After
scheming
his
way
to
power
in
House
of
Cards,
Francis
Urquhart
arrives
in
triumph
at
the
Palace
to
be
installed
as
the
new
Prime
Minister.
There
to
greet
him
is
the
new
King.
It
is
the
first,
portentous
meeting
of
two
impatient,
determined
men,
whose
clash
of
wills
is
set
to
plunge
the
country
into
constitutional
crisis.
For
Urquhart
is
planning
an
early
election,
yet
at
every
stage
of
his
devious
way,
he
finds
the
idealist
King
opposing
him
-
and
public
opinion
is
turning
against
him.
Urquhart
will
stop
at
nothing
to
cling
to
power.
As
he
perepares
to
expose
the
scandalous
activities
of
certain
members
of
the
Royal
household,
he
risks
bringing
down
not
only
his
Royal
opponent,
but
the
Monarchy
itself....