Philippe is horrified at how the king disposes of their father, the prisoner, and his revocation of the Edict of Nantes, purging Protestantism in order to make France a Catholic union. Declaring himself the head of the church to thwart the Vatican Louis agrees to marry princess Isabella but weds Francoise in secret. Imprisonment of Protestants who refuse to recant, including the Chevalier, sickens Philippe, who leaves the court, and Fabien, who sides with Jeanne and Bastien.
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