Mary Stuart/Season Two

I am the Queen of France and you are my subject! Mary taking a stand in her leadership Mary announces the Black Plague. In the season premiere, Mary announces the return of the Black Plague to France to the court. She gives them false news that they're prepared for the Plague in order to reassure them. Before she and Catherine isolate themselves for their safety, she stops to update her ladies on Lola's condition. Both Mary and Catherine stay in the throne room, in isolation. When a melody starts playing, Mary and Catherine are alerted that someone has fallen ill. Nostradamus comes in to speak with Mary and Catherine, volunteering to go find Francis. Catherine is against it, but Mary doesn't want to hear it and sends Nostradamus to try to find Francis and Lola. Éduard Narcisse comes and requests that they kill his foe by putting him in a mass holding cell so that he would become infected of the Plague and die. This blatant demand angers Mary, as she values every innocent life. He begins to explain how he controls the grain that enters court, giving Mary an incentive as to why she should keep him on her side and essentially blackmailing her into killing Pierre Valent. Catherine turns to Mary and tries to school her on the way that the court works, that her position comes from birth but her power comes from nobles, and that in exchange, they provide the nobles with special privileges. Mary argues that bowing to the nobles isn't the way to rule, and counters that they could simply punish Éduard by claiming his grain for themselves. However, Catherine argues that claiming a noble's grain will only end in a revolt. Mary affirms that she wants to be a different Queen than her and orders a guard to tell Éduard that she denies his request. I am the Queen of France and you are my subject! Éduard returns to the two Queens to tell them that they have made it more complicated, since Pierre and his whole family have isolated themselves in their quarters. He gives Mary a chance to reconsider and tells her to look outside to see that the villagers are burning the houses of the infected, destroying the holdings of grain that Mary was counting on, which will cause a famine to occur in the land without the grain provided by Éduard. Catherine tries to convince Mary into killing Pierre's family via poison, as it would be kinder than letting thousands starve to death. Soon after, Nostradamus returns from the village and reports that the house that Francis and Lola were staying in had been marked with a cross, symbolizing the Plague, and burned to the ground. Later that night, Mary visits Catherine in her chambers, who looks visibly sick. She tells Mary that she didn't want to become the person she is either, but to be a queen unloved by her king is excruciating. She advises Mary not to let Lola get between her and Francis, because she's nothing but a guest on this court without the support of her King. When Mary leaves the room, she asks Nostradamus how long the symptoms will last, since they made her sick, so she couldn't kill the Valents herself. The next day, Mary walks in on Éduard signalling for the grain to arrive, like she knew he would. She has him arrested for murder because he ultimately had the Valent family and Yvette Castleroy killed. She has him locked in the catacombs where the sick are being kept so that he'll get infected and die of the Plague. She returns to the throne room and stares at Francis' empty throne. In Drawn and Quartered, Mary is overjoyed to see that Francis has returned to French Court safe and sound. They embrace each other before she greets Lola. Mary is introduced to Louis, whom she thanks for bringing Francis home safely. After a passionate reunion, Francis brings up the matter of his bastard child with Lola. Mary begs him not to claim his son officially. Later that day, she and Nostradamus stroll in the grounds and Mary vows to protect him after he helped her kill Éduard Narcisse. Mary confronted by Francis and Catherine. When she and others are enjoying a celebration for Francis' return, she and Francis are soon pressured by Narcisse to take revenge for Eduard's death by killing Nostradamus. When alone, she confesses to Francis that she indeed was the one whom forced Éduard into the room of the sick. She tells Catherine and Francis that it was her mistake and that she'll fix it before leaving the room. She goes to Narcisse to confess to her crimes and the reasons why she committed them. When there begins to be wholes in Éduard's story as to why he wanted Valent dead. She begins pressing Narcisse with a lot of questions, angering him to the point were shouts that he isn't afraid of her or her husband. He then tells Mary that Nostradamus and the guards whom assisted will be drawn and quartered, to which Mary protests is a horrific and agonizing death. She goes outside with Francis to discuss their options. When Francis tells her she was reckless in killing Éduard, she stands up for herself and tells him that he left her alone to rule a kingdom riddled with Plague. She tries to convince him not to bow to his nobles but to stand for justice. They then decide to find proof of why Narcisse would want Valent dead and why he used his son to command revenge. To do so she goes to Lord Valent's chambers, when she is then interrupted by Lola. They discuss their awkward situation and Mary tells her its alright for her to take joy in motherhood. While talking, Mary finds a letter that showed Lord Valent was desperately seeking an audience with the King before he died. She asks Lola to find out everything she can about Lord Valent's last days. Mary When Sebastian returns to court, he tells Mary and Francis all about how many people are using the Plague to cover up their crimes. He tells them even Cardinal Morisini was found murdered in an alley. Lola joins in the conversation to tell Mary that Valent took confession with a priest named Father Lucien shortly before his death. She goes to speak with him to ask if he could tell her what Valent told him. He tells her that Lord Valent and Narcisse worked together to collect money for the Vatican but keep it to themselves. Cardinal Morisini learnt of this, so the two of them killed him. Valent began feeling remorse so he was killed. Mary upon hearing this news begs him to testify to this, however since it was said under confession he can't testify to a word. The next day when they are about to kill Nostradamus, Mary