Of all romances in miniature... perhaps this is the best shape in which Romance can appear...' ~ Lord Byron
At Home With Lord Byron…
Category: Byron – George Gordon Lord Noel Byron (1788-1824)
The Ghost of Piccadilly
Inspired by the life of this fabulous poet – the Ghost of Piccadilly is the story of a 12th scale historical house which has enjoyed world wide recognition. And a story FAR from over!
My Lady Brigante!
The Lady Brigante loves nothing more than shocking unsuspecting folk with the tale that she was abandoned at birth by gypsies and raised en famille with kindly mice in the crypt of an old church...
Dances with Bonfires!
In November 1812 and 207 years after Guy Fawkes had been denied his dream of a glorious Catholic emancipation, the disgruntled and disgraced "barrel of gunpowder" Lady Caroline Lamb was participating in her own unique celebration at Brocket Hall...
Standing Before the Giaour…
The astonishment expressed by Lady Caroline Lamb in October 1814 to the news that her beloved Byron had not only proposed to her cousin Annabella Milbanke but that she had accepted him. Given that Caroline had once promised to 'buy a pistol at Mantons & stand before the Giaour & his legal wife & shoot myself' upon hearing the rumour of Byron's betrothal in September 1814 - her reaction to this news was anticipated with some concern...
It’s Daggers at Dawn!
On the evening of Monday July 5 Lord Byron attended a 'Small Waltzing Party' at the home of Lady Heathcote despite his intense dislike for the 'fashionable Waltz' on account of his lameness AND for his disdain for anything remotely fashionable...
Lady Melbourne Braves Opinion!
"Lady Melbourne the best and kindest female I ever knew" ~ Lord Byron. Educated, attractive and with a talent for ambition Elizabeth Milbanke would soon move away from provincial Yorkshire and by 1769 had married Peniston Lamb, a wealthy, foolish and easy going lawyer and as she worked hard to advance the fortune and the prestige of her family, she would become became one of the most celebrated Society Hostesses on behalf of the Whig Party...
