Cora Pearl - English Beauty of the Second Empire

Cora Pearl in a dress by Charles Worth In the glamorous, and brittle world of the Second Empire, no one glittered more among the demi-monde...

Scandalous Movie Review: Mary, Queen of Scots

(1971) Starring Vanessa Redgrave (Mary, Queen of Scots), Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Nigel Davenport (Bothwell), Timothy Dalton (Henry, ...

Scandalous Book Review: In the Shadow of the Lion

I recently received a copy of Ginger Garrett's new book In the Shadow of the Lion . I was a little trepidatious at first, I don't n...

Grace Kelly - America's Princess

She was the beautiful movie star loved by millions who gave up her career to become a Princess in the Wedding of the Century (until Lady Dia...

Scandalous Interview: Kris Waldherr, Author of Doomed Queens

I've been trying to be fiscally responsible by not buying new books, but I ended up in Barnes & Noble on my birthday where I found t...

Uber-Amazing Award

I'm not ashamed to say that I love winning awards! I'd like to thank the fabulous Lidian at the Virtual Dime Museum for giving me t...

The Woman Who Ran For President – The Scandalous Life of Victoria Woodhull

"If my political campaign for the Presidency is not successful, it will be educational!" Victoria Woodhull The election was one of...