Elizabeth's decision to side with one sibling leaves the LordProtector Somerset trying to maintain the balance between thetwo opposing religions. As Catherine's sworn enemy the CatholicBishop Stephen Gardiner is released from the Tower, Elizabethis horrified by the chain reaction she has unwittingly begun.Catherine and Thomas blame Elizabeth as they panic that thegame is sliding out of their control. Having felt canny to theways of court and politics, Elizabeth is left feeling veryyoung and more aware than ever of how precarious peace inEngland is. But when Catherine and Thomas plan a largecelebration for her 15th birthday she is relieved to think sheis back in favour with them both, little knowing herstep-parents see it as a chance to bring the court and king toChelsea, and enact their plans to have Jane marry Edward.
