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Previously... News have come from Flanders. Your sister, Isabella, is dead.

I will hold back the news of my sister's death for a few hours. Which is enough to marry you.

Don Hern�n Cort�s? His Majesty sends me to judge over Cort�s's insults to the Crown.

Nobles of France, the treaty I signed in Madrid remains defeasible.

Does he think that I will make do with getting a ransom for his sons?

He knows well that you will refuse it. Just waits for your refusal

in order to blame you, and, this way, he could have revenge.

Italy must get rid of the Imperial troops which surrounds it.

My soldiers with yours will achieve it.

They neither reward me with the governance nor withdraw my conviction.

What more can you do?

I will go back to Castile and defend myself in front of the King.

You were right. I should have never trusted the King of France.

Finish what you started.

I ordered you either to come back with the bull or not to come back at all!

Your Highness, now you need me more than ever.

- Isabella? Isabella... - We will be parents.

Don Philip, Prince of Castile.

France and Rome has united their forces to attack us.

- Where? - In Lodi, near Pavia.

The Duchy of Milan is ours again.

I warned you! Our alliance was not enough.

- The alliance with Suleiman is necessary. - You make me choose between my conscience and my position.

Her Royal Highness, Do�a Mary of Hungary.

That Suleiman wanted to invade Hungary, everybody was aware of. And you did nothing to impede this tragedy.

All that we have collected for the troops in Italy will go to the hands of my brother.

There will be no more venture than the defense of Vienna.

Rome has been sacked. And they have been our troops.

Infected

6 May 1527

Your Holiness!

Hurry up, for God's sake!

We must leave for Orvieto as soon as possible!

The Imperials will not hesitate to enter!

All the princes of the Christendom,

I, Clement VII, successor of Peter,

promulgate to Your Highnesses the crimes committed

in the most holy Rome by Charles, Holy Roman Emperor.

May the whole Christendom hear my request of justice and help

in this moment of pain and misfortune.

May man not let this offense to God go unpunished.

Corpus Christi.

I assure you that Monsignor will never enter the Court again.

I wish Rome could be payed out with a barefaced bishop's disdain.

You are not to blame for the abuses of a troop of criminals.

Criminals or not, they fought for me, the Emperor. Defender of the faith,

who the Christendom considers today worse than an heretic.

The truth is that the libels against get to everywhere.

- We have to stop them quickly. - How?

You have in the kingdom pens capable

of refuting such big lies with good reasons.

Let us do this. All the European courts have to know about your grief

- and condemnation for the sack. - Will that be enough?

The injurious words can fight the wiser words.

However, freeing His Holiness would also help.

Your troops keep him locked up in Orvieto.

So that he could continue to scheme against me?

You will recover the favor of the nobles of Castile.

- Have I lost it, maybe? - No, my lord.

But there are some people who ask themselves what kind of king they serve

who dares to lift his hand against the head of the Church.

My enemies' league is weaker if he is isolated.

Let us give him time.

Let him think his deeds over.

We are all sinners.

His Holiness is not less sinful than I am.

Listen: "Whoever lies with the woman of his brother commits sin."

Do you see? My arguments are just.

What theologian could deny me the annulment?

Your Highness, you should read this.

The Holy Father sends it.

He demands your help to break the circle of the Imperial troops.

He forgot it within a short time that he denied me his.

I have already warned him that he would miss us.

However,

I think it would be useful to help him.

Do you want me to send my troops to Italy?

Imagine the cost of a similar campaign.

His Holiness would be in your debt.

Should it not satisfy him?

You are my chancellor, for St. George.

Find a way to relieve me of Catherine without ruining me.

Then,

don't go alone.

My lord, listen to my loyal Cromwell.

In Italy, he learnt everything that is to know

about swimming and saving the clothes.

Tighten the bonds with the King of France,

and go together against the Imperials to free the Pope.

That arrogant Francis will want to take all the credit.

I will prevent it. Trust me.

I assure you that England will be the ensign of such a sacred mission.

There will be no one in the Christendom who would overshadow you.

Are you sure that bastard worm will give me the bull

if I give him back his freedom?

You will not find more powerful theoligical arguments

to succeed in your objects.

Can you explain to me why I cannot talk to my husband?

Numerous state affairs engage His Highness.

Is it amongst them to forbid that my daughter's letters get to me?

Is it not enough that he takes my privileges away, one by one?

What is the aim of so much cruelty?

Come to your senses and the waters will return to their course.

How could I, if, doing so, I deprive my daughter of her heritance?