stops it and tells Narcisse about letters she found from Valent confessing all their crimes. She's interrupted by Francis who shows her he has the letters. They argue about it before he tells her to leave. Francis joins her afterward and praises her performance in front of Narcisse. She sees Nostradamus off as he leaves court. She then calls Francis to the nursery where she tells him he should claim his son and give him his name before leaving the room. In Coronation, Catherine is planning an opulent coronation for Francis and Mary. However, he doesn't like the expenditures and Mary calls it shameful and grotesque. Catherine explains that if people from all the visiting nations see that they are poor and weak, they will take advantage of it and their heads will end up severed on pikes. As Mary and Catherine start to rip into each other, Francis asks them both to take it down a notch. He says that Mary knows she needs to step back until they get grain from Narcisse and the coronation is over. Francis adds that he's also negotiating with Ducasse to get grain behind Narcisse's back. As Mary and Francis stroll in Tent City, Mary tells Francis that she knows she needs to play that part. Francis says if the nobles see that she obeys him, they will too. A man comes out of his tent and calls for the people outside to quiet down so that he can hear the spirits speak to him. Francis looks uncomfortable and Mary asks him about it, but he simply brushes it off and is off to talk to Lord Ducasse about grain. Greer and Mary see Louis with another woman and Mary notes that he moved on fast after Lady Doutzen was shipped off to Amsterdam. Mary was thinking he might make a good match for Lola but since they saw him with the courtesan they wonder if she wants a man who pays for love by the hour. Mary sees Francis and asks if he found out about the grain. Narcisse walks up on them and tells them that they can't harvest because of the after effects of the Plague, and he blames it on the laziness of the people. Francis says France is starving and asks for a specific shipment date. Narcisse says soon and walks away. Mary suggests that Francis take Narcisse's lands but he says he can't take him down now. She says they can't wait much longer. A man is seen running away from a guard. However, he is caught and killed and Condé checks the basket he was carrying, which contained a chicken and some bread as the man was just trying to feed his family. At the ball, Mary and Francis meet Lord Ducasse, his wife, Monique, and their son, Guy. Francis asks about the grain and Ducasse informs him that it's ready for shipment, but he fears Narcisse. Francis vows to protect him. Later, Herr Schuler approaches Mary and asks her to have Francis release German prisoners in return for German grain. Mary brings this offer up to Francis, but he says that it wouldn't please the Catholic nobles. Later, Mary and Francis find out that Ducasse changed his mind and know Narcisse is behind it. Mary reminds Francis of Schuler's offer, but Francis would like to investigate the crimes of the prisoners before even considering their release. Mary reminds him that their time is running out. When Francis goes off to tent city on an errand, Mary informs Schuler that Francis is intrigued by his offer and needs time to consider. Schuler is not pleased with her response. He tells her that if the King needs time to consider peace, they will not stay to negotiate. He claims that the Germans were only jailed for their faith. And with that, he and his men walk off. Mary ultimately decides to act without consulting Francis first, as she can't find him and they desperately need grain. Mary chases Shuler down and informs him that the King's Guard will take them to where the prisoners are being held. When Francis returns, Mary tells him that she freed the prisoners because there was no time as Schuler was about to leave. She also mentions that he offered a fair deal. Francis is annoyed that his wife handled yet another political affair. He is to fill the shoes of a man the nobles once feared. He claims that he needs to prove to the nobles that he is a capable and legimimate ruler, which he can't do if his wife is doing it for him. He add that the nobles will not respect him if his own wife doesn't. She offers her help but he declines it. Bash, Francis, and Mary The next day, the German Duke rides up as Francis and Mary watch an amusement. Schuler says the German prisoners are missing from the garrison. He adds they were moved two days prior. Schuler shows them implements of torture he took from the garrison. Bash reminds him that he's talking to the King of France and Schuler says he'll find the prisoners himself. Bash calls the guards to take out their weapons and surround the Germans and it's a stand off. Francis commands them all to put down their weapons. Back at the castle, Francis comes to Mary and informs her that he spent an hour smoothing things over with the Germans. Mary reassures him that there is time to fix this and that they need to find the prisoners. She promises to clean the mess that she has created. Mary brings some of the garrison guards to her and asks where they were taken. They recount that they went to to a tavern and admit that there was a whore who offered herself to them one after another. They note that her eyes were remarkable. They describe her eyes, one green, one blue. That lets her know that Louis took them. When she confronts him about it, he discloses that his mistress's ship was taken by the Germans due to the hate that Henry inflamed between the French and the Germans and he promised Doutzen that she would be taken to safety. She affirms that Condé is a better man than that and exhorts that he bring the prisoners back to the castle. Later, Mary takes Francis to the balcony to show him the returned prisoners. Mary crowned as Queen of France. Francis and Mary tell Narcisse that the Protestant prisoners have been found and traded for grain and the cause of religious tolerance. Francis says a king must keep making new friends, in which he alludes to not needing Narcisse anymore. Mary warns him not to lecture her husband on betrayal since he betrayed the promise to deliver grain. He asks if Mary speaks for the king and Francis says she is his Queen and speaks in most things. Narcisse bows to them, calls them majesties and announces that grain will arrive today. Francis and Mary are pleased. Mary meets with Louis and thanks him