An Honorable Surrender

An Honorable Surrender is the sixth episode in the series.

Plot synopsis
The episode begins with a voice over of Urraca writing a letter to the Pope. In the letter, she asks for an annulment in order to save her kingdom.

Two rebels are brought before Urraca after having been captured in one of the many skirmishes as a result of the tension with Aragon. Initially, she is cold, not wanting to hear their excuses, but the men speak of their families and surrender entirely to Urraca. She softens and tells the rebels that they remind her of a man she loves, and for that reason, they will be spared. When one of her handmaids asks which man they reminded her of, Urraca refuses to answer.

Urraca sleeps with Gomez again, but tells him that she needs her marriage to the Battler to work out in order to bring peace to the kingdom. Gomez responds that he does not think that is possible, and laments that he is losing power as a result of the fighting.

The next day, when Urraca goes to find the rebels she pardoned, she finds that they both have been killed by the Battler. Furiously, she confronts him, stating that as queen, her pardon should have protected them. The Battler responds by beating Urraca, yelling that he will not be ordered around by a woman, and that he will no longer hold back in his attempt to control Leon-Castile for Aragon.

Injured, Urraca finishes her letter to the Pope asking for an annulment, not only to save her kingdom, but to save herself. She gathers her court and announces they are officially warring with Aragon.

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