The Countess of Buckingham molds her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover through intrigue; to become richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen.
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Episode List
S1 • E1
The Second Son
Determined to reclaim her family's former glory, Mary Villiers urges her son George to embark on a risky endeavor.
S1 • E2
The Hunt
Mary wants to boot out King James' favorite, Sir Somerset; in order for her son George to get the chance to attract the king, she asks for an audience with Queen Anne.
S1 • E3
Not So Much Love As By Awe
Somerset puts obstacles in George's way, whereupon Mary decides to intervene; but her intervention ends in a debacle: Mary and George become the laughing stock of the court.
S1 • E4
The Wolf & The Lamb
King James travels to Scotland, and George and his younger brother Kit are allowed to accompany him. In Edinburgh, however, the King gives George the cold shoulder - to test his loyalty.
S1 • E5
The Golden City
England is in trouble because Sir Walter Raleigh has attacked Spanish troops in South America; as a diplomatic newcomer at the English court, George gets caught between the fronts.
S1 • E6
The Queen is Dead
The people are dissatisfied with the king and demand war with Spain; James also lacks the money for the queen's funeral: the dead woman has been lying in the palace for weeks.
S1 • E7
War
George travels to Madrid with Prince Charles to ask for the Infanta's hand in marriage; meanwhile in London, Mary succeeds in becoming a close confidante of the now seriously ill King.
