Samantha Morton

Catherine admits to a terrible mistake and resigns from the Privy Council, while Elizabeth I takes a jaunt on the Continent. Maybe it's time for The Serpent Queen to plan a wedding!

In this exclusive clip from The Serpent Queen Season 2's fifth episode, Catherine's plan to assassinate Edith comes to light. 

In the fourth episode of The Serpent Queen Season 2, Catherine battles a web of lies and deceit created by her enemies, her Council, and her children. 

While Catherine raises money for her palace in Italy, her children and council members ignore her instructions, bringing France closer to war in this week's The Serpent Queen.

Catherine creates a checkmate between the Guises and Bourbon families, to achieve her goal of a secular, united France. Will it work? 

The Serpent Queen returns for Season 2, and Catherine de Medici's son Charles now rules France, with Mom firmly in charge. She works to transform France into a secular state, but the Guise family incites violence to thwart her plans.