My History by Antonia Fraser – Book Review
Privilege is relative, isn’t it. As long as there is someone wealthier, smarter or better-off than you, then it’s hard to consider yourself privileged. Even when you most certainly are. English biographer Antonia Fraser DBE is something of a paragon. Her biographies are best sellers (Mary Queen of Scots) that get made into movies by…
Sidesaddle
Elizabeth Macarthur was a horsewoman. She wrote a letter describing riding through the bush on a three day trip to the Hawkesbury. Governor Macquarie wrote about encountering her on horseback. But that’s all I know. I can’t tell you if Elizabeth rode for pleasure, although her friend Betsy Marsden certainly did (Betsy’s husband wrote to…