Episodes

  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 8 - An Irish Adventurer

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 8 - An Irish Adventurer
    Jun 11 2026
    In which a small assemblage of Sir Piers Rookwood’s acquaintances gather in his favourite retirement chamber, sharing claret and pipe smoke as they reflect upon the late gentleman’s character and mysterious final moments. Amidst portraits of his forbears and his own hunting gear, they muse on his peculiar end, the shadow of past scandal, and the unsettled affairs that linger after his passing.
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    28 mins
  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 7 - The Return

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 7 - The Return
    Jun 10 2026
    In which the sombre preparations for a funeral at Rookwood Hall unfold amidst the sweltering August evening, with tenants and visitors gathering under a crimson sky while the expected sexton is conspicuously absent. A travel-worn young nobleman arrives in the garden, his noble countenance marked by exhaustion and inner turmoil, only to be startled by the unexpected appearance of Peter Bradley, whose reaction betrays a profound surprise.
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    6 mins
  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 6 - Sir Piers Rookwood

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 6 - Sir Piers Rookwood
    Jun 9 2026
    In which the sombre tale unfolds around the Rookwood family, revealing the unravelled fortunes and troubled spirits that shadow their once proud estate, with Sir Piers beset by domestic tyranny and dissoluteness. Amidst this gloom, young Ranulph Rookwood embarks on foreign travels, his promising nature a striking contrast to his lineage’s stained reputation and present woes.
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    8 mins
  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 5 - Sir Reginald Rookwood

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 5 - Sir Reginald Rookwood
    Jun 8 2026
    In which the sombre and proud lineage of the Rookwood family is unveiled, marked by a history of crime, tragedy, and relentless firmness that shields them from justice. Sir Reginald Rookwood’s turbulent life is depicted with intimate detail, from his romantic follies and deadly quarrels to the sorrowful fates of his wives and daughter, all shadowed by his unwavering loyalty to the Stuart cause.
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    18 mins
  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 4 - The Hall

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 4 - The Hall
    Jun 7 2026
    In which the venerable Rookwood Place is unveiled as a venerable and irregular manor house, rich in historic charm and English hospitality, standing amid withering gardens and ancient woodlands. Its architecture and grounds whisper of bygone eras and noble lineage, telling tales of ancestral care mingled with the melancholy of neglected beauty.
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    13 mins
  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 3 - The Park

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 3 - The Park
    Jun 6 2026
    In which the restless Luke escapes the constriction of ancestral bonds, seeking solace amid the moonlit splendours of Rookwood Park, only to stumble upon a furtive act of poaching that plunges him into a perilous pursuit. Through dogged cunning and fierce encounter with both nature’s fiercest hound and human adversaries, he contends with danger in a desperate flight for freedom beneath the watchful gaze of night.
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    28 mins
  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 2 - The Skeleton Hand

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 2 - The Skeleton Hand
    Jun 5 2026
    In which the grief-stricken Luke visits the church vault by night, discovering startling proofs of his mother's secret marriage and untimely demise, and contemplates the heavy legacy it entails. The sexton Peter imparts dark truths and ominous warnings, as the spectral atmosphere thickens with portent and mystery beneath the moonlit yew trees.
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    19 mins
  • Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 1 - The Vault

    Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 1 - The Vault
    Jun 4 2026
    In which two figures meet in the sepulchral vault of the ancient Rookwood mausoleum, where an aged sexton reveals to his troubled young companion a dark family legend entwined with a fatal omen emanating from a mysterious lime-tree that foretells the death of those bearing the Rookwood name. Amid whispered conversations and grim reflections on ancestral crimes and a mother's untimely fate, the solemn scene is deepened by the chilling presence of a preserved corpse, whose silent countenance strikes the son with a spectral reminder of past sorrows.
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    29 mins