The legitimacy of Mary will never be exchange currency!

In that case, my lady, excuse me. Other affairs require me.

I will not give in!

Henry will not have his wil!

Try to be protected when you let him know that.

One day, Your Reverence,

my disgrace

will be yours.

In his infinite wisdom, God is subjecting the Pope to a hard test.

And, in the meanwhile, He gives us an opportunity of gold.

The infamy of his troops makes the Emperor an infected man.

An infected man whose treasury is empty.

And France will not let the emergency call of His Holiness go by.

So we will invade Italy.

A new army will enter in the north and recover the Duchy of Milan.

Once the position is secured in the duchy, we will advance towards Orvieto.

No doubt, it would be good if the Supreme Pontiff returned to Rome,

escorted by French troops.

But how will you impede that the Emperor could send reinforcements from the south?

Besieging Naples on sea and land.

On sea?

- With what fleet? - With Admiral Andrea Doria's fleet.

That Genovese sells his services at high rate.

And we have already lost enough in this war.

For God's sake, mother. Forget that traitor of Bourbon.

I will find the necessary funds.

It is not wise to go beyond the own strength.

Do you demand wisdom from me now? You forced me to attack Charles

when my advantage against him was much weaker.

Now I have the chance to defeat him and, at the same time,

to rise to be the leader of the Christendom!

I don't deny it. The military triumph would be as important as the political triumph. And still...

My deals with the Turks have overshadowed my glory.

This victory will give back its splendor.

I will do the impossible to achieve it.

Calm down, mother. We are not alone in this venture.

I suppose you are Cardinal Tavera, to whom I have to pay my duty.

You are not mistaken. I hope you had a good journey.

Boring because the desire to defend myself in front of the King seemd to lengthen the days.

I have brought a few gifts to the Emperor.

You will wait until you are required.

Let the gold be welcome.

But his presence here could not be less appropriate.

Do we have news about the suit against him in New Spain?

Not yet. But that man had demonstrated that he is a traitor to the Crown.

Your Majesty, you promised justice for all your subjects.

Does someone who gave you so much doesn't deserve the opportunity to defend himself?

Don't let the shine of the gold impede you to see the insults.

No matter how much the Crown needs these riches.

What should I do with that Cort�s, then?

I will not listen to his reasons

until our inquisitors send their reports.

Then, I will give him the right to explain himself.

I promised justice. That is true.

So if he is guilty he will pay for it on the scaffold.

Your Majesty, I fear I don't bring the best news.

Representatives of France and England have entered Aragon.

They ask for protections and escort so that they could come here.

Give the ambassadors what they wish.

They are the Chancellor of England and the Constable of France.

You are in my debt and I want to collect it.

I am not the one to blame for you are such a bad card player.

Damned Pizarro...!

Cousin!

- I am glad to see you safe and sound. - And I am glad to see you in one piece.

The fatigues are not a few that I suffered in that land we call Peru

but all remained behind. I know about yours, too.

We did not only have to fight against natural forces but also against...

our enemies who are present everywhere and cross our way.

His Majesty will not receive you at the moment.

Does my sovereign the least idea

about the journey I had in order to fall to his feet?

You have to wait. Be thankful.

I didn't expect to see you in this company, Your Reverence.

What brings you to me?

Your Majesty, it is not enough that you took my lord, the King of France, prisioner,

now you keep His Holiness, the Pope, imprisoned.

As the Christian princes' representatives, we are demanding his freedom.

It surprises me that your lord have demands for me

- when he doesn't fulfill what was signed. - What did you come for? Be clear.

My lord, King Henry, warns you that he will resort to force

to free the supreme pontiff if it is necessary.

Neither will the King of France tolerate anymore this treatment you give him.

Stop it or we will not hesitate to put our armies against you.

Your lord hasn't stopped waging war on me, not for one day, for 6 years!

So, now that he warns me I will defend myself better.

As to you, Your Reverence, I answer you that you will never obligate me by force

to anything I would not want to do of my own free will.

Should I suppose that everything is ready?

Andrea Doria's ships are sailing towards their destiny now.

Excellent. We looked for the war and now we have it.

Nothing keeps us here, then.

Go on. I still have a duty to do for my king.

What is the state of our forces?

The state of our treasury is what we should worry about, Your Majesty.

I am obligated to enter into a war I don't wish and cannot finance.

And with the Turks by the gates of the Empire.

I have not tried for more but maintaining the peace

between the Christian princes, at the risk of seeming to be a fool.

