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Born on the same day in 16th-century London, Tom Canty grows up in squalor while Prince Edward lives in royal luxury. When the two boys meet and exchange clothes on a whim, they discover they look identical—and are trapped in each other's lives. Edward, ejected from the palace in rags, endures brutal poverty, vagrancy, and the cruelty of Tudor law, while Tom struggles to maintain the pretense of royalty amid court intrigue. As Edward learns firsthand the suffering of his subjects and Tom discovers the power to show mercy, both boys are transformed. Their parallel journeys culminate in a dramatic coronation-day confrontation that forces England to confront the arbitrary nature of social rank and the true meaning of justice.
