1944. Paul Brandt a German soldier returns wounded and ashamed from the chaos of the Eastern front t..

June 1940. As World War Two rages Daphne Devine remains in London performing each night as assistant..

Rome 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome men are still dying in unnatural numbers and rum..

London 1940. Ruth a young schoolteacher volunteers as an escort helping to evacuate children from wa..

1944. Bologna Italy and the streets are crawling with German soldiers. Nineteen-year-old Leila Ventu..

Jersey 1943. Once a warm and neighbourly community now German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets im..

In 1824 Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. Wealthy holidaymakers dance in the..

Norfolk 1813. In the quiet Waveney Valley the body of Mary Tyrell is staked through the heart after ..

From the shattered empire five kingdoms are emerging. Seleukos triumphant in the capture of Babylon ..

AD 60. Britannia is in turmoil. The rebel leader Boudica has tasted victory against a force of tough..

When Martin Kemp joins the English army in order to avoid the hangman he may just be delaying the in..

Buckingham Palace 1951. The nation is on the road to recovery after World War Two. And so is Milly H..

Berlin 1948. World War II has ended and there is supposed to be peace but Russian troops have closed..

Paris 1940: Two sisters separated by the Nazis. . . After a devastating attack Justine and Eve Beauf..

Two boys appeal to the famed Roman oracle for a glimpse into their future and the Sybil draws an ome..