The White Princess

Previously on The White Princess...

Your smile is almost convincing.

My face aches from it.

Our boy must claim his kingdom

or the dangers will be even greater.

Did you write to Francis Lovell?

Order him to kill the King?

We said that we would come against him,

what else did you think that meant?

They say Henry is cursed by God.

He brought the sweating sickness.

Has anybody sent help out to the people?

- Some of your soldiers are changing sides. To who?

King Warwick!

He's done nothing wrong! Teddy!

Lovell has fled to Burgundy.

Jasper may form the envoy.

He doesn't have a wife to miss him or anyone to pine for.

You must smelt iron in your blood,

if you are to be a queen and lead our house to victory.

Kick it down.

If only we could work together,

we could be a king for England.

I have learned a way to work my will on Henry to help us win.

- Is he coming, Lizzie? - I'll get Lady Margaret.

Burgundy has not responded.

We have no indication

that she'll receive them if they go.

And she's still pirating our ships.

Your Grace,

the Duchess knows your uncle as a commander of armies.

Perhaps not the best choice for a peace envoy.

Strange is loyal and will serve you.

But Jasper is a man of war.

My lady, the king's mother.

Bring me good news.

Maggie, I don't want him to come out.

There is a curse. He will die, Maggie.

What curse?

Please, get me my mother.

She made it with me. She will know what to do.

Quickly, ale to dull the pain.

Please, get me my mother!

To my sister-in-law in Burgundy.

We need your help for freedom.

My Lizzie is two months in her confinement

and he will not let me be with her.

His mother killed my boys in the Tower.

He slaughtered your brother Richard

on the battlefield,

and now he locks Edward Plantagenet,

the York heir, in the Tower.

If you are a York,

rise up with us against him and wage war.

I am afraid.

Push harder, Lizzie.

Please, get me my mother.

Open the shutters, I need daylight.

Just do what Lady Margaret says.

My son is still not born?

I should have gone to her.

Or is my mother right, she is trying to kill him?

Elizabeth has requested that she attend her,

but I have said that she cannot.

They say Burgundian women

are all pleasure-loving nymphs.

We are not sailing there for pleasure.

But the wind peaks for Henry.

The Duchess is sister

to dead King Richard and King Edward before him.

You'll need to keep your wits about you.

Well, you may keep your armor on,

but I shall revel in whatever sins they offer me.

They say they need to toss her in a blanket

- to loosen the baby. - No.

You will not do that.

But she isn't pushing hard enough.

Lizzie, listen to me.

You must push this baby out,

or you will be made to suffer as I was.

I can't.

When I gave birth to Henry, I was just a girl.

I thought I would die from the pain.

But I knew it was my destiny and my child,

if he would live...

would be King of England

because God wished it.

My boy will die.

Do not say that.

The child will live. Do you hear me?

You will give us the heir that Henry needs

to save him from his enemies.

Do you understand?

My God!

Yes, yes, he's here. He's here, Lizzie,

I can see him.

Oh, he's here.

Oh praise God, praise God.

Give him to me.

Ah!

Henry!

He is here, Henry.

Prince Arthur.

Henry! No, you cannot go to her!

She is in confinement!

I can't believe he's real.

He is so tiny.

But he is strong though.

You see?

Lizzie, what did you mean about a curse?

Nothing.

Let's not think of it.

Henry.

Come in and see him.

He is a boy.

There's no mistake?

No.

He is perfect.

And you are radiant.

May I take him?

I'm a father.

Thank you.

For your efforts I am in your debt.

Will you send my mother to see me now?

Yeah.

Here.

Feed him until he is strong.

Why aren't the bells ringing?

They should be ringing out the news.

And light the bonfires!

And Teddy, Lizzie?

Will you ask him to free Teddy from the Tower?

Of course I will.

I have delivered on my bargain

now he must give something in return.

His happiness will help us.

Duchess. From England.

Now I have two.

What does it say, Grand-mère?

Alors, my Rettie.

This one...

is from the Dowager Queen of England,

called Elizabeth.

And she says I must make war.

And this one...

is from the new king, Henry Tudor,

who bids me peace.

Go.

Jasper Tudor and Lord Strange?

I take it you refused them?

I did not reply.

But my spies tell me they're sailing anyway.

The very man who led the Tudor army.

You must stand with Elizabeth

and fight them.

You cannot sit back any longer, Duchess.

Cannot, Francis?

So you would tell me what to do now,

just as England seeks to?

Just because you failed to kill the King

while you were standing right beside him.

My choice...

is to remain a thorn in Henry Tudor's side.

As I've been doing for so many happy months.

Which is why I grant you safety at my court.

If they come, I will refuse to see them

and then they will go.

Ah!

My step-mother has not mourned her brother King Richard...

She will not even speak of it.

She thinks that she can hide here, and the world will stay outside.

Well, she is wrong.

The time has come to be a York,

and take a stand.

Did they hurt you?

- I tried to come to you. - Mother.

Look.

A boy.

God's ways are strange indeed

but He answers Lady Margaret's prayer.

He answers mine.

He is my own dear boy.

He is perfect.

Did you hear how loudly she screamed?

I thought she would split open.

Cecily, would you fetch me some wine, my throat is dry.

And Lizzie sounds rather hoarse as well.

Guard your heart, my Lizzie.

The child is not your own.

He belongs to the Throne.

And never forget what the red in that rose stands for.

Your family's blood.

Your lover's blood.

Richard is gone now, Mother.

All that there is now is Arthur.

Arthur.

Well...

A new royal name at last.

Perhaps now we have the boy

who will bring back peace to England.