World Without End Season 1 Episode 2

Merthin and Caris care for each other but Caris is forced into an unwanted marriage with Elfric, Merthin's master, who makes her life miserable. After Caris tries to help Merthin get some important work, Elfric beats her and Merthin's intervention makes Caris end up repudiated and him workless. Gwenda's father sends her to a local farmer in exchange for a cow as a way to punish her for resisting his sexual advances. The annual Fleece Fair attracts many people to Kingsbridge and Ralph realizes that several women find him attractive. A cast is shadowed over the festivities when Mattie Wise is to face a witch trial. Tragedy ensues during her execution when the bridge collapses, killing many people. Petranilla takes advantage of the chaos to help her son climb the ecclesiastical ladder. Meanwhile in London, King Edward III takes the reins of power from his overbearing mother.