Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her...

On a late 19th-century estate, a celebration of wine and beer leads to a scandalous encounter between a count's daughter and his footman. Can a servant support a noblewoman, who, without her father's money, is no more privileged than he?