

The Square of Venus or “Shall I unpaid to Bed?”
An exploration of Covent Garden whores, then and now. By Angela Elliott Visit Covent Garden today and you are surrounded, not only by...


What happened when the old Covent Garden Theatre burned down?
Inside the old theatre - circa 1804 In 1808 the old Covent Garden Theatre burned to the ground. Although this is slightly outside the...


Shock Horror - Prostitute Kitty Ives in murder intrigue
READ HER EXCLUSIVE STORY - Chapter One of The Finish The Year of our Lord, 1769 In which I tell of a man’s death. In the dead of night...

A woman has three choices
Covent Garden, long a centre for hedonistic pleasure, is a dirty melting pot of whores and harridans, aristocrats and artisans, actors...