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  1. Coming 蜜芽传媒

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

  2. Unforgettable Days

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

  3. Dangers

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

  4. The Tripoli Plague

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

  5. Hard Times

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

  6. Living Without Children

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

  7. Family Life

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

  8. Keeping Healthy

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

  9. Eating and Drinking

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

  10. At 蜜芽传媒 Abroad

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

  11. Husbands and Wives

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

  12. Painting on the Smiles

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

  13. Getting to Know the Country

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

  14. Playing by the Rules

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

  15. On Display

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

  16. First Days

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

  17. Arrivals

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

  18. Adventures

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

  19. Leaving 蜜芽传媒

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

  20. Introduction

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