While the ambition and the envy don't let

Francis see who is the real enemy.

On an occasion, I asked you not to negotiate with France.

But now I advise you all the contrary.

I will not sit with him again. His word is worth nothing.

Negotiate with the Pope, then.

Draw the Holy Father to your side.

Offer him an honourable way out that doesn't neither his dignity nor yours.

If you succeed, your enemies will remain without arguments.

My lord, the Queen is right. What can we lose if we try?

Forgive me if I disturb you but I looked for the occasion to talk to you.

We heard enough. I don't know what more you could add.

The matter that brings me to you could only be understood by a mother.

My lord has not had news about the dauphin and his brother for a long while.

He is the only one to blame for his sons' situation.

I apply to your heart for authorizing me to see them

and to give them their father's love who doesn't forget them.

I will make this meeting possible.

But you will not be alone.

Excuse me, Your Majesty. I am bringing a few reading which I hope the Queen will like.

- What readings? - Poems.

The sun is shining beautifully today.

It is.

And the wind brings the scent of the mountains.

Have a mount saddled for me.

Wait.

Saddle another for you. You will accompany me.

I want to make a donation to the Hieronymites.

Ego te absolvo. In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sanctii.

Amen.

Winning the war without being in peace with God would not be an easy task.

Thank you for requiring my company, Your Majesty.

It is an honour to me.

When did you take service with my mother, the Queen, in Tordesillas?

On a day of the apostle St. Simon, when I was 11 years old.

I know about your loyalty.

You are righteous man. If it was not for you

the Empress would have abandoned Castile without that I could impede it.

I just try to serve both of you in the best way, Your Majesty.

Soon there will be changes in my wife's household so that it suits the uses of Castile.

From now on, I want you to be her equerry.

- I don't know how I could thank you for it. - It will not be necessary.

Let us say goodbye to this place of retreat.

We have to go back to the Court.

How could they forget their own language?

Do you think the Emperor got to draw them to him?

I calculated wrong the danger I exposed them to.

But if I was mistaken then I will not be now.

I will obligate him to give my sons back to me, taking a very precious possession away from him.

The Pope will have to wait. I will put my armies against Naples.

This is not what was agreed with England.

The Emperor believes we are going to Orvieto.

The surprise will be our best trump.

I am not opposed to the conquering of Naples, you know that well but...

Why not win the favour of the Pope before?

- Of the whole Christendom? - I want to see Charles broken.

Defeated! I want him to see his dominions become ashes!

I want him to regret the day when he wanted to take my sons away from me!

- Your sons... - Everything else will have to wait!

I would invite you to take a seat

but we don't have worthy seats to offer you.

The Emperor is deeply sorry for your situation.

First of all, for the things happened in Rome.

I didn't see grief in any of his soldiers when they fired,

robbed and killed everyone and everything what came into their way.

His Majesty suffers because of the actions of his troops.

But do know that nothing of those was ordered by him.

And the soldiers who keeps me under siege, do they not obey his orders either?

The troops that besiege you today could escort you to Rome tomorrow.

You just have to leave that league which has been formed

to deprive the Emperor of his power.

- Power taken legally. - Immense power!

Excessive! Like your lord's arrogance.

You and our lord are called for the same purpose.

And you should do it hand in hand.

What do you say?

That I will wait here

for the victory of the French.

His Majesty will receive me tomorrow.

He has not given you the audience yet?

It seems he likes to see me waiting. Day after day.

How long will I have to endure this humiliation?

I will not keep knocking on that door.

The Empress!

They say she is pious and has a good heart.

I fear, Your Majesty, the Holy Father is readily your victim,

waiting for your enemy to free him.

Keeping him captured only brings us more hatred.

But freeing him with good will will not bring us any advantage either.

No, His Holiness doesn't seem to change sides because of that.

Trust your men, my lord.

They will resist the attack of the enemy.

Your Majesty. A second army sent by the King of France

has entered Italy.

Do you keep believing that our troops will be able to resist?

Where are they going?

Neither to Rome nor to Orvieto, according to our spies. But to Naples.

Given how thing are on the sea, it will be a miracle if it doesn't fall into French hands.

Your Majesty, I know about the importance of Naples for the Crown of Aragon

and for you yourself. But it should not impede us

to see the opportunity the Frenchman offers us.

He missed to free the Pope.

Imagine the frustration of His Holiness.

We have to use it for our benefit.

If Francis doesn't free him, I will not keep him imprisoned any longer.

Your Majesty.

