Month: December 2021

Lady Craven 18th century travellers

Today’s Famous Birthday: 17 December – Elizabeth Craven 1750-1828)

Elizabeth Craven , the daughter of 4th Early of Berkeley was born on 17th December 1750 in London.  She was a writer, playwriter, probably best known for her travel letters A Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople (1789) and Letters from the Right Honorable Lady Craven, to his serene highness the margrave of Anspach, during