Nicholas Highwood, master of the Mantlemass manor by default of a direct heir, and his sister Cecilia are desperately trying to keep the manor and the forge safe from the King's armies in the 1640s. But there is treachery within their household and Cecilia knows a long-held family secret that could jeopardize their existence. Forced to choose between King and Parliament, the household is bitterly divided
Nicholas Highwood, master of the Mantlemass manor by default of a direct heir, and his sister Cecilia are desperately trying to keep the manor and the forge safe from the King's armies in the 1640s. But there is treachery within their household and Cecilia knows a long-held family secret that could jeopardize their existence. Forced to choose between King and Parliament, the household is bitterly divided