Titles Titles Everywhere

Dear Amanda, WTF is a marquess and how is it different from a duke? That’s a question I’ve asked myself a few times over the years, as well as how many Dukes of Ashford could possibly exist in England in the 1810s (I’ve read 2 books in the past 2 months where there are different

The Average Age of Marriage

“Well, I have only one more season to go, then I’ll be twenty-three and a confirmed spinster.” Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night Dear Amanda, Have you ever talked to someone about ye olde days and they’re confident that women were treated like cattle? You know the responses – they’ll say women were universally