for returning the prisoners. He admits to wanting to be the better man she saw in him. She says as part of their new understanding with the Germans, Lady Doutzen will be returned home. He thanks her and she says he has Francis to thank and says he negotiated it. Francis and Mary walk into their coronation and Francis concedes that he was wrong to ask Mary to step back. He recognizes that they are better and stronger together as equals. In the throne room, they get crowned King and Queen. Lola upsets Mary. In The Lamb and the Slaughter, Mary, Francis, Catherine, and Lola converse in the ballroom as it is being set up for the celebration of Francis claiming his son. Mary asks who Lola has chosen to be her son's god-parents, and she gets a response that she has yet to choose. Catherine congratulates Mary for avoiding the whole thing, since most Queens wouldn't attend the christening of their husbands' bastards either. Mary follows Lola as she leaves the group in frustration. Mary chooses to release her from being one of her ladies-in-waiting. Later that day she's found by Francis outside. She begins to reminisce about their time together in the castle when they were young, before announcing that she is with child. The two embrace each other in a moment of complete happiness and bliss. Catherine later walks in on them in the middle of having sex to celebrate the fact that Mary is finally pregnant. When they ask Catherine to keep the news a secret for now, she replies that this will make Mary's claim to England stronger than ever. She later reveals the news to Greer, Kenna, and Lola. The four share a toast of champagne in Mary's honor. Mary with Conde at the ball. Both Mary and Francis are later approached by Lola who relays her concerns about Estelle and Narcisse's marriage. When Lola's concerns about Estelle begin to sound a lot like those for herself, Mary kindly asks Francis to leave them alone. Mary and Lola get into a heated argument, in which Mary tells Lola that it would be for the best if she were housed elsewhere, as she doesn't want to have her in her sight. Later that night at the banquet before the christening, Mary looks for Lola to smooth things over with her. She joins Condé to discuss the matter of Narcisse and his possible brutality towards his former wives. They are interrupted by Catherine who asks Louis to dance with Greer to get the people dancing. She walks up to Narcisse, to question him about his marriage to Estelle. In efforts to release Estelle from the marriage, Mary tries to nudge Narcisse into getting an annulment since they have yet to consummate the marriage. While talking, they are interrupted by a man who brings news that Estelle is missing and the guard at the door has been stabbed. Mary looks for Lola and finds her in her chambers, helping Estelle clean blood of herself. She agrees to help get Estelle away from court. Right after she ushers Estelle into a carriage, one of Narcisse's guards questions her who is inside. To stop him from checking, Mary delivers a direct threat to the man. When she and Lola return inside, they rekindle their friendship and Mary is asked to be the god-mother of Lola's son, which she accepts. Whatever the future brings, you are my light. The next day, Mary tells Francis of her being the god-mother of his child. As she begins to feel pain, a concerned Francis asks her if everything is okay. She brushes it off, saying that she just forgot the gift for the baby in her chambers. Francis walks away with her reassurance, and a worried Louis comes along. He asks Mary what's wrong and she asks him to help her to her room. In her room, he points out that there's blood running down her leg, to which she replies that she's losing her child. She begs him not to tell anyone that she's had a miscarriage, because she wants to tell Francis herself and doesn't want to ruin the christening. At the christening of John Phillipe, Mary, as his god-mother, holds him as the priest marks a cross in holy water on the baby's forehead. Later, in her chamber, she's found by Francis, and tells him she lost the baby. Francis comforts her while she lets her emotions take over her. Later that night, she's asked by Francis to join him on the balcony. They start to reminisce about their childhood. He opens the window to show her lanterns floating in the sky for her. He holds her in his arms as she cries and tells her, "Whatever the future brings, you are my light." Francis and Mary In Blood for Blood, Mary asks Francis what he was really doing instead of playing dice with Bash since she could tell it was a lie, she's told that he was visiting his son. When he tells her he didn't want to tell her because its a sensitive subject, Mary tells him she isn't a porcelain doll and asks him not to tiptoe around the subject of babies, because it's making her think that he's lost hope. He affirms that he hasn't lost hope, and just as the two are about to kiss, they are interrupted by Bash and Leith, who inform them about an attack on a Protestant service. Later, she and her ladies take a stroll in the ballroom as it's being prepared for Greer's wedding. She soon after goes to find Francis to tell him that he's requested in the throne room to learn more about the attack. He asks Mary to deal with it for him and that he'll join her later. Mary takes in the requests for justice by the Protestants who were attacked. She notices Condé looking noticeably distressed and when she asks him what's wrong, he replies that the boy who was killed in the attack that the Protestants brought was his nephew. She later finds Condé to tell him that Francis won't release the men who killed his nephew. He starts to explain about how this could have been a planned attack on his family. When Mary questions it, he shows her the mark of the riders on his shoulder. Mary and the others at the wedding. Mary later accompanies Louis as he interrogates the men who killed his nephew. She pulls him off a man after things get heated. She then takes over the interrogation with a nicer approach, which gets one of them to confess to what they truly did. Later that night, Mary finds Francis to discuss the issue of religion and attacks, and they they decide to have religion neutral justice for crimes and that the Catholic men will be hanged. However, the next day, she's unexpectedly told by Francis that he has decided to release the men rather than hang them. Mary is confused, and the two argue over the issue further