From a dancing girl in a thieves' tavern, this enticing wanton rose to become the toast of pre-Victorian London. Clothed in gold, her radiant skin dusted with gold powder, she was known as the Golden Trollop to such figures as Beau Brummel, Lord Nelson, even the King himself. But whether she was tantalizing noblemen, playing hostess to the great or languishing in prison, the daring, ambitious courtesan behind the name remained a mystery to all but one man...
