By the Sword

By the Sword is the tenth episode of Series 2 of Leonardo and first aired on 15th November 2012 on the CBBC network.

Synopsis
When Lorenzo's new fencing tutor, Silvio Pirelli, champion fencer in all of Europe, comes to town, Lisa can't wait but is angered when he humiliates a young boy. Unable to control herself, she gets herself into a duel with the champion, much to Lorenzo's displeasure.

Leo and the workshop start work on the Tank but Leo is frustrated when Verrocchio gets in the way.

Meanwhile Mac's feelings for Angelica are cut short when Lorenzo refuses to let him see her.

Lisa's problem goes from bad to worse when Pirelli demands that they fight with real swords...

Cast

 * Leonardo da Vinci - Jonathan Bailey
 * Lisa Gherardini - Flora Spencer-Longhurst
 * Machiavelli - Akemnji Ndifornyen
 * Lorenzo de' Medici - Colin Ryan
 * Piero de' Medici - James Clyde
 * Andrea del Verrocchio - James Cuningham
 * Cosimo - Thembalethu Ntuli
 * Placidi - Bart Fouche
 * Angelica Visconti - Roxane Hayward
 * Rocco de' Medici - Clayton Boyd
 * Benito - Jason Benderman
 * Silvio Pirelli - Anelisa Phewa