Henrietta Marie, daughter of the murdered King Henry, grew up in a court of intrigue, constantly on the verge of conflict Her marriage to Charles I, at first overshadowed by the malevolent Buckingham, was to grow from stormy beginnings into one of the greatest love stories of all time Fiercely loyal in love, impetuously ruthless in hatred, the Queen stood devotedly beside her husband in his tragic progress towards Civil War, unaware that his destiny lay on the executioner's block