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Previously... Do you want me to send my troops to Italy?

Tighten the bonds with the King of France.

And go together against the Imperials to free the Pope.

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

A second army sent by the King of France has entered Italy.

- Make the Pope send me a nuncio. - What for, my lord?

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

Catherine, Queen of England, show yourself before this tribunal.

I will not give in. Henry will not have his wil!

How dares he? Henry has gone too far.

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.

Stop there! Do not take another step.

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?

You have another daughter.

A petition has come to judge you.

They will not hesitate to arrest you.

You will keep the position of General Captain, and, as compensation for your grievances I name you

Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca.

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

I will not let him humiliate me again!

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

- France lost the war. - When will France get its hostages back?

When your son requires his legitimate wife, the Emperor's sister join him.

The league against the Emperor is dead. We can do nothing but negotiate.

The Pope accepts to crown me. Isabella...

Today we leave our home because of a noble cause. Let us go to Italy!

We all must be one

Bologna, 24 February 1530

My very beloved husband, To the happiness for your coronation,

the birth of a new infante for Spain joins,

your son, Ferdinand.

Think about him, who looks forward to getting to know you

and come back as soon as possible.

The days seem to be years without you.

And neither these kingdoms nor I will find peace until we have you together with us.

The impatiance barely let me sleep.

I hope your wound didn't keep you awake.

Thank you. It is just a cut caused by an inconvenient crystal.

It will not impede me to receive the Emperor.

Now Charles can name his successor.

He will. I am sure.

Maybe that is what waked you up at peep of day.

If I told you I have not thought about that I could be his successor

- I would lie. - Would you like it to be so?

Speak without fear.

In the bottom of my heart, I would like my brother to appreciate my loyalty

and to act justly.

Don't say it as if your wish were illicit and undeserved.

You know how to govern. You are brave and irreproachable.

Your brother will not find a better successor.

Soon he will have to come to this matter. You will have my support then.

My aunt...

May the Emperor's arrival be blessed.

Brother.

Brother!

Do you remember our grandfather Maximilian's words?

- We all must be one, sharing... - ... sharing the same goals.

Now we have the strength to go beyond his dreams.

- And you are...? - Your daughter.

Margaret.

I see Johanna, your mother in you.

Thank you for the education you give her.

Charles!

Call the physician!

Sorry for being so inopportune, Your Majesty.

Why have you concealed your state from me?

You should not have wasted strength by accompanying me.

It was my wish.

The works of so many years have concluded, finally.

No. Now you should rest and enjoy the happiness we attained.

No, Your Highness.

No one can ignore God's call.

- This is my hour. - The Lord must not deprive me

- of your advices. - He does, because he knows you are prepared.

So am I.

But there is something...

something of utmost importance.

Name your successor, without delay.

Designate your brother.

You need to guarantee the stability

in the Empire,

my lord.

No...

In Rome, I committed myself to fight against heresy.

I have come to undertake that mission.

- And how do you want to do it? - With dialogue.

To His Holiness's displeasure.

It is not only Luther who opines that the Church needs a reform.

It is urgent to banish the corruption out of the monasteries

- and give them back the lost dignity. - We are indeed many who think so but...

This must not be an excuse to fall into heresy.

A synod that congregates the Catholics and the reformers will achieve this goal

- without provoking a schism. - His Holiness is a schemer.

I don't have to remind you.

If, in spite of your efforts, there is no synod, what will happen?

You will be hostage of the word you gave to the heretics and you will not be able to go against Rome.

On the contrary, the Pope will demand you to subject them by force.

It is fair what I wish to avoid.

Maybe... Maybe the reforms cannot fit with this pope,

and it would be wiser to wait for another.

Luther's thoughts spread like plague.

He must be returned to the bosom of the Church as soon as possible.

You and Rome should worry about who really preys upon us.

It is the Turks, not the heresy, that threatens the Empire. The whole Christendom.

The threat on our borders doesn't let you see what grows inside.

No! But it is not a synod the Pope has to convoke, it is a crusade.

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

Enough!

I will make the Turks return to Constantinople.

But I will impede the schism of the Church before.

Your Highness.

Forgive me.

I was so abstracted, writing to my brother, that I didn't notice the time.

