Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

England, 1903. Giles, the new Earl of Stainton, is struggling to bring his family's estate back to order after the death of his father, and he has little time to spare for his young pregnant wife, Kitty. She lives in fear of her mother-in-law, who won't give up the reins of the household....

England, 1903. Giles, the Earl of Stainton, has fled from his stifling duties to resume his research in Egypt, leaving behind his wife Kitty, and his infant son. Kitty, still reeling from Giles' sudden departure, struggles to keep spirits high in the castle....

1901. When the Earl of Stainton dies in a tragic hunting accident, Giles, the eldest son of the noble Tallant family, must step forward to replace him as the head of the family....

It is 1833. The industrial age is sweeping through England, and the Stephensons are planning the greatest engineering scheme ever undertaken: a railway line from Liverpool to London....

The year is 1831. As England emerges from the post war depression, the country is on the brink of revolution. The violent times breed violent acts, both outside and inside the Morland family....

The year is 1820. The landscape of England is undergoing sweeping change as the country pioneers the steam-driven machine age. The Morlands, too, face change....

1843: the early years of Queen Victoria's reign witness much high-level debate at the Palace of Westminster....

The year is 1816. Napoleon has at last been defeated, but victory brings no peace to the English....

This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a scion of the influential house of Beaufort....

1630: after long years of peace the reign of Charles I brings brutal civil war to England....

It is 1558: Elizabeth I is on the throne, though still challenged by Mary, and her Protestant faith threatens the Catholic Morland family....

1501: the turbulence of Henry VIII's reign brings passion and pain to the Morlands as they achieve ever greater wealth and prestige....

A young couple discover human remains buried in the garden of their new house. The problem comes almost as a relief to DCI Slider, still suffering from the fallout of his previous case....

1815: Napoleon's escape from Elba and the preparations for battle entangle the Morland family in a web of romance and heartbreak....

It soon emerges that Mr Bygood was a philanthropist, well-known locally for giving help and advice to all who needed it, from all walks of life....

When Melanie Hunter goes missing it is completely out of character for the polite, friendly palaeontologist, and the men in her life come under suspicion....

The body of a smartly dressed businessman turns up in the yard of Eli Simpson's car workshop. But there's no ID in the pockets, and Eli swears he's never seen the man before....

Felicity Holland is missing. She left her handsome West London house to go to her weekly pottery class and didn't come back....

One lousy Monday, Jenna loses her job, her boyfriend, and her home....

The year is 1915, and the war is raging on.... The war was not 'over by Christmas' after all, and as 1915 begins, the Hunters begin to settle into wartime life....