- 故事发生在1552年的英国,即将到来的权利交替让王公贵族们各个如临大敌,在摄政王约翰达利公爵(约翰·伍德 John Wood 饰)的暗中操纵下,原本的继承人,信奉天主教的玛丽公主(Jane Lapotaire 饰)遭到了排挤,简(海伦娜·伯翰·卡特 Helena Bonham Carter 饰)成为了继位者。之后,约翰公爵让儿子吉尔福德(加利·艾尔维斯 Cary Elwes 饰)迎娶了简,如此一来,实权便落入了他的手中。 简和吉尔福德被送往乡下等待着加冕仪式,原本素不相识的两人在朝夕相处之间慢慢产生了真挚的感情。爱德华六世(Warren Saire 饰)去世后,16岁的简大权在握,她的一些做法惹恼了大臣,在位仅仅九天就遭到废黜,与此同时,逃出国外的玛丽公主带兵杀回了英国,夺回了本属于她的东西。
- Bernhard, the father of Julian, Dick and Anne organized an exhibition to Egypt. Here, discover the friends after an attempted burglary an old gold amulet. So they fly with Elena, a colleague of his father, to Cairo. In Cairo Julian's father falls into a trap and is then accused of theft. Until the trial, he goes to jail. The five are trying to prove innocence Bernard and take Auni, a young pickpocket to help. This raises the question of whether they can liberate Bernhard.