Icon of horror Christopher Lee, who has previously collaborated with Jess Franco, portrays Lord George Jeffreys, an infamous and cruel judge and Lord Chancellor in an England torn apart by strife between ruling King James II and William of Orange. Convinced that doing what is necessary is the right thing to do, the harsh judge mercilessly persecutes 'traitors' who sympathize with the King's adversary William of Orange, as well as 'witches' accused of being in alliance with the devil...