Coup de Grace

“	We are married because I couldn't take England without you. What makes you think that you can take England without me?	”
	— Mary to Darnley

Coup de Grace
Production Information
Air Date	May 19, 2017
Writer	John J. Sakmar Kerry Lenhart
Director	Megan Follows
Episode Guide
Previous	The Shakedown
Next	A Bride. A Box. A Body.

Coup de Grace is the thirteenth episode of Season Four and the seventy-fifth episode of Reign overall. It aired on May 19, 2017.

Synopsis

IT'S HUSBAND AGAINST WIFE AS DARNLEY WORKS TO RUIN MARY - Darnley teams up with John Knox to strip Mary of her throne, which will leave a close friend of Mary's dead. Elizabeth must banish Gideon from court at the request of her future husband, while Charles takes a bold stance against his brother Henri.

Cast

Main Adelaide Kane as Mary Stuart Celina Sinden as Greer Castleroy Megan Follows as Catherine de' Medici Rachel Skarsten as Elizabeth I Will Kemp as Lord Darnley Adam Croasdell as Lord Bothwell Ben Geurens as Gideon Blackburn

Recurring Craig Parker as Stéphane Narcisse Rose Williams as Claude de Valois Spencer MacPherson as Charles IX Dan Jeannotte as James Stuart Jonathan Goad as John Knox Megan Hutchings as Jane Guest Nick Slater as Henri de Valois Steve Byers as Ferdinand of Austria

Trivia

• Charles is currently in Paris.
• Mary finally announces her pregnancy to the court.
  • She is probably about 6 months along.
• The painting of the Mona Lisa, drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, is shown. It is also revealed that Charles' grandfather, King Francis I, purchased it.
• David Rizzio is murdered by Lord Darnley and conspirators who oppose Mary's rule.

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