The Secrets of Eaton Square: Sex, Scandal, and Infamy on the Road to Buckingham Palace

by Alexander Larman

Windsor biographer Alexander Larman takes you behind the doors of Eaton Square, London’s most sought-after address.

In the classic PBS series Upstairs, Downstairs, the aristocratic Bellamy family lived at the fictitious 165 Eaton Place, a grand home in one of London’s most beautiful garden squares just minutes from Buckingham Palace. But, what really goes on behind the beautiful, polished doors of one of London’s most sought-after addresses?

In The Secrets of Eaton Sex, Scandal and Infamy on the Road to Buckingham Palace, Alexander Larman opens those doors wide to the scandalous social and political history of Eaton Square that begins in the eighteenth century and runs right up until today. With a cast of characters that includes everyone from Neville Chamberlain, Joachim von Ribbentrop (the lover of Wallis Simpson), Diana Mitford, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Thatcher, and even James Bond, Larman’s book brings Eaton Square alive.

The list of luminaries and the powerful who lived on the square goes on and on today, from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Saatchi to today’s parade of Russian oligarchs whose money has given the area a new “Red Square.” No matter what it is called, Eaton Square remains an iconic byword for moneyed luxury and glamorous discretion that, at times, is the playground of off-duty royals. Let Alexander Larman unlock the doors of Eaton Square for you. He has all the keys…

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Historical

320 pages, Hardcover

Published June 2, 2026

About the author

Alexander Larman is an author, historian and journalist. After reading English at Oxford, from where he graduated with a First, he ghost-wrote and edited various memoirs and biographies, including the late artist and flâneur Sebastian Horsley’s Dandy In The Underworld. His involvement with the book led Horsley to say ‘there is no man in London more capable of genius – or a flop – than Alexander Larman’.

He began his own writing career with Blazing Star (Head of Zeus, 2014), a biography of the 17th century poet and libertine Lord Rochester, and followed this with Restoration (Head of Zeus, 2016) a social history of the year 1666, and Byron’s Women (Head of Zeus, 2016), an ‘anti-biography’ of the poet Lord Byron and the significant women in his life. His next book, The Crown in Crisis (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020) was a revisionist history of the abdication saga. It was selected by the Times, Daily Mail and Daily Express as one of their best books of the year and led to significant international media coverage of the new revelations about the event.

As a journalist, Larman regularly contributes to titles including The Observer, The Critic, the Daily Telegraph, The Spectator and The Chap, for which he serves as literary editor. He lives in Oxford with his wife and daughter.

Reviews

[Zzzannie · Rating 2.25 out of 5]

Thank you Goodreads and St.Martin’s Press for the ARC.

I was so intrigued by this book, but I can see now that I was not the target audience.

While it is well written and full of facts, the non-Europeen (non-British potentially) reader will - IMHO - have a hard time connecting with the characters. Plus the references are clearly for Baby boomers and olders.

If you are passionate about British history and pop culture from the 1940’s to the 1970’s this book may be for you.

[Jacklyn B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit, I had never heard of Eaton Square before but the author does a great job explaining the address and covering the history of the area. This book is very well researched and in addition to the more scandalous stories, there is a lot of history included in the book, which I enjoyed.

The author takes us through the years and some of the more famous residents of Eaton Square. As a non-Brit I wasn’t as familiar with some of the people but I found the stories easy to follow along - while the history takes center stage there are some great moments of scandal and gossip too!

[William de_Rham · Rating 4 out of 5]

St. Martin’s Press invited me to read an advance copy of “The Secrets of Eaton Square: Sex, Scandal and Infamy on the Road to Buckingham Palace.” I knew nothing about Eaton Square, but on the basis of the title I decided to give it a try. I’m glad I did. It’s a meticulously researched and well-written non-fiction piece describing some of the famous and fascinating people who’ve lived there.

First, what is Eaton Square? A collection of town homes bordering a small, fenced park in the heart of London very near Buckingham Palace. Today, it is amongst the most storied and expensive places to live in that city. A home there can cost as much as £17 million. (It is also where the fictional TV series “Upstairs, Downstairs” is set.)

