The Life And Times Of Kitty Wilkinson by Michael Kelly is, unfortunately, a book that is not widely available in paperback, but it is available on kindle. It’s very cheap, so I highly recommend buying it. As I prefer paperback, I borrowed it from my…
So far Sex and Sexuality in Georgian Britain by Mike Rendell* is my favourite book in this series. Not only he touches on aspects such as marriage and divorce, homosexuality, venereal diseases, but also on topics like rape. Only for that chapter the book is…
I got High Spirits by Kate Heard – The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson from Buckingham Palace, when I visited it in January. In that occasion I also got George IV by the same author. His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh said that ‘There…
George IV by Kate Heard (editor) is the companion catalogue for the Art & Spectacle special exhibition. I bought this beautifully illustrated hardback book that accompanies the George IV exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, back in January. I enjoyed the exhibition very…
Henrietta Howard: King’s Mistress, Queen’s Servant by Tracy Borman. I wanted to read this book after reading Courtiers. The Secret History of the Georgian Court by Lucy Worsley. Henrietta was born on 11 May 1689. I stopped reading the book and returned to it in…
I think everybody knows Lucy Worsley, at least everybody from the UK that has an interest in history. After watching many TV shows, I’ve decided to start reading her books. The first one I’ve picked from the library is Courtiers. The Secret History of the…