Sometimes the nostalgis invades me. Understand me.

I also suffered from it when I was imprisoned in Castile and you were my medicine.

Now I hope to recompense.

Show me, then, what book you chose to distract me from my troubles.

Seal it again and send it.

There is nothing to be afraid of in her writings.

But we will not lessen the Spanish woman's custody.

And especially now that her brother is more powerful then anybody has been.

Without anyone who defies him, how long will he wait

to turn his eyes back to France in order to augment dominions?

Either we will break the Emperor's authority or he will finish with us.

If you break the peace again

you will start a fight impossible to finance.

And what should I do?

Remain impassive while he seizes all Europe?

Of course not.

Find the man who administers the blow for you. He is not in default of enemies.

Now that the whole Christendom pay homage to him

only one is ready to face him.

Suleiman is spoiling for conquering Vienna.

But he will not attack until the favourable moment, and it cannot wait.

We don't need the Turks, we need their fleet.

Their Admiral Barbarossa has been pestering Charles on the Mediterranean for a while.

With an incentive, he could redouble his efforts.

Especially knowing that there is no king in Spain.

Let us take advantage of their weakness

before the Emperor secures his position.

There will not be a better occasion.

Barbarossa provokes us with each new attack.

How long will we feed him with gold and men?

Do the Moors of the South keep joining his lines?

In greater number each time.

They prove to be more loyal to the enemy than to their king.

I will not let them scatter the seed of rebellion

amongst our subjects.

We have to put an end to it.

It is difficult when our fleet is so poor compared to the fleet of the Turks.

Our squads have not done the miracle of walking on water yet, Your Majesty.

But put them on the land and they will prove to be worthy of their fame.

How should we do that if we never know where they will attack?

But we know where they hide.

Algiers, where he organizes his incursions from.

If we attack there we will inflict the greatest damage on him.

Commendable venture, but risky and very expensive to carry out.

Many men and ships would be necessary.

The cost will be greater if your subjects become

the advance party of the Berbers of Africa.

Never!

We will finish with Barbarossa in Algiers.

But I have to inform the Emperor before so that he gives his approval.

A synod to defend our ideas?

It seems the Emperor shows benevolence towards us.

Do not let yourself be fooled. The Pope and the Emperor are the same thing.

One will not change a word in their doctrine and nor will the other.

- We could obtain some profit. - You are right.

But to achieve another goal.

Your demands will not be but an analogy of good intentions

while do not silence the dissonant voices.

Are you speaking about Calvin or others?

We don't share the same beliefs.

Each will have to do his way to the meeting with God.

There should be only one way.

The one that sets you united against the Pope and the Emperor.

This unity will never be achieved

without debating with our protestant brothers!

Do it, then. Elaborate a joint text and present it to the Emperor.

I assure you it will make you stronger in his eyes than you are today.

But before that... it would be good to force a compromise upon him.

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

You say it well:

powerful as he is, he is just a man.

Maybe it would be enough to scatter the seed of discord in his own family.

I am glad that His Majesty has proposed a synod.

I see the moment closer when we all walk together

- towards the light of the same faith. - I pray for that.

And I personally admire you spirit, so open and tolerant.

I believe you have been interested in Luther's ideas.

I appreciate the devotion he indulges in

to study the Scriptures.

Then you will like to read one of his latest texts.

As we look for the necessary concord,

it is good if we listen to each other's voice, do you not think?

Does God's voice not resound in all?

I will read it with the attention it deserves.

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?

Let me read it

and I will give you an answer.

On our new destiny, finally.

How little the New World has changed since I took the vows.

Bloody pig! Get up!

- Get up! - Stop!

- In God's name! - How dare you?

He is mine and I can do with him whatever I wish. Catch him!

It is your fault! I will take you to the justice.

Maybe if he pays you for him what he is worth, it will not be necessary to disturb the authority.

With the way you treat him his price must not be very high.

I don't have to give neither much nor little.

No man is owner of the other, according to the divine laws.

The only law that matters here is the one that rules on this land,

- Friar... - Bartolom� de las Casas.

If you have any problem discuss it with the Almighty

because He is the only one I obey.

