After a childhood blighted by her parents' unquestioning support for the Catholic king, James II, Winifred's loyalties are torn when her restless husband finds new hope and purpose in the Jacobite cause. Should she fight to hold onto her home and children or support William's dreams, even if these lead to imprisonment and the scaffold.
Lady Winifred has had a troubled childhood. Her mother, father and brother were all imprisoned for treason due to their support for the Catholic king. When she falls in love with a handsome young Scottish nobleman, the marriage brings happiness. However, she is forced to rebel when her husband takes up the Jacobite cause and vows to restore the Catholic king to the throne. While Winifred wants to be loyal to her husband, she also wants to protect him from imprisonment - and worse, the scaffold!
Just how far will she go to save him?