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Episode 1

William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth I’s spy master, intercepts a conspiracy to assassinate the Queen. When he discovers that Elizabeth’s own cousin, Mary Queen of Scots is behind the plot, he lays a trap to capture and execute her.

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Episode 3

Cecil exposes the most infamous terrorist threat in British history, the Gunpowder Plot.

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Episode 2

Robert Cecil battles for his spy network and the power to choose the next King of England.

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