IntheturbulentformativecenturiesofearlyEurope,power-hungryfamilydynastiesfoughtfordominationofthecontinent.Theyclashedwithbloodandirononthebattlefields-buttherealwarswerecomplex,personalpowerstrugglesplayedoutinprivate.Behindstonycastlewallswasaworldofstrategicalliance,adultery,plot,treasonandmurder.