How it is possible that they keep disobeying the will of the Crown?

The repartition of the Indians served only one goal:

teach them to live on something, so that they have a profession.

And then they have to be released.

There is no other king here than the gold.

And the Indians are cheap labor force you can make a fortune with.

I know it all too well.

Because I was an encomendero before friar.

While Cort�s governed here it was stopped but...

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

If they don't obey their king

maybe they are more afraid of God's judgement.

The Empress asks for my authorization to go against Algiers.

If she wants to put an end to Barbarossa's incursions, there is no better option.

That is how your grandfather opines.

And what is going to be your answer?

Leave us alone, please.

I am concerned.

The wound doesn't give rest to our aunt.

She should not have suffered so much without informing us.

I hope the physician finds a remedy soon.

There is an issue I wish to discuss with you.

It is about this letter I have received.

King James of Scotland sent it.

He seems to be quite disposed to marry you.

I don't want to marry again.

I would like to stay here with our aunt.

Given that our aunt Catherine has fallen from grace,

I need a new ally near the King of England.

- Only the interest of the Empire leads me. - And, even so, you want to make me marry

the enemy of the reformers.

How will they interpret your choose?

- James didn't hesitate to burn alive... - I know better than anyone what I have to do.

You, just like me, have to work for the welfare of the dynasty.

I love and respect my brother above all,

but why does he not listen to reason?

Mary, James may not be the husband you would like the best

- but the dimplomacy have to be preferred. - My brother doesn't...

You are a Habsburg just like me.

I have been daughter, sister and wife of rulers

and they didn't listen to any of my complaints.

Do, then, what your position requires,

and face your destiny with pride.

You will be Queen of Scotland if God wants it.

If God doesn't listen to my prayers maybe I find another way.

Mary, enough, please.

Your stubbornness doesn't redound to the honour of your intelligence. Think it over.

Ah! And now please help me get into bed.

Let me give you the writing that Luther

and other supporters of the reform of the Church

has published to have a dialogue with Rome.

The essence of their doctrine.

I will pass this memorial to the Pope.

And I promise you that I will not give up until it is debated in a synod.

I know the value of your word.

I hope so.

Your Highness.

Did you read the writing?

I did. And I found inspiration in his words.

Luther will be honoured to know it.

And I will be honoured if he dedicates it to me.

Brothers, I am here

without knowing what to say

to open your hearts

as blinded by greediness and indignity as mine once was.

I just recall the words that made my heart tremble

now more than a decade ago.

By what right

do you make yourselves owners of the Indians

and take from them what is theirs? Are they not human beings?

Are you not obligated to love them like yourselves, brothers in the faith?

You are in mortal sin! You live and die in it

because of the cruelty you treat innocent people with!

Go!

It is not me you turn your back on, it is God!

Regret your sins or you will burn in hell!

But don't expect the absolution of your sins

if you insist to possess Indians

and give them maltreatment.

The Emperor orders to postpone the campaign of Algiers

until a more suitable moment.

Question of priorieties.

He fears that the effort to finish with Barbarossa

deprives us of the necessary resources to confront the Turks.

At least, he sends Admiral Doria's fleet to protect the coasts.

You know it doesn't solve the problem.

Everytime the Empire needs it

the Crown makes its people bleed in order to fill the treasury.

- And what does it get in return? - You are right in your complaint.

But it is the Emperor's will and whether we like it or no we have to respect it.

However, what kind of regent am I if I cannot make decisions?

My lady...

What happened?

Infante Ferdinand?

Breath...

Breath, for God's sake!

You can do nothing?

Your Majesty, my lord, my beloved husband,

with soul devastated by pain, I have to announce that Our Lord

wanted to take our son Ferdinand away.

Your son is with God.

The pains of this world don't affect him now.

There is no decision about the synod yet.

With hard pain I could keep from going to Spain.

But I cannot leave without an answer.

There is something else you must know.

The physician visited our aunt again.

He didn't give good news.

I will talk to her.

But let us save her from other troubles.

The physician doesn't succeed in easing my pains.

You will recover.

Only one remedy is needed to make your health return.

The sickness of your foot has inflamed.

It threatens with invading you entirely.

- If... - It has to be amputated.