Author Alexander Larman begins with a description of how Eaton Square came to be—how a 19-acre section of marshland owned by the wealthy and powerful Grosvenor family and known as the Five Fields (once a haven for all manner of criminals, and the launch site for Britain’s first hot-air balloon attempt) was developed by the family and master builder Thomas Cubitt into a collection of homes that would become one of London’s most fashionable addresses.

Mr. Larman then examines the famous and infamous people who lived there, or very nearby, including:

playwright W.S. Gilbert (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame);

politician Sir Oswald Mosely, head of the British Union of Fascists:

socialite and fascist Diana Mitford (who married Oswald Mosely at the home of Joseph Goebbels with Adolph Hitler in attendence);

British Prime Ministers Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain;

Joachim Von Ribbentrop (German ambassador to Britain, and then Foreign Minister, and then hanged at Nurenberg);

actors Rex Harrison (of “My Fair Lady”) and Vivian Leigh (of “Gone with the Wind”) and her husband Sir Laurence Olivier;

authors Raymond Chandler (“The Big Sleep”) and Ian Fleming (creator of “James Bond”).

Discussing these individuals, and others, Larman covers a wide range of topics including the 19th century slave trade and its abolition, significant antiquities collections, English colonization of various parts of the world, social reforms in Britain, British politics in the 1930’s, relations between Ambassador Von Ribbentrop and King Edward VII and Wallace Simpson, whether James Bond ever lived at Eaton Square, the friendship between Raymond Chandler and Ian Fleming, and much, much more.

Mr. Larman’s writes exceedingly well. Maintaining a decidedly British voice throughout, his prose is often witty and/or charming. Any reader hoping to improve his or her vocabulary will not be disappointed. I found myself regularly consulting my Kindle’s dictionary.

All in all, an enjoyable reading experience for anyone interested in London and some of its famous residents during the late 19th and 20th centuries.

My thanks to NetGalley, author Alexander Larman, and publisher St. Martin’s Press for providing me with a complimentary electronic ARC. All of the foregoing is my honest, independent opinion.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book because it provided a new (to me) way of looking at history. It centered on the location of Eaton Square and examined addresses along the square that have housed people of particular interest due to the impact they had on history.

By examining the people based on the location where they live, Larman was able to ground each of the people that he examined throughout the book, because it made them inherently more relatable. After all, you can visualize them at home, one of the most intimate spaces for a person.

My favorite mention was Vivien Leigh and Diana Mitford. Although it covers a range of people who had influences on the British political landscape, the stories of the women, including Leigh and Mitford, were the most captivating. I will say that it seemed less focused on the more "downstairs" individuals living in these locations than the "upstairs" persons, but the glimpses of these individals was also interesting to learn about.

One thing I struggled with in this book was Larman's writing style. When he was focused on the life of the person he was writing about in the chapter, he tended to stay focused, but there would come times when it felt like he was name-dropping someone who the focus of the chapter knew or had stayed at Eaton Square once, and would stray from the original storyline. Additionally, Larman's work was highly referential. I'm all for bringing attention to your work, but there were whole chapters that Laraman would start where he was talking about his other work. It seemed unnecessary and often unrelated.

Overall, this is a fun peek behind the curtain on the lives of some of the people who have lived in Eaton Square. However, the book tends to draw outward, focusing less on Eaton Square itself and providing more biographical glimpses of the people who lived there. If you are looking for a book specifically looking at life in the square, this might not be the book for you, but if you are interested in an enclave of lives that were separated by time rather than space, this is a fun read.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

CONTENT WARNINGS
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Classism
Moderate: War

[Yvonne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eaton Square may be the London residence of the fictional Bellamy family and their staff in the hugely popular TV series Upstairs, Downstairs, but sometimes reality is very much stranger than fiction. This book is an account of the building of the real Eaton Square in the early 19th century and descriptions of some of its most celebrated and notorious residents, including aristocrats, politicians, writers, and actors. Anyone interested in the history of London and glimpses into the lifestyles of the rich and famous residents of one of London's poshest addresses would love the book, but, apart from the first couple of chapters, Eaton Square itself doesn't feature as much as you might expect.