when he says "my people" instead of "our people", as she thought that they would rule together. He tells her that he can't always be her husband first. Mary knows something is wrong since he's acting out of character and she begs him to tell her, but he just walks away. She then attends Greer and Lord Castleroy's Wedding. After the festivities, Mary retreats to her chambers, and tries to get Francis to talk about why he let the murderers walk free. After arguing more, Mary asks him if he worries that she can't have children. He confirms her suspicions, that yes, he wants heirs and her failure disappoints him beyond words. Mary is heartbroken and saddened by the truth that he's lost hope. Mary telling Catherine they mustn't look like nobles. In Three Queens, Mary jumps at the opportunity to get out of the castle when she hears that Catherine is taking a carriage to a noble's party. However, once inside the carriage, Mary realizes they're not going the right direction. Catherine soon admits that she is going to give a speech thanking a village for its love. Unfortunately, their carriage ride is interrupted by some royal-hating folk. While they're distracted, Mary and Catherine sneak out of the carriage through an escape hatch. Whilst running away, Mary and Catherine quickly remove their jewelry in order to look like commoners. After Catherine steps in a fox hole - which she claims is a badger hole because her feet are "too dainty to get caught in a fox hole" - Catherine and Mary limp their way to the nearest village. Once there, Catherine tries to trick a man into giving them dinner without paying first. Mary concocts a story on the spot, claiming that she and her "mother" are lady's maids who are willing to work for food and a place to sleep. But due to Catherine's injured ankle, Mary is left to serve drinks and milk goats on her own. Soon after, the two Queens are served dinner. When Catherine asks why Mary wanted to join her on the journey, Mary admits that she was planning on seeing a physician for her fertility issues. However, Catherine thinks that Mary's bigger issue is her "foolish romantic expectation" for her marriage. As someone who has walked the same road that Mary is currently walking, Catherine advises her to give up her dream and accept the distance between her and Francis. Mary and Catherine talking. Catherine and Mary are soon introduced to Mary and Francis impostors, whose goal is to impugn Mary and Francis' reputation by burning down farms, collecting money, and spreading awful rumours about Catherine. Mary and Catherine secure a private audince with the girl playing Mary. They claim that they are "tricksters" too, and ask for a ride to the next village in exchange for Catherine's crown. A fake guard named Gifford takes Mary, Catherine, and the female impostor in a carriage but is set on killing Mary and Catherine. The female impostors reveals his true intention to Mary and Catherine. Luckily, Mary has a dagger on her. Once they step out of the carriage, Gifford reveals that he was paid by Elizabeth to set up the impostors. It turns out that Elizabeth was taking revenge on Mary for her decision to wear the English coat of arms. Soon after his confession, the female impostor stabs Gifford but not hard enough. He breaks her neck instead, prompting Mary to poke the horse's behind, thereby forcing it to kick Gifford in the face and crushing his skull. Francis and his men soon arrive. Back at the castle, Francis helps Mary off of her horse. He tries to talk to her but she claims to be tired and leaves. In their chambers, Francis admits to having been scared of losing Mary and says that he can't stand the distance between them. He also tells her that he didn't mean any of what he previously said. Mary asks why he's afraid and vows to stand by his side no matter what. He dismisses it as simply feeling the pressure of being king and hugs her and buries his face into his neck. Mary appears to be sad because Francis is still not being honest with her. Mary with Francis In The Prince of the Blood, Mary is working and having breakfast with Kenna and Lola. Francis comes in and sits at the other end of the table, and Mary tells her friends that she's sick of him keeping secrets and bowing to corrupt nobles. Narcisse comes in and presents an edict that he wants Francis to sign saying all residents have to come forward and state their religion. Francis asks why they are pushing it and Mary says it will call bloodshed in the streets. Narcisse says Protestantism starts with the commoners and by the time it spreads to the nobles, it will be too late. Bash interrupts and announces that Claude has arrived. Out in the halls, Francis introduces Claude to Mary. Mary spots Greer in the hallway and runs to check up on her. She walks in on her cleaning a cut on her wrist. When Mary asks what happened, she learns that Greer and Castleroy were traveling through Orleans when they were attacked and robbed. They were attacked because Castleroy didn't take mass and the church came after them. Mary asks if she married a Protestant and Greer admits to doing so, but is adamant that she hasn't converted. Mary tells her about the edict the nobles want signed to identify the Protestants. Greer is shocked and says they'll be persecuted, but Mary assures her that she'll try to persuade Francis not to sign it. Mary goes to Francis to talk about the edict. She says she knows they were on the same side when she saw his reaction to the edict. She urges him to take a stand. Francis says he may not have a choice, as he is a Catholic king of a Catholic nation and has to take that into consideration. He promises to handle it in his own way and asks her to be patient, and she agrees. However, she secretly asks asks Condé for his help. She tells him about the edict and points out that the nobles are too strong to oppose when they're united, so she needs a Protestant noble to openly oppose the edict. She asks him to bring her a Protestant noble to talk in private, because if no one speaks up and the edict will go through, they will be in deep trouble. Mary at the party. At the party, Mary and Catherine watch Louis as he is engaged in a conversation with the nobles. Catherine warns Mary about Condé, as he's a Prince of the Blood and the Bourbons were once rivals for the throne. She recounts how the Bourbon princes were once in line if she couldn't produce a male heir. Louis points out Lord Cane to Mary, a Protestant. Mary