But the story of the "Queen's dwarf," Jeffrey Hudson, might be the most extraordinary and sad tale of all.

There’s a decent reason for writing about Behn and Berkeley together ... More words are spent on the deficient feminism of the 17th-century court – Harriet “was not so much objectified ...

The central hall of Raffaele Fabrizio’s 17th-century palazzo in Valmorea, Italy, a village near Lake Como, features trompe l’oeil windows and a vaulted ceiling with faux coffered panels.