Diese Serie entführt Sie in das England des 17. Jahrhunderts, das von politischen Umwälzungen und persönlichen Dramen gezeichnet ist. Begleiten Sie Frauen auf ihrem Weg durch eine gefährliche Zeit, in der Macht und Loyalität zu bedrohlichen Faktoren werden. Die Geschichten verweben historische Ereignisse mit Intrigen und Machtkämpfen, in denen Vertrauen ein seltenes Gut ist. Es ist ein fesselnder Einblick in das Überleben inmitten von Revolution und Verrat.
1642. England rushes towards a war between the King and Parliament. Two women face difficulties ahead. The unpopular Queen Henrietta can no longer rely on those in the royal courts of Europe. And the Countess of Carlisle must remain loyal to the King, despite his betrayal of her lover. Both try to survive in a world where no one can be trusted.
1642. England rushes towards a war between the King and Parliament. Two women face difficulties ahead. The unpopular Queen Henrietta can no longer rely on those in the royal courts of Europe. And the Countess of Carlisle must remain loyal to the King, despite his betrayal of her lover. Both try to survive in a world where no one can be trusted.
Summer, 1643. King Charles I and Parliament continue to wage a gory war where no one is safe. Caroline Pendleton, a young widow, must fend for herself in London, while Lucy Hay, the beautiful Countess of Carlisle, juggles her conflicting allegiances, and Queen Henrietta faces exile to France again . . . but will her pregnancy scupper her escape?