It’s a story straight out of a romance novel - the intelligent and plucky heroine who captures the heart of the handsome, notorious rake. For Annabella Milbanke however, the romance story quickly turned sour. Her marriage to Regency Englands most celebrated - and notorious - bachelor was a disaster, except for one thing - her clever daughter, Ada. Both women were highly intelligent and independent, and both challenged the social norms of their restrictive society.
Sources/Further Reading
Brand, Emily: The Fall of the House of Byron
Pierson, Joan: The Real Lady Byron
Seymour, Miranda: In Byron’s Wake - The Turbulent Lives of Lord Byron’s wife and Daughter, Annabella Milbanke and Ada Lovelace
Wikipedia: Ada King, Countess of Lovelace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
Wikipedia: Lady Byron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byron
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