Catherine Curzon

 I had a wonderful time chatting to the folks from History Hack about the mistresses of George I and II. From rumours of murder to ghostly r...

I'm so excited to announce my next book, Kings of 18th Century Great Britain , which has been commissioned by Pen and Sword, my wonder...

Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Ansbach, Holy Roman Empire, 1st March 1683 – London, England, 20th November 1737) ...

Princess Caroline of Great Britain (Caroline Elizabeth; Hanover, Germany, 10th June 1713 - London, England, 28th December 1757) Princes...

Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester (Mayfair, Middlesex, England, 29th May 1773 - Blackheath, Kent, England, 29th November 1844) Prin...

Princess Louisa of Great Britain (Louise Anne; London,  England,   19th March 1749 -  London,  England,   13th May 1768) Roll out the ...

Admiral John Byng (Southill, Bedfordshire,  England,   baptised 29th October 1704 – The Solent, England, 14th March 1757) Today I will sha...

Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (Gotha, Germany, 30th November 1719 - London, England, 8th February 1772) Augusta of Saxe-Goth...

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (Friedrich Ludwig; Hanover, Germany, 1st February 1707 – London, England, 31st March 1751)  Frederick,...

Princess Elizabeth Caroline (London, England, 10th January 1741 - Kew, Surrey,  England,   4th September 1759) Princess Elizabeth by Je...

Louise of Great Britain (London, England, 7th December 1724 - Copenhagen, Denmark, 19th December 1751) Queen Louise of Denmark in her Co...

Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (Hanover,  Germany,   2nd November 1709 – The Hague, The Netherlands, 12th January 1759)  A...

George II (George Augustus; Hanover, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg, Holy Roman Empire,  9th November 1683 – London, England, 25th October...

George Frideric Handel by Balthasar Denner, 1726-28  Not so long ago I told the tale of the premiere of the Water Music , which was wr...