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  1. Coming Home

    20/20A 17th century widow's lonely return and a sad goodbye to the Middle East.

  2. Unforgettable Days

    19/20From visions of Japanese cherry blossom to presentation at the Russian court.

  3. Dangers

    18/20Memories of revolution in Romania, kidnapping in Uruguay and assassination in Dublin.

  4. The Tripoli Plague

    17/20In the 1780s Miss Tully reports on the misery and the mourning as 35,000 are struck down.

  5. Hard Times

    16/20From putting on make-up in the dark to coping with snakebites.

  6. Living Without Children

    15/20Tragic tales of separation and loss in the lives of the diplomatic families.

  7. Family Life

    14/20Katie Hickman reveals how the diplomats' wives juggled official duties with home lives.

  8. Keeping Healthy

    13/20Katie Hickman reveals how the British diplomats' wives coped with medical matters abroad.

  9. Eating and Drinking

    12/20Katie Hickman reveals how foreign menus were a challenge for some diplomatic women.

  10. At Home Abroad

    11/20Katie Hickman tells how British diplomats' wives were advised to deal with their servants.

  11. Husbands and Wives

    10/20Looking at how the women would meet the needs of their partner and the Foreign Office.

  12. Painting on the Smiles

    9/20Katie Hickman reveals how being on show wasn't all fun for diplomatic women.

  13. Getting to Know the Country

    8/20How some diplomatic women relished their destination, but others weren't so keen.

  14. Playing by the Rules

    7/20From quarrelsome fundraising to being affable to bores.

  15. On Display

    6/20From Alexander the Third's coronation to encountering China's Dowager Empress.

  16. First Days

    5/20From official functions to social etiquette - tales from "the women of the embassies".

  17. Arrivals

    4/20Katie Hickman tells how diplomats' wives were welcomed to new homes.

  18. Adventures

    3/20Flirtatious games of musical chairs, sea-sickness and a tragic typhoon.

  19. Leaving Home

    2/20Vita Sackville-West's journey across Persia and Isabel Burton's encounter with cockroaches

  20. Introduction

    1/20Katie Hickman examines the lives of diplomats' wives through their letters and diaries.