In this engrossing anthology, the first truly comprehensive study of women's letters, Olga Kenyon explores the tradition of female letter-writing from the twelfth century to the present day. więcej »

The lives and deaths of the Romanov family are redolent with colour and drama, but the personal life of the beautiful Tsarina Alexandra has remained enigmatic. więcej »

Lady Diana Spencer, of Althorp and London, tall and beautiful, a lover of music and the arts, treasured by every young aristocrat, earmarked for marriage to the Prince of Wales, haunted by the death of loved ones, and destined to die at a tragically early age. więcej »

The "Grand Quarrel" lasted from 1642 to 1660, saw two periods of open warfare, regicide and the abolition of Parliament, before Crown and Commons were eventually restored. więcej »

Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1735, the eldest child of the Duke of Marlborough. Carola Hicks provides an account of her life, which sheds light on artistic life in the 18th century and the consequences of transgressing social boundaries. więcej »

This wide-ranging selection of letters, written by women from every conceivable background - the big houses of the Anglo-Irish gentry, small farms scattered throughout the countryside, urban slums, middle-class houses in cities, and Irish emigrants abroad - offers us an insight into the reality of Irish women's lives through the centuries, from St Brigid who founded a monastery in the fifth century up to the late twentieth century. więcej »

In 1428 a young girl from a small French village approached the royal castle of Vaucouleurs with a now famous tale. więcej »

Beatrice was the last child born to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her father died when she was four and as Matthew Dennison relates Victoria came to depend on her youngest daughter absolutely, but she also demanded from her complete submission. więcej »