You will lose a leg. Not the mind and the spirit we all admire.

- Or, maybe, I will not survive the cure. - God will not permit it.

You must be strong! I need you here.

I trust no one like I trust you.

You lost Gattinara.

And I will not be by your side forever.

Fortunately, you can trust others.

In your brother Ferdinand you will always find an ally's loyalty

- and the best councillor's intelligence. - It is not the first time I hear this from you.

Oh, no! Do you doubt, maybe?

I would not like to compromise in the future the unity of the Empire

- which we have worked so much for. - The future?

You need someone capable of governing the very next day if it were necessary.

I see no reason to think of that circumstance.

Neither you nor I

know how much time we have left in this world.

I will think about what you propose.

Charles...

You have always mistrusted everything and everyone.

Having you crowned has not did but increased your fears.

Mistrust your own family

and the weight of the Empire will squash you.

You will end up losing it.

A synod?

To discuss this series of heresies?

An immense bonfire would be more suitable.

The Emperor has lost his mind.

I would have a talk with the devil before with the infamous Luther and his followers!

He needs to guarantee the unity of the Empire.

He knows that his authority is in danger without that.

At the expense of that those blasphemous people query mine!

Unfortunately,

I am afriad the Emperor uses his influence over the Christian monarchs

to obligate me to convoke a synod.

I see.

You want to know if France lets itself be convinced.

It is very known that my lord thinks that the Emperor's power is excessive.

- However... - I would not ask his support of you

without giving something in return.

France lost all its influence in Italy.

It is in my hand to turn the tables.

- What do you suggest? - An alliance

founded by a good marriage.

My niece Catherine with Prince Henry.

A promising union, in my eyes.

But how will you explain that you refuse to please the Emperor?

His sister has provided me the perfect excuse.

Who is the Christian who is waiting for enjoying God's presence?

An encomendero.

I cannot deny him the pardon in his last hours.

I would break my vows, condemning a Christian for all eternity.

Has he regretted his sins?

Has he given the freedom to his Indians?

If we deny the encomenderos the absolution

all the Spaniards of these lands will be against our order.

Since you rather care for ingratiating yourself with the authority,

let me deal with the souls.

Show me where the moribund is.

Prepare your soul to meet God Our Lord, brother.

All the sins you can imagine I have on my account.

Absolve me because I see my hour coming.

Do you regret the treatment you have given to the Indians, child?

- Yes, yes... I do. - Then give up

those who you got in the repartitions, and free them.

- You will remain clean from sin. - Never!

- It is my children's inheritance. - Rethink, for clemency.

You are still in time. Or is the heaven not worth your regrets?

Give me the absolution. It is your obligation.

It would be use for nothing because your repentance is not true.

But I will pray for God to take pity on your soul on the judgement day.

Mary...

Mary!

Aunt!

Swear...

Swear that you will always look after the peace between your brothers.

You will take care of it yourself,

but calm down now. Tomorrow this suffering will be over.

Listen to me...

The lust for power...

can get the men

to do the most insensate things.

You will have to make them return to the way of reason.

I will. I swear.

But don't bother more now.

The physician will son arrive. Order them to prepare our aunt.

Mary!

Is it true that you permited that Luther dedicated you a book?

- He asked for permission and I give that to him. - Asked for permission?

How could you commit such stupidity?

Do you not understand that it compromises me?

I cannot lose the favour of Rome!

I did it so that the King of Scotland rejects me.

And did you think that would be the only one consequence?

Are you such a fool?

The Pope refuses to convoke the synod because of your fault.

He wants to excommunicate you.

I was not my intention to provoke the Pope's wrath.

Nor to damage your plans.

I just wanted to avoid a marriage painful for me.

Putting your wishes before my will.

- I apologize. - Leave.

I don't want to have you in my presence.

Go!

that Mary did wrong,

but but don't let this acute pope's ruses decevie you.

If he looked for a pretext, it was handed on a late to him!

I doubt he will fulfill his threat. He will not excommunicate her.

But he obligates me to subject Luther and those who protect him, by force.

I wanted a synod. And I see myself got into war!

You are going to go against the German princes when you need them the most.

Don't count on me. Until now, the Turks has only showed their teeth.