You have a good taste for the writings.

Do you say this...

Garcilaso is your friend?

Did something happen?

I heard that the young Alba said the French wanted to take Naples.

May God help us!

Are you not well?

You have nothing to fear, my lady.

I would like to have a mass for our soldiers.

- Can you handle it? - Yes.

There is a convent where, in more than one occasion, I have retired.

I could do it there, if you think it appropriate.

Please.

I would like to be present at the service.

Give them the notification.

The Pope is free now. And do you know who freed him?

Our troops? No, they did not.

The French? Nor did they!

It was Charles himself!

Your advices are worth quite little.

Nothing you recommend favors me in the end.

I am leaving for France this very day, so that the king explains to me...

You are going to do what I order!

Make the Pope send me a nuncio.

What for, my lord?

He will preside the trial I am going to open against Catherine.

Your Highness, with all due respect, a trial has risks.

Because you cannot predict the solution.

Maybe it would be better to come to an agreement with your wife, my lord.

That Spanish woman is as stubborn as a mule. She will never give in.

- I believe you should... - Don't ever tell me again

what I should and should not do!

I have lost too much time and money because of listenning to you.

There will be trial!

And the Pope will give his blessing to the verdict which will not be nothing else

but the dissolution of my marriage.

Make it be that way

because otherwise I predict you a bad future.

Could you not fall asleep tonight either?

How could I sleep when my kingdoms are in danger?

If we lose Naples we will have lost the war.

Naples and Sicily are essential in the defense against the Turks.

My grandfather knew it well, who did not stop until he had it in Aragonese hands.

You know that the victory is a fickle lady.

Even if it seems that she is given over to Francis today

perhaps she will be with you tomorrow.

The victory is not enough.

No matter who wins, there will be another war soon.

The fight will not end.

I will have to leave Spain soon.

If it were up to me I would never be away from you.

Not for a day, not for an hour.

I am the Caesar's wife.

And I know what it means.

Someone will have to assume the regency.

I want you to be the one.

I trust your wisdom and good judgement.

You will not be alone. Loyal men will accompany you.

If the task causes you any fear, say it.

My only fear is not being suited for your trust.

But I swear

that you will always find your most loyal servant here.

We will have to face everything together.

Bocs�ssa meg, hogy �gy megsz�l�tom.

I understand you are the Queen's equerry.

Yes, I am. Who am I talking to?

Hern�n Cort�s, Governor of New Spain.

I have heard about you.

Then you must have heard many imprecations against me.

However, I need to ask for something.

Let this letter get into the Empress's hands.

I understand your doubts.

But I assure you that, giving me this grace,

you help a man who only looks for justice.

You have to take this letter back.

My lady, I am sorry.

I am sorry that man's dejection made me accept his errand.

You should not let yourself be seduced by his words.

That man is under suspicion and waits for the judgement of a tribunal.

Please, forgive me.

Francisco,

your heart is kind but you should be more careful

and not let others use you for their goals.

Especially, if they want to compromise me with it.

Stop there! Do not take another step.

Your Majesty.

Only the desperation forces me on such an impertinence.

Just let me tell you a few words.

Sheathe your sword.

He followed us, Your Majesty.

Don't be afraid,

trust me.

- I know who you are. - Then you must know

that I have come to Castile to fall on my knees in front of your husband,

my lord.

But how can I defend myself if he denies me the grace of seeing him?

This crucifix

has accompanied me for long nights of dangers

and also when I saw my men,

our men,

fall into our enemies' hands.

I swear by this crucifix that everything I have done I have done for my king.

Including my mistakes.

I apply to your piety for asking you help

and clemency.

Is it true what they told me? That Cort�s addressed you during a walk?

- It is. - I swear he will pay!

No need. Because neither his words nor his actions offended me.

I am the one to blame.

I was not careful enough and I let that man get to Her Majesty.

If she is compromised it is because of my clumsiness.

Leave us!

Don't blame Francisco.

The devotion for his queen inspired his deed.

I gave word to Cort�s because he saw in me the search for justice.

Did you give word to an enemy of the Crown?

A supposed criminal despite I have denied him the audience?

Isabella? What is it?

Call a physician!

If anything bad happens to her I will never be able to forgive myself.

I should not have incriminated her this way.

Brother,

you have another daughter.

Is she healthy?

Look at her.

We will name her Mary like my sister.

I give thanks to God that you are alright.

Otherwise, I would have died of remorse and guilt.

Don't suffer like this because of me.

