Set in rural Wiltshire in the late 16th century, the film tells the story of Miriam, a young peasant girl, whose parents have arranged her marriage to the older village weaver. Focuses on her dread at the prospect of marriage to a man she does not love.
A story about a young girl, Anne, growing up in Swindon just after the Second World War and how she faces the adult world, parental fighting and her father's death and the awakening of her own sexuality.
Nigerian Ola has a passion for English history, but her vision of England and the English gets a new perspective when she gets a casual job at the Tower of London, leaving her disillusioned.