Start a fight in Germany and they will not hesitate to invade us

because they will know we are weak.

Do you defy me, too?

Your Highness, take her with you!

No one can know what she held in her hand.

I swear for my honour that no one will know it.

Let us pray to God for her soul.

Please forget our dispute.

Accept my comfort, Charles.

I know who our aunt was for you.

The most loyal ally.

The best counsellor.

All her life she indulged in giving glitter

to our dynasty, unconditionally.

A mission we all share.

Mary disobeys me.

And you turn your back on me when I ask for your support.

Is this how you want to win my trust and be my successor?

Do you doubt my loyalty?

If you don't support me, your presence in the Court is no use.

Leave when you wish.

Your Majesty, your pain is ours,

but important documents has been waiting for your signature for days.

Your Majesty,

are you alright?

You have fever, Your Majesty.

I will be faithful

to the mission my husband entrusted me with.

Call the physician! Quickly!

They have drawn blood on her several times but she still has fever.

Apparently, she doesn't want to abandon her lethargy.

The Emperor's absence has weakened his spirit

in these so painful moments.

Have you sent message to the Duke of Alba

to show himself in the Court?

Yes, Your Reverence. But I am afriad his health impedes it.

Has he fallen ill?

- What will we do if the Empress dies? - God forbid.

For the welfare of these kingdoms.

Now that the prince is still a child, in which hands would the regency fall?

Should we inform His Majesty so that he prepares himself?

Let us wait and see if the new day brings us a miracle.

Don't let yourself be defeated by the illness.

Fight. Fight.

Your people needs you.

Merciful God,

let her live,

and take me instead of her,

because I am not necessary like her.

You should not have accpeted to serve a mistress so fragile.

I bring you nothing but fright.

I would do it again one and thousand times, Your Majesty.

Praised be God!

The prior will not change his behaviour. Be sure.

I don't criticize that he wants to make the Indians' life better.

But this time he has gone too far.

We must make him see, as soon as possible, what could happen if he insists.

Council of the Indies,

How long will you permit that His Majesty's subjects are

deprived of their divine and human right?

The wailing of so much effused blood now arrive to the heaven.

The angels and God himslef cry because of so much cruelty,

and only the hells rejoice.

Give the Indians their freedom and do not obligate them to serve more

than any free person of these kingdoms, before it is too late.

It must go on the first ship towards Castile.

Where do you have him hidden?

You have given refuge to an escaped Indian, a very serious crime in these lands.

You better confess.

You like to speak in your sermons so much and now you are silent.

Capture him.

News have come from Castile.

Your grandfather, the duke...

My loyal Fernando, the death doesn't want to give us truce.

I have to comfort you for this loss so sad for you and for Spain.

He was a loyal and valuable vassal.

He will be remembered with repsect.

It should make you proud that you inherit the title.

Bit by bit, our seniors leave us.

I ask myself if our works will be worthy continuation of theirs.

Please forgive me.

I would like to pray for his soul alone.

Come, sister.

I don't wish to spend more time distant from you.

But understand that nothing will divert me from my mission.

You follow me in it or you don't.

I will apologize again and again until I stay out of breath.

You give me your forgiveness or not,

I swear I will never leave you alone nor will I be disloyal to you.

If I was rigorous with you, please don't keep count of it.

I will not.

Let me ask for the return of our brother Ferdinand.

It is not your duty to intercede for him!

Our aunt entrusted me with that mission.

These were the last words I heard from her lips.

He will return when he is ready to obey me.

Or he will not return.

My dear sister, Eleanor,

in absence of our deceased aunt I ask for your help.

Because I am afraid of the consequences of the great anger

that has been born between our brothers.

Is this how the letter of my young sister-in-law arrived, between these textiles?

Read it and you will understand the precaution.

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

Do you think the protestants are reason enough for such a discord?

Perhaps not. Now that the Emperor can choose his successor.

Perhaps the Archduke doesn't his aspirations coming true.

Charles is not a man prone to give the command up or share it.

If the dispute stems from the German protestants,

let us make them aware of it.

Maybe the ruin of the Empire comes from its very heart.

In the meanwhile, let the letter arrive to its recipient.

