It is 1601, and Queen Elizabeth I is dying.
A mysterious visitor arrives at Marsden manor bearing letters from the Queen to James VI of Scotland.
A man lies dead in Bournmoor Woods - murdered.
Will Marsden sets out to find the murderer, helped by Meg, the quick-witted serving girl, Great Uncle George's tale of the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower over a hundred years ago provides Will with a vital clue...