In the grim recesses of the Tower of London, two captives begin apassionate love affair that will last years but is destined to destroythem; one is Robert Dudley, the other is the future Queen of England,Elizabeth I. Pardoned by Queen Mary, Dudley and Elizabeth are freed, but their mutuallonging must be from a distance: Dudley is married, and as the next heirto the throne, Elizabeth must tread carefully...