Penelope
I don’t know very much about her, except that she was very loved by practically everyone in England, and there were a million poems written about her. If I have a boyfriend, I’d never let him write a poem about me. Blech.
Brigitte
She never married and was bonkers for astronomy; she adopted her sister’s son, Richard, who later got killed at Waterloo.
Isabelle
That was Isabelle. She wrote many letters about the French Revolution and actually saw Marat’s dead body in the bathtub. Talk about gross!
Edward
He was a big explorer and went all over the world. He wasn’t very close with his son, who was also an explorer. They’d only see each other by chance in weird remote places like Samarkand or Walla Walla.
Cassandra
Cassandra was totally obsessed with lawn tennis and was one of the first people in England to have a court installed in her home. Hector was the first ball boy.
Sophia
She was a big collector of Impressionist artwork, but most of it was destroyed in a fire.
Arthur
He lived in the Wild West in the Americas and was a bandit with El Diablo’s gang!
Rachel
She died in France during the war. I guess she worked for the French resistance.
Alan
He was my grandfather but I didn’t know him because he died when I was little. I guess he was nice.
Leticia
Loves plants, hates noise. You can ask her about it. She’s usually in the conservatory with her plants.