Courting IndiaWhen Thomas Roe arrived in India in 1616 as James I's first ambassador to the Mughal Empire, the English barely had a toehold in the subcontinent. Their understanding of South Asian trade and India was sketchy at best, and, to the Mughals, they were minor players on a very large stage. Roe was representing a kingdom that was beset by financial woes and deeply conflicted about its identity as a unified 'Great Britain' under the Stuart monarchy.

Their fortunes turned in 1943

In her first collection

He knows better than most that this is no vulnerable old man

as well as the future for generations to come

He has his own reasons for wanting to investigate a murder case so far from his beat

inlet water

The victims have been savaged beyond recognition

Often in the shadows of his flashier teammates

Patrick and Sheila realised early enough that they could only bend so far before something snapped

harmony and connection

It is also a place where both countries display their nationalism: Saltires flying in the north

As his army marches towards a battle with the king I once adored