Johanna was born in Germany and is the daughter of a 9th Century European priest. She efies dogmatic doctrine by learning to read and write. After her romance with a brave knight is shattered by the attack of the Normans, she disguises herself as a man and with her attempts, she rises through the Vatican ranks and become the Pope. But it's also the time she discovers that she is pregnant with Gerold's child and her secret is under threat of being revealed.