1096. The Pope has called for a crusade to free Jerusalem and half the warriors of Europe have respo..

Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville leader of the Apulian Normans the Crusade has tak..

Bombs were falling all over Britain. . .For one young Londoner in a children's home - Queenie Clapto..

Jean Parris was a child when her adored father was taken away by the Nazis. As she and her mother wa..

London 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times having just lost her beloved husban..

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

French chef Sylvie was sent to Paris as part of the resistance while German soldier Christoph is doi..

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

It's Christmas 1936 and an eclectic list of guests and staff have gathered for the grand reopening o..

Dog sitter Gwinny Tuffel is staying on an ageing rock singer's houseboat in London's Little Venice l..

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

London 1927. Frederick Rowlands a First World War veteran who was blinded at Ypres is working as a s..

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

Dr Liv Emery is at her wits end. She’s been dumped by her long-term boyfriend. Then on top of ever..

Lynsey Carne likes control. She likes her job. What she definitely doesn't like is relaxing or enter..