Can you forgive me?

I can, for one reason.

Because I love you above all things.

I don't deserve you.

Your Majesty...

A trial? How dares he? Henry has gone too far!

With England on the enemies' side, we can do a little for your aunt.

Everything is in the Pope's hands.

He should not give in to the temptation of pleasing him!

I have had news about that the King of England,

our brother in the faith, wants to subject the validity

of his marriage with my very beloved aunt to a suit.

May the freedom I gave you back restrain your hand

so that it never seals such a felony

because just like how I gave it to you I can take it away again.

You will go to England but don't express any opinion

until it is known which side God, Our Lord takes.

I will do so, Your Holiness.

The mere appearance in front of a tribunal

is a humiliation that any queen should endure.

You, so beloved by the English, deserve to avoid this unworthy moment.

You are still in time. Do justice to the King.

Acknowledge that you lay with his brother when you were married.

And then?

Ask for the entering into a convent.

I will do it willingly

if Henry does the same.

So both of us will clear our souls of the same sin.

Even if you don't believe it

I only try to find a solution worthy of a queen of England.

And to assure, with this, the succeed for my husband.

Would you be here

if you were certain that the trial will work out in his favour?

Going against a king's will is risky, my lady.

You could end up on the scaffold.

Don't say that I have not tried.

I will send you someone to represent you on the cause.

Save the jokes.

I will defend myself.

You? What do you know about laws?

I didn't know how to war either

and yet I stood on the front of my armies which killed James of Scotland

while my husband fought in France.

London

My dear Anne,

I would prefer if you were not present.

This Boleyn is a strange woman. By day, she is an impatient bitch,

and at night, a virtuous novice.

At least, with His Highness.

Catherine, Queen of England!

Show yourself before this tribunal!

My lord,

I am coming to you

because you are the justice in this kingdom.

For 20 years,

I have been a loyal wife to you.

I have loved all you have loved,

no matter if I had a motive or I had not,

if they were friends or enemies.

Get up.

We are neither king nor queen here,

we are man and wife.

Then why should man separate what God has united?

Or nothing that we have shared matters now?

When did I stop being your wife

who could win your people's love?

Are these not your own words, so many times repeated?

Inside and outside of England it is known

that I am a man who speaks too much.

God is my witness

when you had me for the first time I was truly maiden.

I apply to your conscience so that you say whether it is true

- or it is not. - My lady,

you should take seat and wait for the tribunal to ask you.

In the name of clemency,

save me from this humiliation.

If you don't want to give me such a little favour

may your wish come true.

That I entrust my cause to God.

Stop!

I you leave this hall you will be declared rebellious.

Do as you wish!

I will not remain by this tribunal

because I don't acknowledge its authority.

That Genovese's fleet will succeed in defeating us without fighting a battle.

The hunger and the epidemics take that over.

Several Neapolitan barons took advantage of it and changed sides.

Now, they fight together with France.

- We need to send more troops. - No Castilian noble

will give any more maravedi if it is not to defend our borders.

Your refusal will lead us to the disaster.

That is right. To a disaster, and its only reason is the deadly feud of two kings!

- Fernando! Hold your tongue. - No!

Speak.

My lord, we have always paid respect to your call.

But those who hailed you as emperor cannot bear the weight anymore.

These kingdoms bleed to death because of your fead.

- And it will not end until one of you dies. - May God not let it be true!

Nobody could ask for such a victory.

Because the whole Christendom would be ruined.

He is right.

Now it is time that Francis and I solve our differences, face to face.

- A duel? - There is no other way

- to end this blood sucking. - Stand off. Please.

- Think about me and our children. - This is the only thing I do.

Before I leave Philip will be sworn as my heir.

The succession in Spain will remain assured.

Have you lost your mind?

You are the Emperor!

Your mission is to achieve the peace between the Christian kingdoms, not to sacrifice yourself!

Peace is impossible with Francis.

God will help me because the justice is on my side.

I swear I will come back because I know that you and my children will be waiting for me.

Your sacrifice will be useless. My pain, eternal.

The war has already taken too much time.

A duel would end it once and for all.

I cannot believe you are speaking seriously.

Each day that passes, the debt with Doria increases.

- Your life is worth more. - And what other choice do I have, mother?

The refusal would be a dishonor. I will not let him humiliate me again.

If it is your honor you worry about

I guarantee you it will remain intact.

Leave it to me.

I will find the solution.

Your Highness.

Forgive that I am surprised but I thought I would appear before the King.