asks Cane to come out of the shadows and let Francis know that there are Protestant nobles that are against the edict. He decides that he has to sleep on it and promises to give her an answer the next day. The fireworks explode and Louis points out that Mary is daring and fierce. She says she has to be until others are the same. The next day, Narcisse asks Francis in front of everyone to sign the edict as all nobles are in support of it. Cane is too scared so Condé steps in, claiming to be a Protestant. He tells them that the Protestants of France are not their enemy and asks Francis to stand on the right side of history. Other Protestant nobles soon follow suit and stand by Condé. Condé urges Francis to think about the law more, Francis commands that no harm shall come to the men for coming forward and promises to reconsider the law. Mary praises Condé for his bravery and he says he did it for her, earning her gratitude. Mary then goes to Francis. He knows she had a hand in this, but is grateful for her interfering. When Mary finds Greer, she tells Mary that Francis signed the edict. Confused and enraged, Mary goes to Francis and argues with him. He claims to gave realized that he needed the support of his nobles. She calls him a liar and a coward. He tries to tell her that he did it for her, but Mary won't have it, as she is convinced that the man who she fell in love with is dead. He concludes that if that's what she thinks, she should leave him and return to Scotland. Mary storms off. Mary with Bash and Francis. In Terror of the Faithful, Mary denounces Cardinal Vasari's actions and blames Francis for ratifying the edict. He compounds that by refusing to take care of the men himself. He wrote a letter to the Pope requesting that the inquisitors be removed and, he argues, taking matters into his own hands would turn the Vatican against France. Francis once again suggests that she return to Scotland. Mary tells him that while she may have given up on him, she has not giving up on France. Later, Mary and Francis are told by Louis that the minister wants to rebuild the Protestant church. Mary encourages Francis to grant the request as it could imply they have some protection. Francis gives the minister permission to rebuild and says that's all he can do. The minister says it's not enough. He says they are being hunted by the Vatican. He warns Francis that he has two days to expel Vasari and the Inquisitors or Catholics will be attacked in retribution. Francis has him arrested for threatening the crown. He says he'll get the truth out of him about where the arms and explosive are hidden even if he has to bleed it out of him. The minister is taken away and Louis apologizes and says he didn't know the man was a fanatic. Francis asks for names of some of the others but Mary says this was inevitable. Bash and Condé set off to find the explosives. Once again, Mary and Francis are left alone, and Francis pretends he doesn't care for his wife's opinions. Mary sees the interrogation. Francis and Mary send Lord Girard off and Mary notes that acting normal feels strange. She wonders which is harder, pretending there's not an attack coming or that their marriage is well. Louis shows up and says the attack is the work of a few fringe radicals and says the Protestant leaders aren't behind it. Francis goes to the dungeon to talk to the minister. Mary walks with Louis and speculates why the Protestants would send their minister to be tortured and killed. Louis thinks the people don't know about his threat and that if they kill him, it will create a martyr. Mary begs him to try and talk sense to Francis and Louis tells her that Francis is a fool to ignore her. Francis has the man stretched and tortuted on the rack. The minister insists that he put the bomb there himself and that they ust have lied to him. Francis demands his co-conspirators' names and has him stretched again. Mary comes in and tells him to stop. Mary frantically explains why he should stop, but Francis is too slow to react and the minister's arms are dislocated. It may be too late for the minister. Francis tells Mary he never meant for any of this to happen, but Mary simply walks away. They decide to send Bash and the minister to a physician. Later, Bash returns to the castle to tell them what has happened and they head to the town when they hear that the minister has been crucified upside down in the town centre. The peasants and townspeople believe it was the crown who killed the minister. The renegade Protestants have made a martyr of the minister, and the people stand up in revolt against the Cardinal's soldier and the crown. Mary blames Francis and expresses her disappointment in him with the cutting words, "I have lost all faith in you, and the man I thought you were." Mary and the girls talking to Claude. In Acts of War, while her ladies and Claude are talking about Narcisse, Mary comes up with the idea of marrying Claude to Condé and proposes the idea to Francis. The marriage will send a message about the acceptance of Protestant acceptance and exemplify tolerance but he argues the nobles would rise against them. Her idea is refused and she walks away. Later, Francis agrees to Mary's idea and asks her to go talk to them both because he would rather they agree than him force the marriage on them. She agrees but begs him not to go back on his word. Mary informs Condé of the matter, who hesitantly agrees to it. Then she meets with Claude. Catherine shows up and decides that she won't have a Protestant or a Bourbon marry into their family. Claude refuses the marriage and Mary scoffs that Condé will never rule. Mary insists that if the king wants it, it will happen. Claude stomps out and Catherine says she needs Claude married off and away from court. She threatens Mary if she toys with Claude's future. That night, Condé asks Mary if they should wait for Francis to return to announce the engagement. She says no and says she believes in Francis no matter what. Mary claps to get her court's attention. She announces the marriage of Claude to Condé with the King's blessing. Later, Gerard and other fake guards storm into Mary's room. The noise wakes her up, and she quickly realizes that she is in danger. As she tries to run out, she is grabbed by one of the guards. They hold Mary hostage, threatening to kill her if she makes a sound. She is soon raped by Gerard. Mary manages to escape and as she's running away, she sees Catherine down the