Anne Boleyn - stunning, ambitious, headstrong - has changed the history of England. By taking Henry from his wife the new Queen has now made enemies of all but a favoured few. Powerful forces are gathering to make her pay dearly for her prize. Meanwhile, in the separate world of the palace kitchens Lucy Cornwallis, confectioner to King Henry VIII, plies her trade. The only woman in among two hundred men, she sculpts sugar into fantastic 'subtleties' for royal celebrations - and tries to avoid the twisted complexities of court life. But the innocent Lucy and her musician confidante Mark Smeaton are caught in the maelstrom that threatens the new queen's life - and could destroy their dreams ...