Piracy, pillage & plunder

IT was a fine, windy day in September, and Rosalind Aston had an odd feeling that she was in love. The emotion was new, and she could not be sure, but she luxuriated in it as she walked towards the ha

DEB LUCKETT set out their last meal in London on a polished table, with plates and shining glasses. There was a baked pie wafting steam into the air. “A pity we cannot entertain your Mr Crago in bette

They were sisters by blood – but a cruel betrayal would part them forever

After 15 years of playing Lady Mary, do ...

AJ West has had a varied career. He started out as a journalist before appearing on TV in the Big Brother house. Now he’s an author whose historical novels have won plaudits. His first book, The Spiri

A balletic counterpart to histories of royal women as whores or virgins