In the revolutionary times , homosexuality is seen as against the law , illegal , punishable by death. Can't imagine what happens when two women get into a relationship in this era. well that's what happens here. Elizabeth Hamilton , originally known as Elizabeth Schuyler and commonly called Eliza by her sisters , has gone through a terrible divorce with Alexander Hamilton , after he published the Reynolds pamphlet. She took her two kids and left , leaving Alexander alone. what she didn't know , was that Maria Reynolds , wife of James Reynolds , was thrown out of her home as soon as James found out about what Alexander had published.