The chapters are arranged chronologically and cover such a wide range of individuals that readers will probably not be familiar with all of them, especially the earliest (mostly aristocrats and philanthropists). But W. S. Gilbert (the librettist half of the Gilbert and Sullivan partnership) shows up in chapter 4, followed by Diana Mitford (the most notorious of the Mitford sisters, a fascist who was the mistress and then wife of the British Union of Fascists leader Oswald Mosely) in chapter 5. Other notable figures include Neville Chamberlain, Rex Harrison, Vivien Leigh, Ian Fleming, Terence Rattigan, and the mysterious Lord Lucan (who disappeared after his wife was attacked and her children's nanny killed in her home), who lived in Eaton Square as a child.

There's a useful bibliography and plenty of notes for readers wanting more details about the square and its more colourful residents. This is a great book for lovers of London history who want to be informed and entertained.

I think the subtitle - Sex, Scandal, and Infamy on the Road to Buckingham Palace - is a bit misleading. The lives of some of the residents certainly didn't lack sex, scandal, and infamy, but the only real connection to Buckingham Palace (apart from the fact that the builder, Thomas Cubitt, was an ancestor of Queen Camilla) is physical proximity, since the square is right behind the palace. The palace itself really doesn't feature in the book.

With thanks to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for a prepublication ebook.

[Nancy L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was clearly a beautifully-researched book which will teach the reader many interesting facts about the historic Eaton Square, including its construction and famous/infamous residents. Early on we are introduced to something I had never heard about, I.e.; the wealth of upper-class British in the early 1800’s often largely deriving from their land and slaves in the West Indies. Nor had I ever learned previously that although the Slave Trade Act prohibited the practice, the Slave Compensation Act of 1837 meant that slave owners had to be “compensated, and handsomely,” financially, as property owners of slaves.

The book covers in great, occasionally exhaustive, detail the many prominent names connected with Eaton Square including Lord Byron, author Henry James, and later, Joachim von Ribbentrop, a wine salesman close to Hitler who became German ambassador to Britain. He was especially close to Hitler but probably did not give accurate representation of British Government attitudes towards his regime in advance of WWII.
Mitford family members Diana Nancy and Unity and their German regime relationships were also covered and we’re very interesting. Later residents included Rex Harrison and actress Vivian Leigh; her successes and the story of her romance with Laurence Olivier as well as its demise is told. Another interesting story was how Eaton resident and American author Ray Chandler mentored and reviewed books by author Ian Fleming, who lived nearby;

There were so many fascinating stories of Eaton Square throughout its history told in this work, though I admit it was heavy going for me in many spots where the detail was just excessive to hold my interest. It was a well-written and researched tome, and my thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance reader copy of The Secrets of Eaton Square. All opinions and comments are my own.

That an address obtains celebrity status by virtue of its inhabitants is a phenomenon through history. Author Alexander Larman, author of The Windsors at War, Byron’s Women and other biographical studies examines this singularity within London’s Eaton Square to remind readers of the powerful people, both famous and infamous, who have dwelt in the fashionable terraced addresses therein.

From the origins of the square’s enterprising builder to the dazzling residents who graced media’s every gossip outlet, this entertaining history of a score and more of Eaton Square and its residents is entertaining and enlightening. From the decidedly notorious Robert Boothby to the “never seen again” accused murderer John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, the addresses of Eaton Square have seen their share of infamous goings-on as well as the heights of celebrity status (Vivien Leigh was a resident for a time). Author Larman sails through the chapters (named for various addresses) with wit and plenty of information, tempting readers on every page. From Neville Chamberlain to Andrew Lloyd Weber, there’s something for everyone behind the gracious Corinthian columns, Doric porches, and spearhead area railings, in The Secrets of Eaton Square.

