Summer 1643. England is at war with itself. King Charles I has fled London his negotiations with Par..

Spring 1648. When Thomas Hill a bookseller living in rural Hampshire publishes a political pamphlet ..

Spring 1661. After years of civil war followed by Cromwell’s joyless rule England awaits the coron..

Inspector Angel and his team are faced with a baffling case when a fruit gum found at a murder scene..

Balmoral Castle 1905. For Rose McQuinn a handsome cottage on the Royal estate promises a summer holi..

Eva Jackson is Rosemary’s cousin ('umpteen times removed') and she has moved back to her childhood..

Detective Inspector Michael Angel and his team are sent to investigate the murder of a young woman a..

Westfield’s Men are flying high after a celebrated performance of 'The Insatiate Duke' at the Quee..

Faced with the austerities of a bitterly cold English winter the theatre is deserted and Westfield�..

London May 1911. The new king George V is preparing for his coronation. The suffragettes are campaig..

Cécile Bellange is a worried mother. Her 18-year-old daughter Annabelle and her friend Dorothée le..

Anthony Trollope finds the beautiful city of Barchester idyllic on visiting it for the first time. T..

When Bobbie Cheldon falls in love with a pretty young dancer at the Frozen Fang night club he has ev..

Theatre troupe Westfield's Men take on a new actor Francis Quilter after reaching new heights of suc..

When unexpected disaster strikes Lord Westfield's Men during a packed performance Nicholas Bracewell..