Season 3, Episode 2: Episode 2

S3 E2: Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire in the north of England, 300 of the King's soldiers as well as local gentry and the Archbishop of York, are under siege from rebels calling themselves 'Pilgrims.'Thomas Cromwell is justifiably disturbed by the news. The rising in Lincolnshire has just been defused by a combination of diplomacy and the threat of the Royal Army and yet, the rebellion is not yet suppressed. Henry’s pain is more immediate and more personal. A physician has removed a splinter of bone from his ulcerating leg and recommends further treatment. Unsurprisingly, the King has little patience for the continuing insurgence and orders Cromwell to take more extreme action. The young and beautiful Lady Ursula Misseldon attends to the King's wound, which has confined him to bed. When the King proposes comforting of a more intimate nature, she is happy to please his Majesty. Queen Jane, demonstrating daring as well as tenderness, has arranged for Mary to visit her father at court. Her intuition is proven right: Henry is greatly moved by the sight of his first daughter and swears his undying protection to her.