In the year 1550, Sir George Vernon agrees to have his young daughter Dorothy betrothed to John Manners, the son of the Earl of Rutland. Sir George signs a contract, promising that the marriage will take place on Dorothy's 18th birthday, or else he will have to pay a large penalty to Rutland. But when the two children have grown older, rumors of John's wild behavior in France provoke Sir George to call off the engagement, and to pledge his daughter instead to her cousin Malcolm. Rutland now claims the forfeit from Sir George, and meanwhile, John has befriended Mary Stuart, the sworn enemy of Elizabeth, who is now Queen of England.
as Dorothy Vernon
as Sir George Vernon
as Sir Malcolm Vernon
as Lady Vernon
as Sir John Manners
as Jennie Faxton (as Lottie Pickford Forrest)
as Earl of Rutland
as Queen Elizabeth
as Mary, Queen of Scots
as Earl of Leicester
as Dawson
as Child Extra (as Jacqueline Wells)
