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• Princess Margaret

  

  , Countess of Snowdon. Photo: Corbis.Princess Margaret Rose was born at Glamis Castle in Scotland on this day, the 21st of August in 1930. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Portrait of the Week – Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

  

  Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Peake, c1606. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.This blog has developed a distinctly Stuart flavour over the last... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Mary Queen of Scots Bedchamber at Holyroodhouse

  

  Mary, Queen of Scots, Clouet. Photo: The Royal Collection.At nine o clock in the morning of the 19th of August 1561, two magnificent galleys, one white and one... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Mary Queen of Scots Exhibition

  

  Detail from the Blairs Memorial Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, early 17th century. Photo: Blairs Museum. This portrait is the first thing you see before you... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Business as Usual

  

  Some Lake District views. The scenery was awe inspiring.Hello there! I am now back from my hols and raring to go again! How have you all been? It feels like age... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Holiday Time!

  

  As I MAY have mentioned once or twice in the last week or so, we are heading off to our holiday in the Lake District tomorrow morning! Hurrah. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Fidelio and a Passion for Opera

  

  Maria Callas – my grandfather is a HUGE fan and I grew up with her arias playing pretty much constantly in the background.Whenever I write one of my self... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY, THEATRE & OPERA

• This Week

  

  My two stones award from Slimming World! My new GIN necklace from Tatty Devine. The perfect summer scent – Eau Moheli by Diptyche. The Cath Kidston Gromit. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Dress of the Week – Princess Diana’s Wedding Dress

  

  Seeing as today is the anniversary of THE Royal Wedding on the 29th July 1981, what could be a more fitting dress of the week than the fabulous gown worn by Lad... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, FASHION, HISTORY, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Portrait of the Week – Saint Just

  

  Louis Antoine de Saint Just, JL David, c1793. Photo: Private Collection.This week’s portrait of the week is this wonderful portrait of the noted Jacobin Louis... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Portrait of the Week – Daisy, Countess of Warwick

  

  Frances Evelyn ‘Daisy’ Greville, Countess of Warwick, Lafayette, 1897. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London. This week’s portrait of the week could easily b... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Summer Queen

  

  Although the Medieval era isn’t really my period, I must admit to always having had a more than sneaking fascination with Eleanor of Aquitaine, who acts as... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Other Royal Wedding of the 1980s

  

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  Posted on 23 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• My Week

  

  One of the animatronic dinosaurs at Bristol Zoo. A close encounter with a T-Rex. The 4YO pretending to be a turtle. A boy versus dinosaur stand off.Oh crikey,... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• A Masque at the Banqueting House

  

  Miniature portrait of Henrietta Maria in her costume for Tempes Restored which was performed at the Banqueting House in February 1632, Hoskins, 1632. Photo:... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The End of the Romanovs

  

  The Imperial Family, murdered on this day, 17th July 1918.*************‘Alexei took his first bath since Tobolsk; his knee is getting better, but he still canno... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Mistress of My Fate

  

  I’m a massive fan of eighteenth century novels – and by that I mean both books set in the eighteenth century and also written back then too. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Portrait of the Week

  

  The Ladies Waldegrave, Reynolds, 1780. Photo: Scottish National Gallery.This week’s Portrait of the Week is another favourite of mine – who doesn’t love the... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• What Would Courtney Love Do?

  

  I often feel like I was born with a wooden spoon in my mouth. Oh, that’s not to say that my upbringing wasn’t in some ways unusually privileged, no, but I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• My Week

  

  Crikey, the weather is definitely heating up here in Bristol and we’re planning to take full advantage of this by continuing with our daily walks and general... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, SELF EXPRESSION