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• Jane Digby

  

  , Stieler, 1831. Photo: Schloss Nymphenburg.What a beauty. I had SUCH a girl crush on Jane Digby when I was a child, after reading about her life in a guide boo... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Elisabeth De Valois, Queen of Spain

  

  Élisabeth de Valois, de la Cruz, 1605. Photo: Prado, Madrid.I love this portrait, it’s so stately and yet melancholy at the same time, isn’t it. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Crown of Thistles

  

  Despite having made the point several times on this blog that I am not exactly a fan of Mary Queen of Scots, I have recently started to wonder if I am not in... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Hampton Court Sleepover – Georgian Frolics

  

  Long term readers of this blog may well recall my ENORMOUS over excitement about attending the Elizabethan themed Hampton Court Sleepover last September. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• March – My Month

  

  My amazing new Bloody Mary Metal sword earrings/graffiti in Bristol/poorly five year old/Viking exhibition preview.I can’t believe that March is already over –... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Mariana Victoria of Spain – Portrait of the Week

  

  Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain, Belle, c1725. Photo: Château de Versailles.Today, we’re going to take a step back to the eighteenth century and the awkward... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Caroline Bonaparte

  

  Murat, Wicar, 1809. Photo: National Gallery of Umbria, Perugia. Difficult and mean though Caroline may well have been, I absolutely adore this portrait. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• From Whitechapel

  

  There was a pain, a terrible empty, lonely ache of sorrow and loss, within my ribcage while my heart felt like it had turned to ashes. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Mabelle Gilman Corey

  

  I fell in love with this face about a week ago while hunting for something else completely on Google Images. Isn’t that always the way? Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Mystery of Princess Louise – Book Review

  

  Princess Louise, Graefle, 1864. Photo: Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014I often feel like Queen Victoria’s rather copious family is... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Princess Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk

  

  Mary Tudor, Queen of France, unknown artist. Photo: Musée Carnavalet, Paris.The thing about princesses is that they are rarely even nearly so beautiful as Disne... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Self Publishing – Three Years On…

  

  The Secret Diary of a Princess, my first ever book! It’s available for less than the price of a coffee from Amazon UK and Amazon US. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• A Poor Little Rich Girl – Louise Marie Adélaïde De Bourbon

  

  Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Vigée-Lebrun, c1788. Photo: Château de Versailles.Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon (known as Marie-Adélaïde) was born on the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• How to Be a Heroine

  

  This isn’t a review per se, but rather an exhortation to acquire and read this book, How To Be A Heroine as soon as possible as it is seriously ace and a... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

  

  , Tischbein, c1797. Photo: National Museums, Berlin.Long time, no see, my history loving amigos. I’ve been busy researching my novel about Sophie Scholl,... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Vikings – Life and Legend

  

  As I’m sure many of you are aware, the British Museum has a new major exhibition called Vikings: Life and Legend kicking off tomorrow. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Glorious Georges at the Historic Royal Palaces

  

  Say what you like about we Britishers, but we are incredibly fortunate when it comes to the amazing historic properties we have access to in our country –... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Caroline of Ansbach – Portrait of the Week

  

  Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, after Kneller, 1716. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.It seems very apt to be kicking off a new month and... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Elizabeth Taylor and La Peregrina Pearl

  

  My most favourite photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. I’m very proud of the fact that their second wedding took place on my first birthday.God,... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ripper Street is SAVED

  

  Good news everyone! If like me you’ve wondering how on earth you’re going to survive without a regular dose of Captain Jackson (cor blimey), DS Reid (did you... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY