From Commoner to Royalty: The Story of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York

When Catherine Elizabeth Middleton walks down the aisle at Westminster Abbey and marries Prince William tomorrow, she will be the first non-...

First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Howell Davis

This past April marked the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. To mark the occasion, I will be writing a series of posts over t...

The Borgias: My Two Cents

Cast Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia / Pope Alexander VI François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia Joanne Whalley...

Scandalous Women welcomes Guest Blogger Kate Lord Brown

Scandalous Women is pleased welcome author Kate Lord Brown, whose new book The Beauty Chorus came out this month: Synopsis: New Year's E...

Scandalous Women in Fiction: TO BE QUEEN

Title: TO BE QUEEN Author:  Christy English Publisher:  NAL Pub Date:  April 5, 2011 From the back cover:  Taught by her father, the Duke of...

Poor Little Rich Girl: Alice de Janze

On March 25, 1927 a well-dressed couple boarded a train at the Gare du Nord. A shot was heard, followed immediately by another. When the con...

Book of the Month - Sisters of Fortune: The Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad

Sisters of Fortune:  The Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad Author:  Jehanne Wake Publisher: Simon & Schuster, April 1, 2011 From the Fron...