lola montez

When Jane Digby was born in 1807, child of privileged English aristocracy, nobody could have predicted the course her life would take. She was the daughter of Captain Henry Digby, a sailor from a line of sailors who had fought against the…

This is part 2 of our article about Lola Montez. To read part one, click here. To say that Lola was unpopular in Bavarian society would be putting it mildly. Her extravagant lifestyle and loose manner scandalised the court, as much…

In the 19th century, there were few women as notorious as Lola Montez. The exotic beauty wowed the courts of Europe, and counted both famous composers and rulers of nations among her conquests. With her famous “Spider Dance”, she…