Prologue -
In which Simon Beaufort records dire events in Jerusalem in the 1100th year of Our Lord.
Act One –
In which Bernard Knight relates dark deeds in Exeter during the reign of Richard Coeur-de-Lion.
Act Two –
In which Ian Morson offers a labyrinthine tale of Oxford in the thirteenth century.
Act Three –
In which Michael Jecks spins a web of intrigue in the county of Devon in the year 1323.
Act Four –
In which Susanna Gregory recounts strange events in Cambridge in the middle of the fourteenth century.
Act Five –
In which Philip Gooden takes the stage in London at the time of Will Shakespeare.
Epilogue -
In which Bernard Knight comes up to modern times.