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Elizabeth Wrottesley, second wife of the third Duke of Grafton

In researching  interesting characters for my forthcoming book: ‘ Sex Scandal and Satire – In bed with the Georgians’ I came across Augustus FitzRoy, third Duke of Grafton. He was mad about horses, in...

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Happy Birthday, Casanova!

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  visited Britain in 1763 and had some interesting things...

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A pick-up at the jelly-house…

In researching for my next book “In bed with the Georgians – Sex, Scandal and Satire” I came across a book by Richard King  which came out in 1771,  entitled ‘The New London Spy: or, A Twenty-Four...

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Happy Birthday, Dorothy Jordan: a much-ridiculed and long-suffering mistress.

I always feel sorry for Dorothy Jordan. I have blogged  about her before (here). She was an actress with a stunning pair of legs, who delighted audiences on the London stage. She was then induced to...

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