Fern Riddell

A stunning new story of Queen Victoria's secret love for her servant John Brown, by the acclaimed historian Fern Riddell. 'So often I told him no one loved him more than I did ... and he answered, "Nor you than me. No-one loves you more" ...' From the moment John Brown arrived as a servant to Queen Victoria's household, he...

The NOT SO boring story of the queens and princesses who shattered royal conventions. Forget wilting wallflowers and doting daughters — these royal women rocked the world with their skills and smarts, saying a firm NO to social conventions. Think the past was only full of dull, uptight royals? Then strap right in for stories of wilful women who defied...

A stunning new story of Queen Victoria's secret love for her servant John Brown, by the acclaimed historian Fern Riddell. 'Weep with me for we all have lost the best, the truest heart that ever beat!' From the moment John Brown arrived as a servant to Queen Victoria's household, he became known across the land as her loyal companion, her...