This must have made for one hell of a eulogy. (Ottawa Herald 1906, via Newspapers.com)

Ada Lovelace and her mother Lady Byron popping up in the census of 1851, staying in Brighton 👀

Job titles: 'Countess' and 'Baroness' 💅

Sunday evening

But my favourite is the redoubtable Elizabeth, Lady Vaux who did business with Thomas Cromwell on behalf of her rather hopeless husband.
That is such a great side-eye and not in the final portrait. It’s why these snapshot drawings are just so wonderful. 3/3

This is an absolutely horrible thing to do to anybody sharing their expertise & passion to the world - especially one of the greats. No such thing as too much. Nobody should ever be less. Much solidarity with Janina and all women told to dim their light. Not on our watch ☀️

Ada Lovelace and her mother Lady Byron popping up in the census of 1851, staying in Brighton 👀

Job titles: 'Countess' and 'Baroness' 💅

A pleasant surprise from my publishers this morning - my backlist with shiny new covers.

There are also a few FREE tickets available for this celebration of all things Lord Byron on Weds 17 April 👀🤩

Just get in touch with the lovely Bee Rowlatt, who can hook you up - pls share!

Full lineup here: …hlibraryculturalevents.seetickets.com/event/the-byro…

(Reminded of time was in Ravenna for Byron conference, and very young daughter stomped around saying, 'Byron, Byron, Byron! Why is everything Byron!')

Yes, mother of computer programming. And a bit of tartan from his jacket?:

Spent a stirring afternoon in the presence of boxes of Byron and Byron adjacent belongings and memorabilia at the Gennadius Library ... could even in some cases carefully touch things. Here is an amazing eye drawn by his daughter Ada, when around 12?:

Get in touch with Bee Rowlatt to see if you can get your hands on FREE tickets to the British Library Byron All-Dayer starring Byronic luminaries from Andrew_Stauffer to Prof Diego Saglia (and me)! …hlibraryculturalevents.seetickets.com/event/the-byro…

CALLING ALL ROMANTICS & REVOLUTIONARIES...

Next Weds the British Library (home of a lock of Byron's hair) marks 200 years since the mad lord died:

❤️‍🔥the Byronic All-Dayer❤️‍🔥

Come & join some incredible speakers... #Byron
…hlibraryculturalevents.seetickets.com/event/the-byro…

Not posting much these days as f/t toddler shepherding & book writing is a handful 🤯

This photo, taken accidentally as I watched my daughter potter about on her first Easter egg hunt captures life atm - just love for my funny girl.

I promise I will get there, history folk 🤓

Byron to Augusta, 1820: How is all your rabbit-warren of a family? I gave you an account of mine by last letter - the Child Allegra is well—but the Monkey has got a cough - the tame Crow has lately suffered from the headache - and Fletcher has been bled for a Stitch.

Can't wait for this!

Had to come & pay homage to Doddington Hall in blossom 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Marie-Antoinette gets all the attention but this Madame de Pompadour gown is the true workhorse of 18th-century costume drama.