Joanna's fight for autonomy and defiance of Richard's attempts to use her as a political pawn, leading to open conflict and invoking religious authority.

In Richard’s throne room, the Doctor and Leicester clash violently over Richard’s sudden announcement of a marriage pact between his sister Joanna and Saphadin, Saladin’s brother. Leicester, a hardened warmonger, …

In the robing room of Richard’s palace, the king’s attempt to coerce his sister Joanna into accepting a politically expedient marriage to Saphadin escalates into a direct confrontation. Richard, desperate …