[Toni Osborne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sex, Scandal on the Road to Buckingham Palace

This book is an exploration of the history of London’s most sought-after address revealing live of notable figures from the past and present, including royals and political leaders….

Juicy London gossip, social insight fulling tabloids and a delicious romp through British history combining historical accounts with scandalous tidbits. Eaton Square is the largest residential garden square in London located in London’s Belgravia district and is one of the most expensive places to live.

My thoughts will be short and sweet.

For those interested in London’s history ranging from the 1600s to present time written in a clear language, this book could be incredibly interesting. For those like myself a North American (Canadian) not so much. Most people mentioned I had no idea who they were and cared even less.

I struggled with this book and the style. It seemed at times the author was losing focus and babbled (he wasn’t really), eventually I had to drop this and close the book.

Although, if you are an historian or a British aficionado looking for a fun glimpse of people who live in Eaton Square, this book may be for you.

I sadly join those who said that they were not the target audience for this book.

I’d like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for granting me access to this ARC.

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this fascinating new book from Alexander Larman, he explores the scandalous social and political history of the families of Eaton Square from the eighteenth century to the present day. With a cast of characters ranging from James Bond, Vivien Leigh, and Andrew Lloyd Webber to Neville Chamberlain, Diana Mitford, and Margaret Thatcher, the book covers a wide swath of lives and experiences all coated with luxury and discretion that makes the square so iconic and infamous. Delving into the lives of its residents and how they changed Eaton Square and the country, Larman’s incredibly researched book offers a fascinating insight into a small corner of London and the wild times it witnessed. Packed with fascinating details and stories from Eaton Square, readers will love the depth of detail and research Larman puts into this book from such a broad historical period. The mix of quotes and documents, as well as the specific location, makes this a fascinating and unique collection of biographies and narratives that might not have been put in the same book. Incredibly informative and absolutely immersive, history readers will love this fascinating look into the glamorously scandalous lives of London’s upper echelon and the history of Eaton Square.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the advance copy.

[Janine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful and delicious romp through British history combining historical accounts with scandalous tidbits surrounding one of the most expensive places to live in London (as of 2016): Eaton Square. It's the largest residential garden square in London located in London's Belgravia district.

The book covers the development of area including the first block laid out by Thomas Cubitt in the early 19th C. It also includes a broad swathe of British history, social insight and political history. There's lot of name-dropping: the Mitford sisters, the fascist Mosley, married to Diana Mitford and the intriguing mystery of Lord Lucan to mention the ones that most interested me. The author gives us history ranging from the 1600s to present time written in clear language and historically accurate. The political and social history of this part of London is incredibly interesting.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It has the right amount of honesty blended with delightful side stories filled with humor and can I say snark. I plan to buy and reread. It’s that good.

I’d like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for granting me access to this ARC.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What marks Easton Square out as distinctive and interesting, rather than just another expensive playground for the super wealthy, is the richness and variety of its historical associations. from The Secrets of Eaton Square by Alexander Larman

The exclusive row of houses on Eaton Square in London, England was built on marsh land. Over the centuries it was the site of a murder, the launch ,pad of an early hot air balloon, and saw the construction of exclusive homes housing occupied by the wealthy, politicians, writers, and composers, movie stars, fascist sympathizers, and even Russian oligarchs. In fiction, James Bond lived at Easton Square, and Upstairs Downstairs’ locale was based on it.

In The Secrets of Eaton Square, Alexander Larman investigates the most interesting residents. As both mini-biographies and a wide ranging history, the book is always captivating, informative, and lusciously gossipy.

Some of the residents that most captivated me included William Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan, Vivian Leigh and Rex Harrison, Diana Mitford, and Raymond Chandler and Ian Fleming.

A delightful read.

Thanks to St. Martin’s Press for a free book through NetGalley.

[Anne Morgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

The idea of this book intrigued me- exploring the history of a neighborhood, who has lived there, and maybe how it developed. The execution, for me, left me feeling like I was slogging through increasingly disjointed and less interesting stories the more modern they became.

