Summer 1579 Wounded and shamed by Robin's betrayal, Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England welcomes a new suitor to her court: the Duc of Anjou. Love is in the air, but so is treason. As one man courts the Queen, others plan to destroy her. A web of intrigue, plots, spies and plans of assassination and invasion unfold, as Elizabeth's foes work to depose her, and place her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, upon her throne. Elizabeth must battle spies and secrets...