Sumérjase en el turbulento mundo del período de la Restauración en Inglaterra, donde la intriga cortesana y el drama personal chocan. Siga las vidas de personajes que navegan por los límites sociales, desde opulentos cortesanos hasta aquellos que buscan refugio de la agitación de la época. Esta serie explora temas de honor, amor y supervivencia en medio de un cambio profundo. Experimente el dramático auge y caída de individuos cuyos destinos están para siempre entrelazados con cambios políticos y enredos apasionados.
Robert Merivel abandons his medical studies for the vibrant Court of Charles II, where he finds unexpected favour with the King and serves as a 'paper groom' to the youngest of the royal mistresses. But by falling in love with her, Merivel violates the one rule that will cast him out from his new found paradise. Driven to work in a Quaker Bedlam, he must endure a yet more painful fall from grace before he can achieve spiritual and social restoration.
Set in seventeenth-century England, the story follows Robert Merivel, a physician and courtier to Charles II, as he grapples with the complexities of middle age. As he questions his roles as a father, master, and friend to the King, Merivel embarks on a journey to the French court of Versailles. His quest for self-discovery leads to a series of misadventures, blending humor and introspection in a richly depicted historical context.