SIMONIS follows the lives and travails of one family from the end of the of the 16th century to the year 2000. Against the historic background of the times, the story reveals the daily lives of real people who actually lived, loved and died during these turbulent eras. Skillfully blending fact with reasonable premises, the saga ranges from the riches of a royal dynasty to a families crushed by depressed economies who see their descendants make a better life in the New World.