A joint operation between Britain and France the 1916 Battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain ter..

August 1558. As London is bustling with growing trade from foreign lands and Queen Mary's health is ..

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Paris 1789. The Oberst Factory which crafts exquisite wallpaper for the most fashionable French home..

1940 finds Adam Southey in a mood of bitter resentment: he cannot join up because he is lame. But at..

Edinburgh 1890. The Season is in full swing with parties nearly every night and Fanny is enjoying ev..

With Europe temporarily at peace Napoleon Bonaparte has dispatched his victorious army with a vast f..

1939. Europe is on the brink of change and in the fear and chaos of pre-war Italy a painting disappe..

Welcome to Aldermere House the stately home of author Lettice Davenport - and to a convention to cel..

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Lancashire 1929. Holcombe Hall's enigmatic owner has passed away and as the roaring 20s come to an e..

Winter 1264. England is in turmoil. King Henry III's reign is under threat. In Oxford the barons pre..

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