Peveril of the Peak

In Restoration England, two young lovers must battle against a wild conspiracy.

Julian and Alice's love has survived a lot. For one thing, their families supported different sides in the English Civil War. But now the monarchy has been restored, bringing with it a terrifying new danger-the Popish Plot, which alleges the country's Catholics are planning a coup. And Julian is one of the accused.

Walter Scott's "Peveril of the Peak" shows an England riven with intrigues, religious hatred, and ...