Christmas at court, and a controversial masque leavesProtestant Edward and Catholic Mary at odds. Elizabeth findsherself in the middle as Mary, furious at Catherine'sremarriage, demands she leave them both and come live withher. Thomas's brother the Lord Protector Somerset tries to keepthe peace between the siblings as Pedro returns from Scotlandwith the news of French invasion as tempers fray at the newlyformed court. At home Elizabeth is torn between duty to hersister, her love for Catherine and the growing attention ofThomas which both excites and scares her. As the Dudley familyjoin the Chelsea household for a hunt, and Elizabeth isreunited with childhood friend Robert Dudley, she findsherself left with a choice about where she wants to stand inthis world, and who she wants to be.
