7.2/10264 votes#1 - Keep Your Knife Bright
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2022
Following the death of Henry VIII, his three children; Mary, Elizabeth and Edward are now pawns in a dangerous game as the English court is plunged into a race for control of the new England they find themselves in.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Anya Reiss
7.2/10186 votes#2 - You Cannot Keep the Birds From Flying Over Your Head
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2022
Christmas at court, and a controversial masque leaves Protestant Edward and Catholic Mary at odds. Elizabeth finds herself in the middle as Mary demands she come live with her.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Anya Reiss
7.3/10177 votes#3 - Either Learn or Be Silent
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2022
The Lord Protector’s plan for peace between the siblings only causes Catherine and Thomas to accelerate their own, using Elizabeth’s 15th birthday as cover.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Anya Reiss
7.5/10169 votes#4 - Lighten Our Darkness
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2022
Having been sent away from Catherine and Thomas' household, Elizabeth is amongst strangers in the house of Kat's brother-in-law Antony Denny, and terrified of anyone finding out her secrets from Chelsea Place.
Director: Udayan Prasad
Writer: Suhayla El Bushra
7.4/10141 votes#5 - Necessity Compels Me to Plague You
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2022
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.
Director: Udayan Prasad
Writer: Anna Jordan
7.7/10138 votes#6 - What Cannot Be Cured
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2022
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.
Director: Udayan Prasad
Writer: Emily Ballou
7.4/10124 votes#7 - To Laugh, To Lie, To Flatter, To Face
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/31/2022
There is a new Lord Protector and Mary and Elizabeth both find themselves at the mercy of the new regime and their zealous little brother.
Director: Catherine Morshead
Writer: Anya Reiss
7.7/10136 votes#8 - To Death We Must Stoop
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/7/2022
With the king sick, court fears he will be succeeded by one of his sisters, but which sister?
Director: Catherine Morshead
Writer: Anya Reiss
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Genre:Drama
Network:Starz
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Keep Your Knife Bright" is the best rated episode of "Becoming Elizabeth" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 264 votes. Directed by Justin Chadwick and written by Anya Reiss, it aired on 6/12/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "You Cannot Keep the Birds From Flying Over Your Head".