It's mid 17th Century during the English civil war and Henrietta Marie, the pregnant Queen of France is fleeing across Devon trying to escape Cromwell and his Parliamentarians who are intent on capturing her for ransom.

Even worse, her unborn child has turned in the womb, endangering both the life of the Queen and her child.

Does a witch from a nearby village have the power to save the child? And will she risk her life to do so? And how will the Archbishop of Canterbury's emissary feel, having been sent to rid a village of diabolism, when confronted by witches who have no fear of his God or his religious symbols?

Come with me to a time when witchcraft is rife in the villages and the Devil lurks in familiars and ancient graveyards.