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• Blood and Beauty

  

  On this day in 1493, the thirteen year old Lucrezia Borgia was married to her first husband Giovanni Sforza in an opulent wedding held within the precincts of... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dress of the Week – House of Worth 1902

  

  Evening gown, House of Worth, 1902. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.There’s no special significance to this week’s dress – it’s just really pretty... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Grand Duchess Tatiana

  

  Tsarina Alexandra, Olga and the baby Tatiana, 1897.‘Tsarskoe Selo, The second bright happy day in our family life: at 10.40 in the morning the Lord blessed us... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Writing Update – 9/6/13

  

  Christ Church, Spitalfields last weekend. Photo: Melanie Clegg.Ripper Book Progress, week ending 9th June 2013:Current word count – 47,473/90,000. Body count –... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Madame – Coming in 2014

  

  I’ve been completely BLOWN AWAY by how well Minette has done since it was released in April and so pleased and touched by how many of you have got in touch to... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Georgiana’s Wedding, 7th June 1774

  

  The Duchess of Devonshire, Gainsborough, 1787. Photo: Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth.On this day in 1774, her seventeenth birthday, the noted society beauty... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Summer is Coming!

  

  The Victoria Memorial statue outside Buckingham Palace. I’ve been wanting an excuse to use this picture for AGES and now, finally, I have it! Photo: Melanie... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Alix of Hesse, 6th of June 1872

  

  The Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia was born on this day, 6th June 1872 to Grand Duke Louis VI of Hesse and by the Rhine and his wife, Princess Alice, wh... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Portraits in Minette

  

  Henrietta Anne, Duchesse d’Orléans, Lely, c1662. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.As you may expect of an Art History graduate like myself, the pages... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Beauty Secrets of Marie Antoinette

  

  Marie Antoinette, Mosnier, 1775. Photo: Christie’s/Private Collection. At the end of her life as she waited for death in the Conciergerie, Marie Antoinette’s... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• This Week’s Dress – Wallis Simpson’s Wedding Dress

  

  Wallis Simpson’s wedding ensemble, 1937. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. As today marks the anniversary of Wallis Simpson’s wedding to Edward... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 LIFESTYLE

• From Whitechapel

  

  Tower Bridge.I’m afraid that there’s not a proper writing update this week as it was half term here so I got absolutely nothing done thanks to a combination of... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blood Sisters – Sarah Gristwood

  

  Elizabeth of York, Unknown Artist, c1500. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.It seems very fitting on this the anniversary of Margaret Beaufort’s birth an... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Boucher – Madame De Pompadour

  

  Madame de Pompadour, Boucher, 1759. Photo: Wallace Collection.As part of my mission to blog every day, I’ve decided to have a Portrait of the Week and what coul... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Grande Mademoiselle

  

  Anne Marie Louise de Montpensier, Elle, c1650. Photo: Galleria Sabauda, Torino.Although it was Charles II with whom I fell headlong in love with while writing... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 CULTURE

• Charles II – 29th May 1630

  

  Charles II in his Coronation robes, Wright, 1662. Photo: Historic Royal Palaces/Melanie Clegg.One of the best things about writing Minette was falling more... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• A Visit to Tyntesfield

  

  (‘TAKE A PHOTO OF ME IN THE JACK THE RIPPER HAT!’ I yelled at my poor husband, snatching the said hat off The Eight Year Old’s head as other parents stared at u... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week’s Dress – Vivid Magenta and an Attack of Mauve Measles

  

  Magenta dress, Madame Vignon, Paris, c1870. Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.Isn’t this the most fabulous dress? I just love its vibrant magenta colour... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 CULTURE, FASHION, HISTORY, LIFESTYLE

• Writing Update – 26/5/13

  

  Graffiti (now removed) on Artillery Lane, Spitalfields. Photo: Melanie Clegg. Ripper Book Progress, week ending 26th May 2013:Current word count – 40,000/90,000... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Writing Update – The Ripper Book

  

  The women of Whitechapel arming themselves against the Ripper. Nice work ladies. Photo: The Museum of London.I’ve been neglecting this blog a bit, haven’t I?... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE