Miss Prue Abington - Daughter of a private soldier, Frances Barton's rise was via the theatre. She was famous for her beauty, but more famous for her wit and after a hiatus with the Irish theature scene was begged to come back to Drury Lane by David Garrick where she took up a long and popular run with the company.

Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire - The 'Madonna' of the 18th century, Georgina Spencer, later to became the Duchess of Devonshire in 1774. She ruled the English Whig political scene, but more importantly, she captured the hearts of the social and fashionable public. As leader in fashion for almost the entire middle Georgian period and despite her turbulent life, she is a testament to female power of the 18th century and their supremacy over the oppressed Victorian morals that followed her period.

Madame de Pompadour - Mademoiselle Poisson was a rags to riches story who became the mid 18th century's most powerful woman as the mistress of the French King. She was not only beautiful but a giant benefactor of the arts and mother to the famous Rococo style.

Mary Robinson "Peredita" - In 1776 Peredita (as the Prince of Wales dubbed her) first stepped on to the London stage in the role of Juliet. She was an instant hit and as part of the Devonshire circle, was a member of the ton. She toyed with the Prince of Wales like a cat when he fell in love with her and when he grew bored with her, she black mailed him. (and rightly so!)

Mrs. Sheridan - At the time of the 18th century she was more famous than her now remembered husband the playwright Richard Burnsley Sheridan. Elizabeth Linley as she was known was a singer of the highest repute.