And it should seem to be touched by no one.

Your Majesty, how do you get up so soon?

The fever has left you very weak.

I have already neglected my obligations for too much time.

It is time to fulfill my duty.

What happened?

Another attack of Barbarossa. This time in C�diz.

We were on the verge of losing the port

where the ships from the overseas dock.

How many humiliations does he have to inflict on us to answer?

What is the obstacle? Lack of money?

Because we will look for it wherever we need to.

Collect amongst my subjects what is necessary

to finish with Barbarossa in Algiers.

But, Your Majesty...

The Emperor ordered to postpone the attack.

I have to be guided by what is the best for Spain because I am regent here,

not in the Empire.

Trust my word in this.

Thank you for coming to my call.

What is your offer?

Does your protege, Luther wish to dedicate me a book, perhaps?

No. But, maybe, you will be interested in the thing I wish to tell you about.

Let me doubt that.

Only intrigues can be suspected from a secret meeting.

And, even so, you are here.

Surely, you know that the Pope refused the snyod.

Yes, I do.

I suppose he will demand the Emperor to annihilate the protestants

and the princes who are opposed to the abuses of Rome.

Your silence is eloquent.

If your brother obeys, he will obligate us to defend ourselves.

And he will egg us on to secede from the Empire.

Why do you make me privy to all these?

You could be the head of that new German state.

Your legitimacy as a Habsburg and our strength would make it possible.

What makes you think that I would be disposed to betray my brother?

Does he give you the place you deserve, perhaps?

No, Your Highness. He rather denies you. Am I wrong?

Though educated in Spain, you understand our troubles better.

But the Emperor underrates your opinion and impedes you to intervene.

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

Only Charles's fractiousness would be the cause of the schism.

I cannot answer now.

Such a serious matter deserves a well-reasoned answer.

Of course. The Empire has not declared war on us yet.

Nor have we.

- God forbid. - Amen.

- Does the princes not look handsome? - Very handsome.

Impersonator of his father.

There are news from Frederick of Saxony, my lord.

He thinks the Archduke proves himself to be willing than he presupposed.

And do you give credit to his words?

At least, he doesn't refuse to revolt against his brother if the time comes.

Excellent.

Maybe we will soon see the Caesar fall into the hands of his own blood.

Son,

a king have to beware of his enemies,

but, especially, of his friends

Don't trust anyone, ever. Not even your own family.

The greediness and vindictiveness doesn't understand kinship.

How many times have you dreamed

about being the heir to the throne instead of your brother?

If you ever commit treason against your family,

banish the pity out of your heart,

or your life will be worth nothing.

I am not a traitor.

I believe that.

Nevertheless, learn the lesson.

You are not very attentive today.

Maybe you would prefer to hunt with your father.

The King and I don't have the same taste,

nor do we behave the same way!

I didn't want to infuriate you.

Is it true that I can never trust anyone, like my father says?

Is that the life that waits for me for being the king's son?

Be prudent, not mistrustful.

Merciful with those who surround you and merciless when they betray you.

But don't see the enemy in everyone.

Why does my father not speak like you?

Maybe he never had anyone who could teach him that.

Like my aunt did with my siblings and me.

Your words don't correspond the reality.

Perhaps every second son's destiny is betraying the firstborn.

Why are you saying this?

Your brother,

the Archduke Ferdinand,

is on the point of rebelling against the Emperor.

The information is true. I swear to it on my honour.

Help me impede it.

I would betray my father, going against his interests.

I just wish to send a letter that could arrive to its destination

without other eyes reading it.

- You ask too much. - I beg you!

For the friendship that unites us.

I will make the letter you write arrive.

But consider my debt to you paid off.

Because you will not get any grace from me again.

You could be the head of that new German state.

Your legitimacy as a Habsburg and our strength would make it possible.

- Ferdinand is conspiring against me! - That cannot be true.

He has done deal with Frederick of Saxony to secede from the Empire!

Read it!

I have to start a war against the protestants,

and now I discover that I will do it against my brother.

Your Majesty, I understand your pain.

But if such a conspiracy is really under way, it must be prevented.

Think about the summation of the forces of your brother and the princes.

You would undertake a costly war with uncertain outcome.

