The story explains the events, which lead a bastard child to become the greatest King of his time. It takes him from childhood to a Knight worthy of becoming The Champion of Paris. It encompasses the legend of his witch grandmother and her pact with the devil to produce an Empire that was destined to last a millennium and beyond, while exploring the myths and legends of Alan Rufus de Richmond and the beautiful Lady Godiva of Coventry, a love destined to surpass the grave itself.