A proper gentlewoman in Victoria's realm is expected to be respectful, demure and dependent, qualities Kathryn Ardleigh--outspoken, free-thinking American abroad and pseudonymous author of sensational "penny-dreadfuls"--distinctly...
The ancient park surrounding what is now Blenheim Palace is said to be the place where Henry II carried on his liaison with Rosamund--who perished, many suspect, at the hands of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Now, as Charles and Kate Sheridan arrive in...