The Ranulf Family's Ordeal

King John’s sudden demand for three marks per knight’s fee despite Ranulf’s recent full payment exposes the Crown’s predatory demands. Gilles escalates the dispute by throwing a gauntlet, forcing Hugh …

King John’s trial by combat is moments from its bloody end when Estram raises his sword to execute Hugh. The Doctor seizes the pause to invoke the rules of combat …

Geoffrey de Lacy arrives at the castle to confront Sir Gilles Estram, the so-called King's Champion, who is enforcing the orders of an imposter king. When Geoffrey questions Gilles' presence …

Ranulf arrives with armed men and formally acknowledges the Master as the King’s new authority. The Master immediately issues orders for a violent search for the Doctor and his TARDIS …

Geoffrey staggers into the Great Hall moments before the False King arrives, his body failing from the wounds sustained in his desperate ride to warn the true monarch. As Ranulf …

The Master gloats over the Doctor’s helplessness, having turned Kamelion into a compliant King John to rewrite history. Just as he prepares to finish the Doctor, Ranulf’s interruption shatters his …