Historical personages, from the Prince of Wales
and his mistress Lady Jersey
downwards, do appear in this book. It ends on the death of Charles James Fox
, apostrophised as one of the great and...
Travel
Anne Plumptre
Taking advantage of the new freedom of English people to visit post-Revolutionary France, she joined forces with John
and Amelia Opie
to travel first to Paris. She stayed there for eight months (not enough...
Wealth and Poverty
Mary Robinson
At the time that the prince approached MR
(with large money offers as well as emotional declarations) she was £7,000 in debt.
Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993.
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After they split up, it took two years of wrangling for...