I am sorry but he cannot welcome you.

He is not at the Court.

I see.

Although, I have to insist. My lord, the Emperor wishes to give him...

What you lord wants is a nonsense. And you know that.

If there is no defy there will be no duel.

The honor of both of them will remain sound because none of them will refuse.

This has gone too far and we have to put an end to it.

I will tell my lord

about the impossibility of completing my mission.

Tell him, too, that France is ready to negotiate the peace.

I will let him know that.

But I don't know what will be his answer.

I trust His Majesty's reason,

and the reason of those who surround him.

A very opportune absence that of the King of France.

We had to think he was a coward.

Regarding the negotiation, do you think the offer is sincere?

So it seemed. Maybe it is not a trap

but a sign that our enemy is not as strong as we believed.

It is better to negotiate now when nothing is decided yet

than to accept the winner's conditions.

I swore that I would never sit in front of someone who doesn't know honour.

And I will keep it.

But you are right.

We will negotiate.

At least, we will save time to reorganize our armies.

And who will represent you against France?

My aunt Margaret.

Your Highness.

Damn it!

Doria threatens with suspending the siege of Naples if I don't pay him.

If I had accepted the duel we would not have this problem.

Stop lamenting! You said you would find funds. Do it!

- I have tried everything. - Suspending the siege

would be losing Naples and all our aspirations in Italy with it.

You will have to try something else.

It would be better if Charles agreed to negotiate as soon as possible.

Or we will lose in a wink what we have won.

Never! Turn to you allies.

Explain to them the situation! Force them to contribute!

And quickly.

The King has been very generous to give you the rights

over the conquest of New Castile all through your life.

Thanks to you, Your Reverence. I will not forget it, my friend.

Now i trust that my cousin regains his honor

- and gets as many favours as I did. - If you want to keep the royal favour

I recommend you to keep your distance from your relative.

A report has come from New Spain with prooves of his malfeasances.

- What is he accused with? - With keeping the money of the Crown,

killing his enemies and not having the law observed, amongst other crimes.

If Hern�n Cort�s governed well or not, no one can know.

However, think about what he gave to the Crown:

gold and an empire.

A petition has come against you. They will not hesitate to arrest you.

Sons of a thousand bitches! They want to assure of seeing my head on a spike.

Quickly! Come with me.

In Sanl�car, I have a ship ready to leave for New Castile.

When they will miss you you will be very far away.

I neither conqered territories nor defeated an empire

to end up living badly like an outcast.

How will so much glory serve you if you lose your life?

I will die with dignity. If they want to catch me they will find me here.

Since your visit to Francis's sons you are silent.

Don't lose someone who has to give you a hand in hard moments.

Because only this way you will avoid the bitterness of loneliness.

Why are you saying such things?

Don't worry about me.

Tell me: have you had any disagreement with that young man?

Francisco de Borja?

No. I have not known about him for days and it surprises me.

I saw him go away.

And he seemed to look around as if he was never going to see it again.

Have I been such a bad mistress that you disappear without giving explanation?

I never dreamed of serving anyone more virtuous than you are.

But...

I compromised you and betrayed the trust the Emperor put in me.

Talking with Cort�s was my decision.

Why does something that doesn't concern you cause you so much worry?

Your Majesty...

Don't obligate me to say what never should be heard.

My devotion for you

goes far beyond loyalty.

Only God and the one who will be your wife

deserve the devotion you profess to me.

Don't waste it for something impossible.

How to cover the sun with a finger?

Looking the other way.

Soon I will take over the regency

and you have demonstrated that I will not have a better servant than you.

Do you want to abandon me in such a hard moment?

My life is in your hands.

Do with it as you wish.

It is not the suit against your wife that has brought me to you.

Everything goes as foresighted.

Then?

The King of France asks you to send him money

to pay the Admiral in the bay of Naples.

He doesn't keep his word and, to top it all, asks for money?

He must be mad.

Or desperate.

He has already tried it with His Holiness and with some German bankers

not too close to the Emperor.

All have denied him the credit.

He will get the same answer from England.

If France doesn't win the war in Italy

you lose an ally.

That money will serve my cause better

in the hands of bishops ready to help me

than in Francis's hands.

- Are you sure? - Perfectly sure. The King of France

has no more doors to knock on in order to collect the money he owes to the Admiral Doria.

God is on our side! We had the war almost lost

but hope appears before our eyes.

Let them put the gold that Cort�s brought on one of the fastest ships.

Make it arrive to Doria together with the offer that he joins our lines.

