Lady Derby: The Great Whore of Babylon - Jennifer Kewley Draskau
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 21/10/2020

A short conversation with Dr Jennifer Kewley Draskau about her latest book; a study of Lady Derby, famous in the Isle of Man for her role in the Civil War and her confrontation with Illiam Dhone.

Charlotte de la Tremoïlle, Lady Derby, has been immortalised by her admirers as the heroine of the siege of Lathom, and vilified by her enemies as the Wicked Woman of Babylon. In her book, 'Lady Derby: The Great Whore of Babylon,' Jennifer Kewley Draskau traces her ancestry, her extraordinary achievements during the English Civil War, and the relationship of her husband, James Stanely, Seventh Earl of Derby with his most prized possession, the Isle of Man, where he was known as Yn Stanlagh Mooar (The Great Stanley).

The book is now available, from all good Manx bookshops and various online outlets.
An hour-long lecture by Dr Jennifer Kewley Draskau on the subject of Lady Derby is available from UCM #UCMtalks: https://youtu.be/bUz6jRHey8I

This film was produced by Culture Vannin in 2020.
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