Lady Margaret ws betrothed to the heir of a great estate. Marrying him would make her a countess. She was betrayed by an enemy she did not expect. He swore she had traded her honor for pleasures with a Saxon servant. This false claim cost her all the rank and privilege of her Norman heritage. She is forced into a life of servitude. Meanwhile, power struggles rack England. King William dies; his brother Henry seizes the throne and struggles to keep his crown from those who would take it. Margaret believes none of this affects her life... but it will.
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