Juana of Castile: Mad for Love or Political Pawn?

History has been written by men about men for centuries. So for writers of women’s history, one has to take the written record with a grain ...

The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie

On December 3, 1926 Agatha Christie disappeared from her home in Sunningdale, in Berkshire. Her car was found at eight o’clock on Saturday ...

Aristocrats: Ladies Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox

Ah, the BBC, nobody does it quite the way you do. For every piece of crap like the recent Merlin and the god-awful Robin Hood , they give u...

Scandalous Book Review: Cherie Blair's Speaking for Myself

Last November I had the chance to hear Cherie Blair (wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair) interviewed at the Times Center here ...

Coming soon to Scandalous Women: Author Susan Holloway Scott

On July 2 (take note of the new date), I will be posting an interview with Susan Holloway Scott, author of The French Mistress , a new histo...

Art Lover: The Life of Peggy Guggenheim

Peggy Guggenheim was an American art collector who was as well known for her private life as for her art collection. She was born on August...

Scandalous Movie Reviiew: Elizabeth The Golden Age

Cast Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I of England Clive Owen as Walter Raleigh Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham Abbie Cornish as Elizabe...