Siddal and Rossetti

Timeline of Elizabeth Siddal’s Life

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July 25, 1829 – Birth of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall (born at Charles Street, Hatton Garden) 1831 – Siddall family moves from Hatton Garden to Southwark (in South London) 1833 – Lizzie’s father, Charles, runs a business from his home at 8 Kent Place. This is the home they rented from James Greenacre, who would later … Read more

Interview with Lucinda Hawksley

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Lucinda Hawksley is a best-selling author, speaker, and the great-great-great- granddaughter of Charles Dickens. If you have not yet read her biography of Lizzie Siddal: Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel, I encourage you to do so. It is an interesting and well-researched narrative of Siddal’s life. She has also recently published a biography of Charles … Read more