Mar 215 minJohn Courtoy, hairdresser, investor, miser, and enigmaMr Courtoy, who died a few days ago, was a native of France, and, when young, served in the French army. He was by trade a hairdresser,...
Nov 16, 20232 minDido Elizabeth Belle - Etienne Daly's Decade of ResearchEtienne Daly has been researching the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle for a decade now. In that time, he has uncovered some fascinating...
Apr 13, 20238 minDido Elizabeth Belle: revealing her half-siblingsThis is an updated post of my original on a former blog. It reveals information about Dido Elizabeth Belle’s siblings, much of which was...
Jun 29, 20223 minA reimagining of Dido Elizabeth BelleDido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. Her mother was an African slave, Maria Bell, and her father a British aristocrat, Captain John...