The occasion the infidels waits for, in order to inflict a fatal blow on us.

Go and find the Archduke. Capture him and take him to a secure prison.

I will prevent him from compounding with the princes. Perhaps we could prevent the conspiracy.

And what if he resists?

Brother, don't go against Ferdinand.

Whatever this letter says, my heart tells me that it is not possible.

The treason is a fact. The war, inevitable!

I have to go into it with the best conditions.

My lord,

please let me go with the Duke. If our brother resists,

- I will convince him. - No!

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

Your Majesty, your people responded.

This is what was collected to fight against Barbarossa in Algiers.

And there are still some to come.

I didn't expect less, because I know how much they love these kingdoms.

Just like their Empress.

Without your effort, the defense of our borders would have had to wait.

Now everything is in God's hands.

God Almighty,

I am applying to you in this hour of loneliness and tribulation.

Please enlighten me so that my judgement could be fair.

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

Halt!

In the Emperor's name, surrender, brother, please.

Lay down the arms!

- What am I accused of? - Conspiring against the Emperor.

So, of high treason.

Ferdinand!

If this is my crime, what are you waiting for to execute me?

It is as good place as any to die.

Nothing will be done against you without listening to you before!

That is how His Majesty disposed.

- But you have to surrender yourself. - Take me to him, then.

It will be profitable for him what I have to tell him.

- These are not the orders I have. - Give him this grace!

He is my brother and I know he is not a traitor.

I beg you.

- Do you think it wise to bring him here? - Don't blame the Duke.

I asked him to bring me to you.

Actually, I was coming here when I was arrested.

- With what intention? - I confess I felt tempted

to leave you forever. Leave you alone with your stubbornnes and mistrust.

- Were you going to revolt against me? - Never! I will never betray you!

I have never done and I never will. I swear.

You paid attention to my enemies

and didn't come to warn me what they are up to.

Nothing that they want can be done without me.

I wanted to find out who the conspirators are

and what kind of forces they have.

You don't believe me.

Do you know me so little?

I know your wishes and I know how underrated you feel yourself.

You know my loyalty! Above all.

- Hogy lehetsz ilyen goromba? - Listen to me, both of you!

Or have you forgotten the bond that unites us?

Grave dangers prey upon us. The things that happened are clear proof of that.

If we become enemies, what kind of fate waits for us if not destruction?

We have to follow the path of our ancestors.

And only if we are united we will be able to fulfill such a sacred mission.

My lord,

Suleiman's troops are going towards Vienna.

Your Majesty,

I am waiting for your orders.

Your Majesty, bad news from New Spain.

The person who was named to be the Indians' protector by the Emperor

has been imprisoned.

- What kind of crime did he commit? - Helping an Indian escape from an estate.

Very serious matter in those lands, even for a Dominican prior.

His superiors ask you to intercede.

But I am very afraid his behaviour doesn't lack motives.

He must have sent it to the Council of the Indies before he was arrested.

The most disfavored subjects of Casile suffer a sad destiny.

But if you intervene in favour of Friar Bartolom�

you yourself will break the laws you demand to be kept.

Unjust laws that make some people be slaves of others

when they are all equals in the eyes of the Crown.

Let us change them!

We will give calm to the Indians, and release the friar.

Get up! You can leave.

Thank the Empress for it. You owe your freedom to her.

Finally, someone hears the lamentation that comes from these lands.

What a great impulse to continue the fight that seemed to be exhausted!

I admire your determination,

but if you value your life at all, leave this place as soon as possible.

- Are you threatening a servant of God? - No, I'm just warning you.

Jail is not the worst that can happen to you

if you insist on defying the encomenderos.

Our Lord suffered for uncovering the injustice.

I should not suffer less than He did.

Fortunately,

for our calmness, your superiors don't opine the same.

They have already named a new prior.

I will respect the decisions of those who I owe obedience.

But I will never surrender.

I will always fight for giving the Indians what belongs to them by right.

Because God is with me.

You commit the sin of conceit if you think that only you can change the world.

What other thing you do is no concern of mine.

Accept an advice:

take care.

Castile is far away, and the Empress's protection

doesn't get to every corner of the Empire.

