Tears of Blood

Tears of Blood is the eighth episode of season three, and the twenty-seventh episode of the series. It was written by Neil Jordan, and directed by David Leland. It premiered on June 2, 2013.

Plot synopsis
Pilgrims are flooding to Rome for the Jubilee year celebrations, and the Spear of Longinus is the centerpiece of the show. However Catherina Sforza has a plan to frustrate Alexander’s lucrative festival. Across the sea in Kefalonia, the Turkish fleet is destroyed by Mattai’s Jewish contacts – Alexander shows his gratitude with a Bull exempting the community from taxes. Meanwhile, Lucrezia senses a change in newly crowned Frederigo, and realizes that she is under constant watch from the royal guard. The Borgias have walked into a trap: Lucrezia learns that Frederigo faked his near death to get Raphael out of the way, while at the same time in Rome, Cesare and Micheletto discover that the latter’s lover Pascal is a spy working for Rufio, reporting to a conspiracy of Catherina Sforza and King Frederigo of Naples. Lucrezia is not an honored princess in Naples, she is a hostage against any military moves against the Sforza family.

Appearances
Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia

François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia

Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia

Sean Harris as Micheletto Corella

Peter Sullivan as Ascanio Sforza

Gina McKee as Catherina Sforza

Thure Lindhardt as Rufio

Noah Silver as Benito Sforza

Brendan Cowell as King Mattai

Cyron Melville as Alessandro Farnese

Luke Allen-Gale as King Frederigo of Naples

Charlie Carrick as Pascal

Peter Stebbings as Cardinal De Luca

Linda Marlowe as Old Lady

Kevin Griffiths as Cardinal

Robert Cogo-Fawcett as Bishop

Ákos Inotay as Sinner

Zsolt Vicei as Artist

Dénes Bernáth as Pilgrim

Andrea Takáts as Pilgrim 2

Pál Markrai as Major-Domo

Edmund Kingsley as Medic

N/A as Giovanni Borgia

Promo


Sneak peeks
