England, XII century. A beautiful, spoiled Norman, the daughter of King Henry I, falls in love with the Saxon knight Edgar, who has returned from the Holy Land. Marriage to Bertrada gives Edgar an earldom and the opportunity to build a powerful castle in his native Norfolk. It would seem that a brilliant career awaits the crusader. But fate intervenes and ruins all plans: an uprising of the Saxons breaks out in the county, who want to win Edgar to their side, and among them is the runaway nun Gita. Intrigues, fights, ardent love and treacherous betrayals are woven into one ball by the master of the historical adventure novel Natalia Obraztsova , known in her homeland as Simone Vilar, and in the world as the “Ukrainian Dumas.”