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Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Episode 6 Recap “What Cannot Be Cured”

Don’t miss Celebrity Myxer’s recap of Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Episode 6 “What Cannot be Cured.” Both Elizabeth and Somerset face the consequences of Thomas’ actions, while Mary finds that she is the only family member that the king can now trust. Here’s what you missed!

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Watch Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Episode 6 “What Cannot be Cured”

Previously on Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Episode 5, Elizabeth is determined to not fall into the same traps she did when last she was at Chelsea. While the court has been rocked by Mary’s defiance, the Lord Somerset is still more concerned with the war in Scotland.

Warning… Spoilers below!

On Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Episode 6 “What Cannot Be Cured”, King Edward is very upset that Thomas attempted to kidnap him and he honestly believes that Thomas was going to kill him. He asks his Lord Protector why everyone hates him.

Inappropriate Thomas

John Dudley confronts Elizabeth about the rumors of her and Thomas’ affair. He tells Elizabeth that Kat has confessed everything. Elizabeth decides to talk.

Elizabeth confesses that Thomas was the only one who was inappropriate and that when Catherine died Thomas proposed to her.

Elizabeth bumps into Robert Dudley who is covered with cuts and bruises from Thomas’s attack during his escape from his failed kidnapping attempt. Robert tells Elizabeth that he is off to stop a rebellion and that she is better than Thomas.

Traitor to the Crown

Henry Grey tells King Edward that Thomas has been accused of 33 crimes and they seek his execution. The King signs Thomas’s death warrant and sends it to the Lord Protector to be signed.

The Lord Protector is livid that Henry Grey would ask him to sign his own brother’s death warrant. When he refuses Henry Grey asks if he is stepping down from his duties as Lord Protector.

Elizabeth confronts King Edward and Mary. The King cries as soon as he sees Elizabeth. King Edward tells Elizabeth that he may let Thomas live out his life in prison. Elizabeth demands Thomas’s death and names him as a traitor to the crown.

A New Lord Protector

The King’s Council discusses how much they hate the Lord Protector and offer Mary the Protectorship.

The Lord protector visits Thomas in jail and tells him that the King has signed his death warrant in the Lord protector will allow him to execute Thomas without a fight. The Lord Protector signs Thomas’s death warrant.

Thomas writes a note to Elizabeth and is taken to his execution. As the Lord Protector heads to Thomas’s execution, Mary stops him and informs him that she is taking over as the new Lord Protector.

Unread Notes

The  Lord Protector drags the King out of the castle and onto a boa as Thomas is beheaded. Elizabeth cries for Thomas, and Mary confides in Elizabeth that she too has spoken lies to keep herself safe.

The council and the King go behind Mary’s back and name John Dudley as the new Lord Protector. Elizabeth fights with Kat, and the King calls her into his Chambers and gives Elizabeth Thomas’s note he wrote. Elizabeth throws the note in the fire, unread, and King Edward hugs her.

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Air Date: July 17, 2022

Becoming Elizabeth Cast

  • Alicia Von Rittberg as Elizabeth I
  • Romola Garai as Mary Tudor
  • Jessica Raine as Catherine Parr
  • Tom Cullen as Thomas Seymour
  • John Heffernan as Duke of Somerset
  • Jamie Blackley as Robert Dudley
  • Alexandra Gilbreath as Kat Ashley
  • Jamie Parker as John Dudley
  • Leo Bill as Henry Grey
  • Oliver Zetterström as Edward
  • Bella Ramsey as Lady Jane Grey
  • Ekow Quartey as Pedro
  • Alex Macqueen as Stephen Gardiner
  • Olivier Huband as Ambassador Guzman

Catch a new episode each week on Starz, check out listings dates below. Stay right here, stay mixed in because Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Episode 7, Elizabeth is determined to not fall into the same traps she did when last she was at Chelsea.  Drop your email to get insights into your inbox…

Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Episode Guide

Season Episode Title Air Date
1 8 To Death We Must Stoop” Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Finale August 7, 2022
1 7 To Laugh, To Lie, To Flatter, To Face July 31, 2022
1 6 What Cannot Be Cured July 17, 2022
1 5 Necessity Compels Me To Plague You July 10, 2022
1 4 Lighten Our Darkness July 3, 2022
1 3 Either Learn Or Be Silent June 26, 2022
1 2 You Cannot Keep The Birds From Flying Over Your Head June 19, 2022
1 1 Keep Your Knife Bright” Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 Premiere June 12, 2022

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