Lady Jane Grey is crowned Queen at the behest of Edward VI. Her reign lasts only nine days before she is executed for treason.
Elizabeth I comes to the throne and the family's misfortune lives on for Lady Jane's two sisters, Katherine and Mary. The Queen doesn't trust them because of who their sister was.
In secret, Katherine and Mary risk everything and disobey the royal order by marrying the man they love. Must they face imprisonment just as their sister did before them?