Epiphany, 1193. Eleanor of aquitaine sits Upon England's throne. Her beloved son richard lionheart is missing, presumed dead - and the court whispers that her younger son, john, is plotting to seize the crown. Meanwhile,...Epiphany, 1193. Eleanor of aquitaine sits Upon England's throne. Her beloved son richard lionheart is missing, presumed dead - and the court whispers that her younger son, john, is plotting to seize the crown. Meanwhile, on the snowy highroad from winchester, a destitute young man falls heir to a blood stained letter, pressed into his hand by a dying man.