My lovely bedroom, also known as the Azalea Room. One thing about the Astor Wing, the doors were really tricky. They were thick wood, like a...

All About Anne: Highlights of the 1st Anne Boleyn Experience
Last week, I had the joy of spending a week at Hever Castle for the first ever Anne Boleyn Experience. This amazing trip was put together by...

Jo Manning on Sophia Catherine Musters
Some final thoughts on Sir Joshua Reynolds’ favorite female sitters…and on Sir Joshua himself… as we come to the last of Reynolds’ sitters w...

Scandalous Women in Fiction: The Boleyn Wife by Brandy Purdy
The Boleyn Wife by Brandy Purdy (UK Title: The Tudor Wife by Emily Purdy) Publisher: Kensington (US)/Harper Collins (UK) From the back cove...

Great Kate: A Celebration of Katherine Hepburn
'I disobey rules that I happen to think are silly, but I obey rules that are absolutely necessary to maintain a civilized standard of be...

Scandalous Women on Film: Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) from the play by Maxwell Anderson A Hal Wallis Production directed by Charles Jarrett Starring: Anne Boley...

The Winner of Eleanor the Queen Giveaway
I'm happy to announce that the winner of the May Day Giveaway, a copy of Norah Lofts, ELEANOR THE QUEEN is Miss Kallie 2000 I will be em...

Author Faith L. Justice on Hypatia, Lady Philosopher of Alexandria
Hypatia as imagined by Raphael The most scandalous thing about the famous mathematician and philosopher Hypatia was her brutal murder at the...

May Day Giveaway: Norah Loft's Eleanor the Queen
Happy May everyone! This year seems to be going by so fast! I'm pleased to giveaway a copy of Norah Lofts ELEANOR THE QUEEN, thanks to t...