hall. Catherine takes Mary to her chambers and asks about Francis' whereabouts. Mary recounts that they came for Francis and when they couldn't find him, they attacked her. Catherine realizes Mary was raped as Mary cries and slumps to the floor. Catherine reassures Mary that she's safe and alive and will survive. She knows this because she survived it too. Catherine insists that no one can take her pride. They tried to diminish the King by degrading the Queen, but they will not succeed because no one will ever know. They are going to change her clothes and fix her hair and erase all mark that it happened. Catherine encourages Mary to change her narrative from a victim to a powerful queen. She asks Mary to trust her and let her help. She holds out her hand and Mary takes it. Mary tries to hold her tears back. Mary and Catherine walk into the throne room. Mary sits on the throne and Catherine stands at her side. Mary announces that she and Francis are safe and the invaders have achieved nothing and will die for nothing. Later, Catherine tucks Mary in her bed. Francis comes in, overjoyed at the news that she escaped unscathed. Catherine asks Francis to give Mary time and space as she leaves. Mary reveals to him that she was raped. He tries to walk over to her but she tells him not to come any closer. He says he loves her and blames himself. She believes that he was doing all he could to do the right thing, but it hurts to speak or make sense of what happened. Mary charges Francis with finding the men who did this to her and killing them. Mary kills her rapist. Mary looks for her attackers in Mercy. After Francis promises to hunt down the men who hurt her, he reveals why he's made the choices that he made. He reveals to have been blackmailed by Narcisse over regicide. He confesses to having been the one who killed Henry at the joust. He also says he didn't tell her sooner because she needed to be able to deny any involvement. Mary reveals to her ladies-in-waiting that she was raped and joins Condé in a search to find her attackers. They eventually find them and Condé kills most of the men while Mary confronts the man who raped her. She laments that he will hang and she will live, and be remembered for hundreds of years while he is dead and forgotten. As he says God will grant him pity, she throws a lamp at him, setting him on fire. The next day, Mary tells Francis that her attackers are dead. She cries as he sits next to her and tells him that they can't turn the clock and put the pieces back together. She can't help but blame him. Mary believes that they should lead separate lives from now on and that they will work together as King and Queen but she will be his wife in name only. He disagrees, and argues that they love each other. She responds with "look where that love has brought us". Mary with Condé at the party. Mary continues to spend time away from Francis in Getaway. She wants to get away and visit their chateau. When she hears overhears the Cardinal saying that Condé has the brand of the Dark Riders, she takes Greer and Leith with her and they go to Condé's estate. Mary helps him escape out of the window and to her carriage, before the Cardinal's guards can detain him. Mary, Greer, Leith, and Condé arrive at Condé's brother's estate. His brother, king Antoine welcomes them and talks Mary into staying for the night, and attending his party as the guest of honor. When the party starts to get too sexual, Mary and Greer leave. Mary crying as Greer hugs her. Mary confesses that she's not over what happened to her, and can't stand even a simple courteous touch from a man. Greer asserts Mary's strength and promises that she will recover. Mary cries as Greer hugs her. As Mary is preparing to leave for her chateau, Condé comes in to say goodbye. He tries to talk her out of returning to France, since her husband's decisions have endangered her, but she doesn't trust his advice on the matter since she read the letter in which Condé confessed his feelings to her. The Cardinal's guards arrive at King Antoine's estate, for Condé. Mary decides that they need to burn off the mark of the Dark Riders in order to create enough doubt to have Condé arrested and taken back to court, where she's certain that Francis will intercede on his behalf. Leith heats the sword, while the guards are at the door. As Leith burns the mark, Mary grabs Conde's hand to comfort him as he screams. As they stand before the Cardinal, Mary claims it was a wound that had to be cauterized after a drunken sparring match with the captain of her guard. As Mary and Greer head back to court with the Vatican transport, Mary recounts how she was able to touch someone and connect. She decided that she doesn't want distance anymore, including from Francis. At at the castle, Mary looks for Francis, and finds him asleep on a nursery bed, with his son and Lola. She looks deeply hurt and leaves. Mary and the girls seeing Condé hit Francis. In Banished, Mary is confronted by Francis as to why she is avoiding him. She admits to having seen him laying next to Lola and the baby, and it hurt her. As he approaches her, Mary rebuffs his touch, telling him that she's still anxious to be near any man. Mary receives a report that a man being questioned in the dungeons identified Castleroy as one of the people who funded the attack on the castle. Mary questions Greer, who denies any involvement. When Condé arrives, he is greeted by Mary. He plans to refuse the estates that are being offered Protestant lords. Mary tries to justify Francis' actions, but he doesn't want to hear it. She tries to stop him from leaving by putting her hand on his arm, which Francis witnesses from afar. Later, at the Ice Festival, Francis and Condé start to duel. Kenna realizes that the men are fighting over Mary. Francis wins the duel and Condé continues to try to go after him but is stopped by the guards. While Mary's treating a cut on Francis' face, he grasps that Condé wasn't just provoked by his issues with Francis as a ruler. He is aware that Condé has feelings for Mary and warns her that when they produce an heir, there can be no doubt about the child's paternity, because it could cost Mary her head. Mary asks Lola to offer herself as a potential match for Condé. During the party, a guard arrives with Castleroy's ledger, claiming it contains proof of his guilt. Mary visits Greer in the dungeons to declare that she spares Greer's life, but strips her of her title, holdings, money, and