The Dead Sleuth Ancestral Researcher and Storyteller @deadsleuth.com · Jan 22

I) 'When we two parted. In silence and tears' - Lord Byron On this day in the year 1837, the inspiration for this beloved poem, The Lady Frances Webster-Wedderburn died at her home in London at the age of 42 after suffering much.

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The Dead Sleuth Ancestral Researcher and Storyteller · Jan 22

II) Admired by Byron and Wellington while ignored by her feckless spouse 'Bold Webster' - the 'fair, fickle and false' Lady F was also a victim of assault, libel AND kidnap! #DeadSleuth #RegencyRecondite #StillSleuthing 🔍