The Emperor shows a good sense of purpose choosing his ambassador.

Your fame precedes you.

My only wish is to achieve the peace, Your Highness. Just like yours.

The task to solve what the swords could not solve

for so much time weighs on our shoulders.

Let it be.

Inform me immediately if news arrive from Naples.

The trial lasts for weeks now!

What does that nuncio wait for to make a verdict?

Pacience, Your Highness. We knew it would take time.

The Pope should have sent someone who is disposed to our cause!

- I don't see that cardinal is! - Don't worry!

Everything goes according to your wishes.

The evidences presented in favour of the annulment are superior.

Why has it not been announced yet, then?

I am sure that the supporting letter of the English bishops

will tilt the balance to you favour. Trust me!

Enough of this empty talk now!

Bring me that cardinal's signature this very day! I don't want to wait any longer!

What your son agreed on in Spain is the first thing needed to be respected.

Let us not try for restoring a broken treaty, and let us look ahead.

We will only achieve the peace with new terms.

I don't believe it would be the Emperor's will

to keep two young boys imprisoned as if they were criminals.

Let it serve as an act of concord between our lords

that they get their freedom back and return to their fatherland.

In return for a generous compensation, of course.

And let the same concord make it possible that your son

renounce his rights over the Duchy of Milan.

It is my son who demands the restitution of the duchy to its legitimate owner.

We will not come to an understanding like this.

Let us take a rest to think over in what we could give in

because both of us will have to do it.

Admiral Doria betrayed us.

He stopped the siege of Naples and fights on the Emperor's side.

Everything is lost.

The Archduchess doesn't know it yet.

We will use it to our favour.

There they come, Aunt.

And their face doesn't bode well at all.

Let us not defer this nonsense anymore

because we are here to come to an agreement.

France renounces its rights over the Duchy of Milan

if your nephew does the same with his over Burgundy.

A very generous deal, considering the course of the fight.

Accept it and the war will be finished.

Burgundy is the heritance of my brother Philip to his son.

He has always dreamed of recovering it. No. I have to think it over.

Think about that, too, that how many lives are lost on the battlefiled

while we are incapable of concluding an agreement.

Your son didn't scorch the fields of Italy to make do with crumbs.

Unless the course of the war is not favourable for him now.

Do you know what you are doing?

You tell me.

Or are we waiting for the Emperor's messenger to arrive?

Has the session of today already finished?

Why so soon?

Rome demands the nuncio's presence.

Without a verdict? It is not possible!

He departed as soon as he read this.

France lost the war.

Come back immediately.

I have been the first person deceived by the apostolic nuncio!

I was always convinced...

My subjects don't like the treatment my wife gets.

And they blame you.

The Emperor has filled the kingdom with libels against me.

Just because I do the mission you entrusted me with.

You have done that very badly, then.

It is time for you to serve your lord well.

And to pay in his name.

Your Highness...

I have sacrificed my life to serve England and you.

And you have obtained great benefits for that.

But there will be no more.

Out of my sight.

Go.

I don't want to see you ever again.

You won.

- Is that what you wanted to hear? - You are the one who lost, Your Reverence.

But I have not won anything. Henry will not give up his pretensions.

And yours? What are those? Eh?

- The martyrdom, maybe? - To die as I have lived.

Nothing more.

Remember me in your last hour.

Because, as I told you, my disgrace

has become yours.

5 August 1529

Sign with honour what your army

could not defend on the battlefield.

You cannot be reproached for anything.

What honour do you find in renouncng my son's rights

over the Duchy of Milanre, Flanders and Artois, in return for keeping Burgundy?

When will France get its hostages back?

When your son requires his legitimate wife,

the Emperor's sister join him.

I promise you that I will try to contribute, with all my power,

so that the peace between Francis and you could be permanent.

Does my departure distress you?

I will always protect you.

And I will do whatever lies in my power so that your daughter could accompany you to France.

Now that I am about to leave my children

I know what it feels like to be far away from them.

I just hope that, one day, you could forgive me the pain I caused you.

Your Highnesses.

I am sorry that your stay in Castile has been more prolonged than desired.

I hope that, one day, we will meet again as friends.

You will never have my friendship!

You will have to pay dearly for your affront. I swear.

He is just a child.

Have you already said goodbye to your sister?

Even if he has been forced, Francis is going to fulfill his commitment, finally.

However, I see you anxious.

What is the reason, my lord?

Cort�s.

He keeps waiting for audience.

And I don't know which way to bend my judgement.

