Synopsis

When Angelica Fanshawe’s mother, a country noblewoman, embraced Catholicism in defiance of England’s Anglican laws, her daughter became a ward of King Charles I. He permitted Angelica’s marriage to Harry Fanshawe, a childhood friend and cousin. However, growing discontent with the king's increasingly absolute rule – previously enforced by an unyielding authority – erupted into parliamentary rebellion and plunged the nation into devastating civil war. This upheaval brought about their ruin; Harry