In France, as the revolution begins, henri, the bastard offshoot of the morland family, strives to protect his family. He binds his daughter heloise in loveless marriage to a revolutionary, and allies himself with the vi...In France, as the revolution begins, henri, the bastard offshoot of the morland family, strives to protect his family. He binds his daughter heloise in loveless marriage to a revolutionary, and allies himself with the vigorous danton.