Are you bowing to the man you intrigue against?

I should arrest you without delay.

- You and your accomplices. - My lord...

Our only fault has been that we tried to defend ourselves against you.

If we turned to your brother it was because only a Habsburg

could give legitimacy to our cause.

So has the Archduke let me know.

While you conspired against the Empire,

Suleiman arrived to the gates of Vienna.

I have made an appeal to the Christian princes to defend it.

If they don't want to see their lands destroyed

and their people subjected, the only thing to do is facing, united, the infidels.

I recommend you to forget our differences

and you join me and my brother because we will go to the battle together.

You are speaking of a union,

but the reformators will keep being outcasts.

I will obligate the Pope to convoke a synod in the future.

- I give you my word. - And until it comes?

I will not persecute those who are accused of herecy by Rome.

Then, we will go together against the infidels.

Let it be.

The moment I was so afraid of has come.

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

The Emperor asks Spain to send money and men

to the defense of Vienna.

Your Majesty,

your subjects have contributed generously against Barbarossa

but will refuse to give one more maravedi.

Should I choose between helping my husband and lord

and defending the borders of my kingdoms?

Between Spain and the Empire?

I acted against the Emperor's opinion and I have to face the consequences.

We will destine the collected sum for the defense of Vienna.

You will lose the confidence of those who have shown so much enthusiasm for you.

My word will be questionable. I know it well.

There must be some way

to mitigate their discontent.

We don't know when we need their help again.

Here lies what was collected for the fight against the infidels

who devastate our coasts.

But it will not be Algiers where the fight will take place. It will be in Vienna,

where the Emperor has convoked the entire Christendom.

Nobody wishes to finish with Barbarossa more than I do.

But our sacrifice will be good for nothing if we defeat him

because another will take his place.

I know that other goals encouraged your generousity.

I gave my word. You know that well.

I have never wanted to deceive you.

That is why

if anyone wants what is theirs,

come closer and take it back.

The Emperor demands our presence to fight against Suleiman.

Mother, you should only care for your recovery from your illness.

- What answer will we give him? - Let Suleiman

teach the Christendom that there will be no victory without France.

Is this how you honour the treaty signed with the Emperor?

Refusing to go and help him?

How dare you ask explanations of me?

I have born how much humiliation you have inflicted on me,

for the sake of peace.

But it has been good for nothing. I got to know you as a traitor,

- and you will have to die a traitor. - Take care of what you are saying!

Do you deny that you have conspired against the Empire?

I just look for the glory of France. And you should do the same,

- because, much to my regret, you are the queen. - How?

You don't even treat me as your wife!

You are not else but my enemy's sister.

We will never bed together!

Siege of Vienna, 1532

God is bringing you back alive!

The Turks retreated without a battle.

If that was God's will, may it be blessed.

Mary!

Thank you very much for your worry.

You are my fortress.

I will give you what you asked for.

You will stay here, governing the Low Countries.

It is what our aunt Margaret would have wanted.

As for you,

I pray to God not to let any discord between us ever again.

We both will have to do our share.

You will be King of the Romans,

my successor.

I only ask you that my son Philip inherits the title.

It will be so.

We all must be one.

Sharing the same goals.

Next time... Charles!

With this ring, I make you my wife.

- Will he live? - There is no certainty. The injury is terrible.

- Oh my God! - The heir must be protected.

You will become related to the Crown of France with a signature,

and the world will know that there is no tyrant who subjects the Holy Father.

- My life is in danger, Your Highness. - Look my in the eyes,

and call me a bastard.

- My hands! - England will have its own Churhc.

And I will govern it!

Do you want to give him back the position of governor?

It will be enough if I promise him.

Rome will not support you ot recover Milan. Pope Clement is dead.

Please entrust someone else with the governance of Flanders.

Such a high duty cannot remain in the hands of someone so weak.

- You will leave the Court this very day. - The love strengthens as much as the rigor does.

Respect my decision and do it in silence.

Prove me that the King has made New Spain a viceroyalty,

and made you a viceroy!

I want to hear your proteges,

those who say there is another way of talking to God.

Who did this to you? The bondsmen? Give me names!

They would not let you...

In England there is no other queen but me!

Father! Father...