1912. Captain Scott and his four companions reach the South Pole to find their Norwegian rival Roald..

Summer AD 672. Princess Gelgéis has arrived in Cashel with her personal bodyguard a troop of female..

Yorkshire 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the p..

Paris 1899. Abigail Wilson has received an invitation from Professor Alphonse Flamand a prominent Fr..

1866. On a dark brooding summer's evening Agnes Lenham seats herself in an empty first-class compart..

March 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life. After his treacherous vo..

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

Welcome to Hampshire 1795 where a young Jane Austen has her sights set on securing a marriage propos..

March 1918. British newspapers carry the dreadful news that the German Spring Offensive has begun wi..

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

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

1939 Los Angeles. Evelyn Galloway can't believe her luck! On her first day in LA she lands her dream..

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

The festive season is fast approaching. Jane Austen fears that without her siblings at home there wo..

1894. Mr Simeon Crosby a retired executioner comes to Wigan with his wife and brother to give a talk..