1501: the turbulence of Henry VIIIs reign brings passion & pain to the Morlands as they achieve ever greater wealth & prestige. Paul great-grandsom of Elanor Morland has inherited the Morland estates & his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illigitimate son & bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death. Pauls niece Nanette becomes a maid-in-waiting to Anne Bolyen & at the court of Henry VIII she becomes embroiled in the Kings bitter feud with Rome. Through birth & death love & hatred triumph & heartbreak the Morlands continue proudly to claim their place amongst Englands aristocracy.