When Knighthood Was in Flower

Overview

Mary Tudor's heart is captured by the charming Charles Brandon, a newcomer to the royal court. In a bid to keep him close, she persuades her brother, King Henry VIII, to appoint Brandon as Captain of the Guard. However, Henry has his own plans, eyeing a strategic marriage for Mary with the elderly King Louis XII of France to secure peace. As love and duty clash in a world of political maneuvering, Mary must navigate her feelings and her brother's ambitions.