Charles II “loved her more for her wit than the attractions of her person.”
Read MoreThe best plum in the pudding, though, was a marriage proposal.
Read MoreLondon was the syphilis capital of the world in the 16th and 17th centuries
Read More“the black smudge at 2 because 2 pm was the hour when the king’s head was chopped off”
Read More“from private information I have little doubt that his own family believed him to be the murderer”
Read MoreSex, birth, scandal and possibly death…
Read MoreToday’s the day – London’s gas lamps debuted on January 28th, 1807
Read MoreA bit of late Georgian strutting her stuff
Read More“Had to tap their many barrells [sic] of beer to fight the blaze…”
Read More“the children dancing to the music of the band”
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