Annabella Milbanke & Ada Byron - Surviving Lord Byron (1/2 Minisode)
It’s a story straight out of a romance novel - the intelligent and plucky heroine who captures the heart of the handsome, notorious rake. For Annabella Milbanke however, the romance story quickly turned sour. Her marriage to Regency Englands most celebrated - and notorious - bachelor was a disaster, except for one thing - her clever daughter, Ada. Both women were highly intelligent and independent, and both challenged the social norms of their restrictive society.
Sources/Further Reading
Brand, Emily: The Fall of the House of Byron
Pierson, Joan: The Real Lady Byron
Seymour, Miranda: In Byron’s Wake - The Turbulent Lives of Lord Byron’s wife and Daughter, Annabella Milbanke and Ada Lovelace
Wikipedia: Ada King, Countess of Lovelace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace)
Wikipedia: Lady Byron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byron)
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4 Oct 2026
Annabella Milbanke & Ada Byron - Surviving Lord Byron (1/2)
It’s a story straight out of a romance novel - the intelligent and plucky heroine who captures the heart of the handsome, notorious rake. For Annabella Milbanke however, the romance story quickly turned sour. Her marriage to Regency Englands most celebrated - and notorious - bachelor was a disaster, except for one thing - her clever daughter, Ada. Both women were highly intelligent and independent, and both challenged the social norms of their restrictive society.
Sources/Further Reading
Brand, Emily: The Fall of the House of Byron
Pierson, Joan: The Real Lady Byron
Seymour, Miranda: In Byron’s Wake - The Turbulent Lives of Lord Byron’s wife and Daughter, Annabella Milbanke and Ada Lovelace
Wikipedia: Ada King, Countess of Lovelace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace)
Wikipedia: Lady Byron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byron)
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20 Sept 2026
Livia Drusilla - The Perfect Roman Matron (Minisode)
Livia Drusilla was born in a republic and died at the head of an empire. She worked alongside her husband Octavian to establish the Roman Empire, and remained at the very centre of Roman politics for 50 years. Her children and grandchildren inherited the imperial throne, and her grandson deified her. Livia was an integral part of her husbands image - she gave him a connection to the most important Roman dynasties and helped create the image of the perfect Roman family.
Sources/Further Reading
Gillespie, Caitlin C: Livia - Mother of Rome
De La Bedoyere, Guy: Domina - The Women Who Made Imperial Rome
Gaughan, Judy: Livia Drusilla https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/livia-drusilla (https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/livia-drusilla)
Naples, Mary: Livia Drusilla - Mother of the Country or Evil Stepmother? https://femminaclassica.com/livia-drusilla-mother-of-the-country-or-evil-stepmother/ (https://femminaclassica.com/livia-drusilla-mother-of-the-country-or-evil-stepmother/)
Adler, Eric: Cassius Dio’s Livia and the Conspiracy of Cinna Magnus https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267193327_Cassius_Dio's_Livia_and_the_Conspiracy_of_Cinna_Magnus (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267193327_Cassius_Dio)
History and Archaeology Online: The Empress Livia https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com/the-empress-livia-/#google_vignette (https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com/the-empress-livia-/#google_vignette)
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