This book is part of a series on historical female figures. It features the mistress of Lord Nelson, Emma Hamilton, born Amy Lyon to a blacksmith in Cheshire, England. She lived a colourful life, being mistress to a number of men. She married the uncle of one of her lovers, Sir William Hamilton and, after the two invited Lord Nelson to their country residence, she fell in love with the Admiral and they three lived together openly in a ménage à trois that captivated the public. After the death of one, then another of her partners, Emma ended her days in poverty.