For not the first year, war has been raging between the usurper of the English crown, Stephen Blouaski, and the lawful heir to the throne—Empress Matilda. The balance of power tips one way and then the other. The country obeys the right of the sword, not the force of law. Both sides are exhausted, nearly drained of blood, but no one wants to retreat. Meanwhile, Matilda already has a son growing up. His name is Henry, and he is destined to become the greatest monarch in Europe. But first, the young lion must win in an uncompromising civil war. Moreover, fate prepares heavy trials for him on the personal front—the meeting with the legendary beauty Alisnor of Aquitaine. A woman you cannot help but fall in love with at first sight. The trouble is that she is already married—to Henry’s worst enemy, the French king Louis VII...
The book continues the story begun in the romance “The Stolen Crown”—about what was happening in good old England of the 12th century, “while the Savior was asleep.”