Atslēgvārds Religious War

Katoliskā Spānija, kur valda Felipe II, ir visspēcīgākā valsts Eiropā. Viņš vēlas iekarot Angliju un izveido vērā ņemamu floti. Anglijā valda Elizabete, neprecējusies, bez bērniem, saukta par karalieni jaunavu. Viņas padomdevējs Frānsiss Volsingems uzstāj, ka viņai jāprecas un jārada pēcnācēji, citādi troni ieņems Skotijas karaliene Mērija, kura ir katoliete. Galma pieņemšanā uzrodas angļu jūrasbraucējs Volters Rolijs, kurš savaldzina Elizabeti ar aizjūru stāstiem. Viņš aizēno visus dižciltīgos Elizabetes pielūdzējus. Mērija dod pavēli uzbrukt Elizabetei. Volsingems liek Elizabetei pieņemt lēmumu, neizrādot žēlsirdību. Bet Felipe tikai gaidījis, lai būtu pamatots iegansts uzbrukt Anglijai.

The story is settled in the Middle Ages when three monotheistic religions coexisted and fought for power in the Spanish Peninsula: Christians, Muslims and Jews. The series mixes action, intrigue and love in the Castilian capital of Toledo. It shows us about all those who lived in the walls of a city full of ups and downs, labyrinths and shady hiding places.

Four kings from the House of Stuart sat on the English throne from 1603 to 1688. It was a time of great religious struggle and political instability. The Gunpowder Plot nearly wiped out King James I. The Thirty Years War broke out on the continent. A civil war erupted which led to the public beheading of King Charles I and the birth of a commonwealth headed by Oliver Cromwell. London was ravaged by the plague and the Great Fire of London. Throughout this series we look at the reign of the Stuarts through the powerful Wynn family at Gwydir Castle in North Wales, one of the best time capsules from that era. The story of the Wynn family reflects the turbulent history of this Stuart era. They had close connections with this new royal house and their status would rise and fall with the successes and failures of Stuart rule.