Penelope Singh articles

Edward VII Facts

Edward VII Was England's Most Debaucherous King

In public, the Victorians were some of the stuffiest, snobbiest, most repressed people in history. Behind closed doors, it was a different story. In private, Victorian England was rife with drink, debauchery, and scandal—and no one did it better than Queen Victoria's infamous son, King Edward VII.
July 29, 2024 Penelope Singh
Sarah Forbes Bonetta Facts

The Stolen Princess In Queen Victoria’s Court

Strong, intelligent, and best known as Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta led an extraordinary life. Her experiences, however, were far from idyllic. Born an African princess and captured as a slave, she was later raised as the queen’s ward in English high society. But if her time in England revealed anything, it’s that any cage, no matter how gilded, is still just a cage.
July 29, 2024 Penelope Singh
baroness nica rothschild

The Wild Baroness Rothschild

After hearing a singular piece of music, Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter, daughter of the Rothschild dynasty, abandoned her gilded cage and basically left her husband behind to become a patron saint to the High Priest of Jazz, Thelonious Monk, and a muse to countless other musicians.
July 29, 2024 Penelope Singh
Portrait of Lavinia Warren

The Extraordinary Story Of Lavinia Warren

Lavinia Warren was the 19th-century proportional little person who lived largely—and very lavishly. Despite being small in stature, she was huge in stardom. From her humble beginnings as a school teacher to her worldwide fame as one-half of a petite power couple, Warren did it all.
July 22, 2024 Penelope Singh
Edward VIII Facts

Edward VIII's Reign Was Short, Brutal, And Full Of Secrets

He was born into royal privilege, yet King Edward VIII’s reign ended in absolute infamy.
July 22, 2024 Penelope Singh
The Twisted Tale Of China's Last Consort

The Twisted Tale Of China's Last Consort

When Wenxiu married Emperor Puyi of China and became his Imperial Consort, she likely imagined a life filled with luxury. Instead, she got tragedy.
July 11, 2024 Penelope Singh
Prince Philip's Hidden Life

Prince Philip's Hidden Life

Prince Philip wasn't just the longest sitting Prince Consort in British history, he had a lifetime full of more intrigue than most people can even imagine.
July 11, 2024 Penelope Singh


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