Quote of the day
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that 'the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.'
Lady Hester Stanhope
Born: 1776
Died: 1839 (aged 63)
Bio: Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope was a British socialite, adventurer and traveler. Her archaeological expedition to Ashkelon in 1815 is considered the first modern excavation in the history of Holy Land archeology.
Known for:
- Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope
- Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope