The Tudor era: wars, conspiracies, intrigues... Probably, there was no more troubled and alarming time in the history of England than the long decades of the reign of this dynasty. London, 1553. The seriously ill King Edward VI Tudor is living his last days, and a struggle for the throne is brewing in the kingdom between the descendants of Henry VIII. A young squire, Brendan Prescott, accidentally finds himself at the epicenter of dangerous events. The cunning associate of the brilliant Princess Elizabeth, William Cecil, recruits the young man into the service. Having become a spy, Brendan will reveal the secret of his own origin, which will turn out to be not only his secret...