her position at court. At night, while Mary is grieving over losing another friend, Francis comes into her chamber and asks if he can sleep on the couch and watch over her while she sleeps. She allows him to do so. Mary talking to Francis and Catherine In Sins of the Past, Francis suggests that he and Mary get away to an abandoned chateau in Lore Valley. Later, in the throne room, King Antoine comes in and asks the Crown for funds to manage the Protestant refugees that escaped to Navarre after being persecuted in France. Mary proposes to provide Navarre with funds, but Catherine vehemently disagrees. Catherine believes that the King of Navarre has simply ran through his wife's money and is now seeking more. Later, Mary hears Catherine screaming and runs to her chambers to find Catherine hallucinating. Catherine believes her vision to be evidence of the truth of Nostradamus' prophecy but Mary and the others believe that she is ill. At night, Mary thanks Francis for the night, Mary thanks Francis for accomodating himself to make her feel safe by sleeping on the divan night after night, until she's comfortable. She allows him to sleep on the bed with her. As Francis drifts off, Mary starts to have awful flashbacks from the sound of a man's breath next to her. She runs out of the bed to the divan and starts crying, which wakes Francis up. Francis assures her that what happened to her was a nightmare that is over now. Francis hugs her and Mary clings to him as she cries. Mary dancing with Francis at the ball. The next day, Mary dances with Francis at the Winter's Ease Feast. Lola notes that Mary looks happier than she's looked in a while. Narcisse drags Francis and Mary from the ball to tell them that Navarre is indeed poor and does need help with their Protestant refugees, but that the help has already been offered by England. Apparently, English troops are to arrive to assist in Navarre. Mary and Francis don't like the idea of English troops being near the border of France. Mary asks Condé to spy on his brother. He's irked by her request and believes that she is taking advantage of his feelings for her. Later, Mary wonders what they can do to convince Elizabeth that she's not a threat to her. Francis concludes that there is no way, and Mary is back to feeling tormented and unsafe. She tells him that she wants him to be free. He doesn't want that, asking how could she send him to another. She tells him it's because that she loves him and one of them should be happy. In The End of Mourning, while sledding with Lola and Kenna, Mary sees Lola and Condé flirting and appears to be jealous. Condé asks for Mary's permission to take Lola to his estate so that he can get to know her better and Mary allows it. Back at the castle, she is reunited with her uncle, Christian de Guise. He has come to be the king's magistrate again despite leaving court as soon as the Plauge started. He warns Mary that the Bourbon brothers are a threat to the throne. Francis asks Mary to make Condé stay for a dinner party in order to find out if he is guilty of poisoning Henry, and she reluctantly agrees. Mary gets Condé to stay, while also calling off his courtship with Lola. Later, Francis goes into Mary's chamber while she's preparing for dinner. Mary tells Francis that she made Condé stay, and Francis realizes that she let Condé think it was because she has feelings for him. As they're talking, Bash interrupts them and informs them that the valet they were seeking was killed in Condé's region shortly after he left Court. Francis decides they have to confront the Bourbon brothers directly, and if Condé is guilty, he will be beheaded. Mary telling Condé that she has nothing to offer him. At dinner, Francis confronts the Bourbon brothers about his suspicions, and Condé loses his temper at the accusations made towards him. Suddenly, Catherine barges into the room and reveals that it was Mary's uncle who poisoned Henry. After dinner, Mary finds Condé to apologise to him. He is angry at her for lying to him. The next day, Mary writes a letter to her mother, informing her of the Duke's fate. Francis wishes they'd known about the poison sooner, so that Mary could have been spared. He suggests that they try to salvage the match between Condé and Lola, but Mary thinks they should step back instead of trying to force other people's hearts. Francis admits that he cannot move on to another, because his heart is closed to anyone but her. That night, Mary seeks out Condé on his balcony. They admit their feelings for each other, but Mary reminds him that she's wed and has nothing to offer him. Mary argues with Francis. Mary is reunited with her mother in Forbidden and is pressured by her to conceive an heir before Elizabeth does. Mary admits to Francis that her mother is right about them needing to produce an heir, and that they should fulfill their duty. He thinks it's too soon and urges her to think about it. At night, Francis is escorted to Mary's chambers and she tells him that she's sure, making the first move. After a few kisses in bed, Francis pulls away and Mary reminds him that an heir needs to be conceived to secure her position, if they are to live separate lives. However, Francis pulls away as he believes it's too soon. They start to argue. In their dispute, Mary admits to having feelings for Condé. He forbids her from being with Condé. Later that night, Mary tells her mother that there will be no heir because she was raped and that's why she and Francis no longer share a room. Her mother is far from appropriately sympathetic, which makes Mary realize that she is utterly alone, but perhaps better for it. Outside, Mary meets with Condé. He asks what she's doing outside and Mary confesses that the plan was a failure because she froze and couldn't go through with it. He tells her to be patient with herself. She also tells him not to get his hopes up, because Francis has forbidden their union. She finds out from Condé that her mother drugged Lola. The next day, Mary confronts her mother who admits to drugging Lola. She reveals that the drug was for her because she is dying. Mary believes her mother should stay at the castle and be cared for, but her mother insists on returning to Scotland. Her mother shares her concerns, but Mary tells her not to worry as she will not let anyone take her country from her. At the end of the episode, Mary tells Condé that she wants to be with him and would like him to come to Scotland