage to Anne and their children.

The major law which is now imposed upon the country, is that all must swear allegiance to the King as head of the Church and anyone not doing so will be found guilty of treason. In response to this, the Pope retaliates by making the imprisoned Bishop Fisher, who fought on behalf of Katheryn and out rightly opposes the Act of Succession, a Cardinal to test if Henry will "imprison and torture a Prince of the Church".

The King then visits his new daughter, and while leaving, gives a bow to his first daughter, she watched him with tears in her eyes. Back in court, Lady Eleanor is accused of stealing the Queen's jewels by the Queen's confidant. To save herself, Lady Eleanor removes herself from court. Anne's father however warns her not to be jealous of the King taking mistresses, but in advises her to find a mistress who does not wish to usurp her family's power. Anne must find a suitable mistress whom she can control. While imprisoned, Bishop Fisher is visited by the Secretary, Mr. Cromwell, who inquires if he will take the oath to the king. But Fisher remains resolute in the fact that Katheryn is still the rightful Queen, and that the King is not the Supreme Head of the Church of England. But he makes a fatal blunder. He inadvertently implicates Sir Thomas Moore.

Henry questions Anne about her dismissal of Eleanor, and in reply, she informs the king that she stole something from her, but offers a new lady to serve the king. One she has chosen, who the King accepts. Thomas Cromwell then brings a list of persons who refuse to take the oath, orders are given that they suffer the consequences, but the major thing, is that he tells the King that Fisher is to be made a Cardinal and the king laughs. He only replies that he will have to wear it on his shoulders, as he will soon have no head!! Worse, he now inquires as to the condition of Thomas Moore and the oath. Queen Anne visits Elizabeth and makes an offer to Mary, if she would only accept Anne as the true Queen. But as defiant as her mother, Mary REFUSES and acknowledges Anne only as the King's Mistress.

Cromwell soon visits Sir Thomas about his refusal to take the oath of Succession. Thomas bears no argument about the King's marriage to Anne, but about the Oath of Succession, he refuses to acknowledge the King over the Pope. Yet he does not agree to ever taking the Oath and refuses to yield anything but his devotion of the King. It seems as though Sir Thomas will be the next one whose blood will be spilled by the executioner's axe.

In her chambers, Queen Anne informs her lady in waiting, Lady Madge, that she has her blessing to lay with the King, since she trusts her, and asks that Madge take the King to her bed while Anne is with child. But there is no good news to come. Lady Mary has fallen ill and Katheryn begs the King to allow her to tend to her sick child. But the King sends his physicians to tend to her health, as he refuses to let them be together, as he suspects that they will conspire and plot against him, as he fears that they could raise an army like that of Isabella of Spain.

Thomas informs his family that he will most likely die, and asks them to be good. The king then asks for Anne to go riding, but instead Madge goes at the Queen's request, yet all wee see, is the Queen crying for her King. Sir Thomas is then brought before the King's new Archbishop, and refuses to take the oath, especially since Henry was the one who told him of the papacy's importance. Henry on the other hand, is getting drunk with Madge, and is soon fondling her, potentially for coitus? Thomas however, is now locked in the tower of London, in the room above Bishop Fisher. Now we must wait for the next episode to see what shall unfold.

SO UNTIL NEXT WEEK GUYS!! an plz, leave comments :)