Tag Archives: Mrs. Fitzherbert

flirt and skirt: fresh prince

Princes and their friends, after settling on a place like a cloud of butterflies, often gorge themselves on its nectar and then flutter away to stimulate their appetites in fresh pastures. This time, however, fate riveted the Prince to Brighton. … Continue reading

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dame of the rose

a rose by any other name. Never was fate so cruel to one so fair as to Princess Charlotte of Wales, whose face peers wistfully from the heart of this perfect rose. A drop of dew, perhaps a tear, falls … Continue reading

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REGAL MORTGAGE CRISIS: Princely Bling

This is the era of the Napoleonic Wars, of the Battle of Waterloo and the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Nelson. The waltz was a scandalous new dance craze, and stylish women cropped their hair … Continue reading

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DIDO FORSAKEN: Duties of the Ruling Class

Peter Barnes gained almost instant recognition, from relative obscurity with his play “The Ruling Class” in the late 1960′s.  The play came at the height of the 1960s counterculture movement, when the youth of the western world began to openly … Continue reading

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LOVE NEST: MAD ABOUT HER

The amorous, exuberant George IV, when still Prince Regent, began building a retreat to suit his own fancy. The result was Brighton Pavilion, perhaps the most exotic extravaganza to survive time’s decay. …. Lying in the very heart of Brighton, … Continue reading

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