I always feel sorry for Dorothea Jordan. I have blogged about her before (here). She was an actress with a stunning pair of legs, who… Read More »Another chance to wish ‘Happy Birthday’ to Dorothea Jordan: a much-ridiculed and long-suffering mistress.
In researching for my next book “In bed with the Georgians – Sex, Scandal and Satire” I came across a book by Richard King which… Read More »A pick-up at the jelly-house…
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born on 2 April 1725 in the Republic of Venice, and later went under the title of the ‘Chevalier de Seingalt.’He … Read More »Happy Birthday, Casanova!
In researching interesting characters for my forthcoming book: ‘ Sex Scandal and Satire – In bed with the Georgians’ I came across Augustus FitzRoy, third… Read More »Elizabeth Wrottesley, second wife of the third Duke of Grafton