Movie Description:
Shortly after Queen Isabella of Spain sends Columbus off in search of the New World, she sends her beautiful young daughter, Joan, away for a politicallyadvantageous arranged marriage.When Joan meets her intended, the dashing andhandsome Archduke Philip, the two fall passionately in love. All is not to remain well forthe newlyweds. As Joan births an abundance of heirs, Philip`s attentions, and affections, wander. In response toPhilip`s philandering, Joan`s behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Seizing the opportunityto sole ruler, Philip and hisadvisers plot to have his wifedeclared insane and dethrone her.