It's the election of January 1835, and revolution is in theair in Halifax. Returned to Shibden Hall and determined to moveon from Mariana Lawton, Anne Lister throws herself intofurthering the Tory cause.With rumblings of discontent fromRadicals looking to dismantle the traditional seats of power,it's clear this won't be an easy win for Anne's party, but theviolence and lawlessness of how the election unfolds horrifieseveryone.Meanwhile, after a wall of silence from her sister,Ann Walker is stunned to learn that, at such a volatile time,the Sutherlands have ordered evictions on their sharedproperty. With this, and Anne Lister's refusal to keep a lowprofile, the couple are drawing dangerous attention tothemselves, and their relationship.
