Set in XIVth century France during the English occupation of the western part of the country, this mini-series tells the story of Gaston III de Foix "Fébus" or "Phoebus" duke of Bearn, who historicaly opposed the English politically and militarily. The story focuses on his war feats as well as his "romantacized" love life full of tragedy and deceit, insisting on the confrontation with his ever plotting wife Agnès de Navarre.—Raoul Volfoni