A Story Of Love And Adventure Set In The Turbulent Reign Of Elizabeth The First. The Comte Gerrard De Gault A Huguenot Is Sent To Warn His Fellow Protestants To Leave France Before The Catholics Burn Them At The Stake. The Spanish Inquisition Imprisons Him; Where He Swears An Oath To Avenge All Those Deaths Before Escaping To Become The Secretary Of The Commander-In-Chief Of The Spanish Armada; Helps Sir Francis Drake Capture The Treasure Ship At The Sack Of Cadiz; Assist In The Execution Of Mary Queen Of Scots; Is Responsible For The Defeat Of The Armada.