Spring 1261. In Rome Pope Alexander lies dying. Across Europe in Oxford's Oseney Abbey ambitious Bis..

Summer 1948. London swelters amid post-war reconstruction while continued rationing and the black-ma..

Welcome to Kent 1797. Following many years apart Jane Austen is set to spend the summer with her est..

Edinburgh 1948. Welfare Officer Helen Crowther has enough on her plate between her hectic job her co..

South-east London 1925. Talented ambitious designer-dressmaker Rose Burnham knows well both the stra..

London 1947. Spirited Miss Iris Sparks and ever-practical Mrs Gwendolyn Bainbridge are called to act..

1931 Cornwall. Lynette Nicholls lost her brother exactly a year ago in a tragic air training acciden..

London April 1882. When cool-headed Phyllida visits the World's End Investigation Bureau to offer a ..

March 1605. Country doctor and former ship surgeon Gabriel Taverner is ready for his next adventure...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite Peter Gaveston unleashes a horde of dem..

March 1941. World War Two is well underway and the Blitz is taking its toll on Central London with b..

January 1939. When young Amy Rowlings meets Detective Sergeant Bodkin at the scene of a robbery on t..

January 1922 and the Bangalore Constabulary is on high alert. The Prince of Wales is scheduled to vi..

A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley's dism..

October 1861 England. Harriet and Matthew Rowsley the housekeeper and estate manager of Thorncroft H..