It seems I cannot trust those men either who I sent to judge him.

- And even so... - What makes you doubt?

The New World must be administered by loyal officers,

not by men like him.

Their arrogance and their ambition will make them rebel against me in the end.

But those same defects are those that move them

to conquer new worlds.

You need men with that talent. Just like you need the gold.

Don't forget it when you decide his fate.

Se�or Cort�s,

many people, before you,

thought that the gold buys the right to evade the law.

I know that well, Your Majesty.

Because more than one paid already the punishment he deserved for it.

But if you consider me a traitor...

cut off my head.

You do justice yourself,

because it is only you I owe my disgrace or luck.

I give you the right to defend yourself before.

Get up and start.

But I warn you: it is your only opportunity.

In my letters, I have always alluded to you as the motive of my behaviour.

The life there is very different from what you imagine.

You were the law! My law!

And you worked against the Crown, disobeying my commands!

You know how difficult governing is.

Or have you not made decisions you objected, for the welfare of the Empire?

I had to do that in New Spain.

And I fought against the worst enemy of the law.

The cruelest: the greediness...

That takes every man away who crosses the ocean!

I have heard enough.

I cannot condemn you

because I don't know how much guilty you are of the thing you are accused of.

But I will watch over you henceforth. Don't doubt that.

You will keep the position of General Captain.

And, as compensation for your grievances,

I name you Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca.

And who will administer justice in New Spain?

Will you restitute me as governor?

Don't tempt the fortune any more. You have had enough.

In that case, I ask you to dispense me from other obligations in Castile.

I will stay here for some time before returning to New Spain.

I have to arrange my businesses

and get married if God wants that.

I wish you, then, to find a patient wife who endure you

and one with enough intelligence to overcome your caprices.

Charles and Francis signed the peace.

The league against the Emperor is dead.

We can do nothing but negotiate.

The Pope accepts to crown me.

And I owe this to you.

Despite our differences,

you have guided me with firm steps all these years.

- Like a father, a son. - Your honor is mine.

My reward will be seeing the imperial crown on your head.

You are the new Charlemagne, ready to lead the Christendom

to the age of gold. That is your destiny.

And it will be legitimized by your coronation in Italy.

I swear I will not spare efforts to be worthy of such a destiny.

Now more than ever, you must remember Marcus Aurelius's words:

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.

Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."

I will prepare our departure, my lord.

Don't move! Please.

I want to save your image in my memory

so that it accompanies me wherever I go.

I detest everything that separates us.

Even the cloth that covers our bodies.

How will I be able to live without you? Tell me! I don't know if I can bear it.

If you crash I will not be able to go ahead.

Go, then,

and fulfill your mission.

But come back soon

so that the scent you leave today

remains on my body until then.

Take care of my most precious possession.

Isabella...

Gentlemen!

Today we leave our home because of a noble cause.

Let nobody stand in our way.

Let us prove to the world that the Emperor doesn't want anything which is not his.

Because we don't want to defeat our brothers in the faith,

but to unite ourselves in the fight against the infidels.

Let us go to Italy!

Let everyone who wants to share the honour and glory

join us.

For Spain!

- For Spain! - For Spain!

Lean on me, Your Majesty.

A k�vetkez� r�szben: I will not let them scatter the seed of rebellion amongst our vassals.

Call the physician!

I need a new ally near the King of England.

And, even so, you want to make me marry the enemy of the reformers.

For Luther, it would be an honour

if you accepted that he dedicates this volume to you.

What better proof could there be for everyone of the overtures we try for?

In the house governed by Cort�s here this activity has been stopped.

It is time for someone to put and end to the encomenderos' abuses.

Do you want me to guide the actions of the most powerful man on the Earth?

Only the unity of all the Christian princes will finish with the infidels.

Enough!

It seems the Emperor and the Archduke are not on the best terms.

A synod to discuess this series of heresies!

You have given refuge to an escaped Indian.

A very serious crime in these lands. You better confess.

The physician visited our aunt again. He didn't give good news.

If you ever commit treason against your family,

banish the pity out of your heart.

Charles, his betrayal has not been proved. Don't give place to a tragedy.

We will finish with Barbarossa in Algiers.

Your brother is on the point of rebelling against the Emperor.

Give me strength, Lord, because I have to make the most terrible decision.

It is not the Turks we need but their fleet.

If you accept to be our sovereign you could not be reproached for anything.

The moment I was so afraid of has come.

Let us pray to God to protect the Emperor in his battle.