Henry Tudor prepares to ascend the throne, and Lizzie must fulfil her promise to marry King Henry VII in order to bring peace to war-torn England.
King Henry VII tours the kingdom in an attempt to establish himself as the new sovereign. Lizzie's pregnancy complicates her loyalties.
Lizzie endures labour while King Henry's envoys embark on a diplomatic mission to Burgundy. Lizzie discovers she has more in common with her husband than she first imagined.
The York princesses are strategically married off to strengthen the Tudor cause. King Henry returns to the battlefield to protect his reign, and Lizzie learns the threats she and her husband face may be closer to home.
Lizzie contends with her mother's defiant defence of the York cause, and a boy in Burgundy claiming to be a young prince threatens to further destabilise King Henry's rule.