England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate WilliamsMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Covering the late 18th to early 19th century there is a fascinating backdrop to a women that rose from penury and prostitution to be the toast of the world and the companion to elites to find being the mistress of Horatio Nelson Nelson and mother to his daughter Horatia only was the beginning of a frustrating slide to destitution after his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Against this backdrop is the reaches of the British Empire then, the rise of Napoleon, and the limitations and opportunities afforded a woman of pluck at that time.
Oh that Youtube had existed then so we could see her stunning, rapid transformations in the popular dramatic poses known as "attitudes"!
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