Prologue : the sacrificial priest
A wounded and divided land, 1558-1566. The new Deborah
The realm and the ministers of Lucifer
Determined to be a virgin queen
The battle for hearts and minds
Mary Stuart, the great Catholic threat
The Catholic ascendancy, 1566-1580. Betrayal amid dreamy spires
An ill-conceived escape and rebellion
The English state, plots and counterplots
The Puritan underworld of London
The years of religious terror, 1580-1591. God's outriders
Frustrating the designs of our enemies
A house divided, 1591-1603. The Norfolk landing
Marprelate, Puritans, Catholics, and players
Elizabeth's éminence grise and the final battles for England
