The Serpent Queen - Season 1eps6 May 2026

Catherine is increasingly haunted by a recurring vision of King Henry II dying in a jousting accident. Despite her desperate attempts to warn him and her reliance on the mystic , Henry remains stubborn. Driven by a desire to prove his vitality and masculinity—largely to impress his mistress, Diane de Poitiers —Henry insists on participating in a tournament celebrating the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis. Power Struggles and Betrayal

In the "present day" timeline (1560), Catherine continues telling her story to the servant girl Rahima. She uses the tale of the joust to teach Rahima a lesson about the unpredictability of fate and the necessity of being prepared for a vacuum of power. The Tragic Climax The Serpent Queen - Season 1Eps6

The King is carried off the field, mortally wounded, leaving the throne in a state of immediate crisis. Catherine is increasingly haunted by a recurring vision