with her. In Tasting Revenge, Mary continues her romantic pursuit of Condé while distancing herself from Francis. By the end of the episode, Francis allows Mary to be with Condé under his protection if that will be able to heal her. In Tempting Fate, Mary finds out of Condé's betrayal of him courting Elizabeth. Taking Lola's advice, she forgives him and sleeps with him. Mary hurt by Catherine's words. Mary hears of Francis' collapse in Reversal of Fortune. Catherine unleashes her fury on Mary for not being a wife to her son and planning to abandon him. Catherine believes that Nostradamus' prophecy has come to pass and tells Mary that she never thought she would kill Francis by breaking his heart. After Catherine leaves, Mary begs an unconscious Francis to live. Mary tries to prevent the nobles from finding out of Francis' condition. Mary finds out that the Protestants are planning to stage a coup in Scotland. She comes up with a solution to use Francis' troops to save Scotland, in spite of feeling bad about it. Lola and Condé convince her that it's necessary to save their home and families, and her crown. Condé reminds her that should anything happen to Francis, she loses her French crown. Catherine barges in and snaps at Mary, claiming that Scotland is lost, but she should not drag France down with it. Catherine is aware that Mary has the authority, but she will do everything in her power to stop her. Mary watches Francis sleep. Mary hears that Narcisse has an army of mercenaries that is loyal to him, and commands him to hand them over. Later, Mary demands that Narcisse be sent to the dungeons for defying her orders. She confesses to an unconscious Francis that she's sent French forces to Scotland even though she knows he wouldn't approve of it. As she cries and begs him to live, he wakes up. The next day, Francis has made his decision to send two-thousand troops over to Scotland as he feels confident France can handle it. After Catherine leaves, Mary wants to know why he's helping her. Francis believes he should honour his end of the alliance, but he doesn't plan to give her anything else, including his trust, ever again. Mary goes to Condé and chooses not to go back to Scotland and stay by Francis' side instead. She can't weaken Francis in the eyes of everyone, when he's already weakened France to protect the alliance with Scotland. She returns to Francis' room and watches him sleep. Mary refusing to leave with Condé. In Abandoned, Mary meets with Condé in the forest to tell him that her situation has not changed and she cannot leave France. However, she loves him and wants to continue their relationship. Later in the episode, however, Condé betrays Mary by marrying Elizabeth after once again refusing to escape to Scotland with him. Mary confronts Condé about his betrayal in Fugitive and tries to help him escape. After Condé's capture, Francis lashes out at Mary for continuing to help Condé despite his treason. Condé has escaped thanks to Elizabeth's men and is able to stake his claim on the French throne, which would mean the end of Mary and Francis' reign. Mary tells Condé that she's pregnant with his child. During The Siege, Condé declares war to Francis and warns him that if he does not surrender, many lives will be lost including Mary's. By the end of the episode, Mary rides out to Condé's camp to tell him that she's carrying his child. Mary after stabbing Condé. Mary's plan is revealed in the finale. As Mary stays with Condé at the camp, a ruckus starts outside. Condé's men appear to be coming down with the Plague because one of camp prostitutes starts running and screaming about it. Condé realizes it's a hoax and when he confronts Mary, she stabs him. She says that she never wanted to hurt him but she had to stop him. Mary watches a smiling Francis. Later, Bash informs Francis that Mary gave him a package for Greer before she left, which makes him think that she had a plan up her sleeve. Francis insists now is the time to lead an attack even though Condé's men still outnumber theirs. Francis finds Mary next to a bleeding Condé. Mary tells Francis that if one of them was going to die, it couldn't be Francis. In the end, Mary chose Francis over Condé as he is still her husband and she has always loved him. Back at the castle, Mary has a moment with Francis and thanks Greer for her help. Francis has decided not to execute Condé and instead turn him over to his brother as long as he signs off his claim to the throne. Mary finds out that Condé has escaped. Mary visits Condé in the dungeons and he realizes that he couldn't compete with Francis. Suddenly, Francis bursts into the dungeons and accuses Condé of having John kidnapped to use as leverage against Francis but the plan failed and John was killed. Condé denies it, but Francis refuses to listen and decides to have Condé executed immediately. Mary comforts Francis when Narcisse comes in, wanting permission to find Lola, who has gone missing. He believes that someone in the castle had something to do with the plot and wants them to keep his search a secret. God, save you from his wrath! Later, Mary finds out that Condé has escaped from the dungeons and that the executioner and guards have been killed. Bash alerts Mary that the king's guard is after Condé, and they know that the fake executioner was English. Narcisse reassures Mary that Lola and John are alive and unharmed. The baby's death was a ruse meant to hasten Condé's execution. Mary concludes that the whole thing is Catherine's plan. Mary confronts Catherine over the proof they have of her terrible plot and yet she feels no remorse for what she has done. Catherine claims that Condé signed his death warrant when he had an affair with Mary. Mary intends for Francis to know what Catherine has done. In the throne room, Mary watches as Francis exiles his mother from French Court and strips her of her title and money. Mary and Francis reunite. Later, Mary says her goodbyes to Kenna after it has been confirmed that she will stay with a couple who will adopt her baby. Mary meets with Francis in their chambers. He tells her he didn't think he'd be able to forgive her even if it took years. Mary claims she'd wait because she loves him and he believes she's proven that. She wants to know if they could recommit to each other and love each other again. They kiss and eventually end up in bed. She declares that she will love him for the rest of her life and she will never let him go again.