Each chapter covers a different time period and a few of the people living in the Square in that period. It becomes short biographies of the individuals and how they connected, and after about the first chapter the only thing any of it has to do with the Square is use it as a touch point to connect to more people and jump off on new biographies. I found the beginning interesting, why the Square was built, who built it, how it all came about. Why politicians seemed to congregate there. After that I found it pretty hit or miss. Some interesting factoids, but the chapters got longer as the book went, and the people less interesting.

Keeping things shorter and maybe more focused might have helped keep my interest. I'm a big British history person, but this one just didn't do it for me.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

[Susan Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meticulously researched and fascinating, this book looks back at the often scandalous, always extravagant and frequently outrageous history of this iconic piece of London. It has been the setting of books and films but it is the real people who lived there who offer up existences that very few of us could ever imagine.

The book is acerbic and sometimes bitchy but that makes it all the more fun to read. From the wealthiest of the wealthy to politicians and titans of industry to stars of stage and screen, you will find the book swarming with tales of their deeds and misadventures. The author even corrects any mistaken idea that certain things happened or people lived in Eaton Square. After reading this book, there is no need to embellish. It is all quite here and then some. There were times when it felt like the narrative bogged down a bit but this is a book in which the reader can skip forward at any time. It could be great for those who like books where they can nip in, read a few chapters and then come back days or even weeks later.

Four purrs and two paws up.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you @stmartinspress and @alexlarman for my complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

SUMMARY: A scandalous social history of London’s elite Eaton Square, revealing stories of aristocrats, politicians, and celebrities from the 18th century to modern Russian dignitaries.

MY THOUGHTS: Unfortunately, I really struggled to get into this book. I expected it to reveal plenty of scandalous secrets involving members of the royal family and aristocracy—people I had heard of—but I was unfamiliar with most of the individuals discussed. The few names I did recognize were usually only mentioned in connection with owning a particular property, without any truly scandalous stories attached to them.

I found the book rather boring, and the author inserted himself into the narrative far more than I would have liked. I think I would have enjoyed it much more if I had been familiar with more of the people featured.

[Gail Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alexander Larman has written a detailed book about a place, Eaton Square, the posh neighborhood near Buckingham Palace. He begins with its building in the 1800’s and then goes into the various inhabitants, famous and infamous. Larman had a rich bevy of people to write about, from wealthy politicians to writers, actors, prime ministers, and murderers. It is even the home of James Bond and was the setting for the television drama “Upstairs, Downstairs.”
Overall, it is an engaging book, well researched, a little gossipy, sometimes scandalous and always an eye-opening insight into the rich and famous. Some of the politicians of yore were unknown to me, thus that part held less interest.
My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy of this book. My opinions are my own.

[Lindsay pinkcowlandreads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Author Alexander Larman travels back in time to detail the salacious history of Eaton Square in London.

From its non-auspicious beginnings to its peak of popularity, to the present iconic status, Larman tells the story of its construction and the ups and downs of the local residence through time.

For such a famous location, it was neat to see how the square came about and get some gossip worthy stories about its infamous and salacious residents. I liked the idea in the premise of this book, but I found that the material was not as fascinating and attention, grabbing as I had hoped.

The narrator Julian Elfer did a good job with his narration and providing appropriate emphasis and drama to the reading. I found his voice to be a good fit for the subject, and to be very easy to listen to. I enjoyed his narration and found that his reading definitely added to the material.

This is a review of the audiobook.

[Judy Odom · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Secrets Of Eaton Sqaure is an intriguing and informative and well researched book

It tells the story from when it was built in the 19th century to present day and what a fascinating story it is and to this day it is one of expensive places to live and it located in close proximity to Buckingham Palace.

You will meet some of the most famous and infamous people who lived there and get caught up in their stories.

Alexander Larman writes so well ( and with the British humour) that I felt I was there on tour at Eaton Place.

This was my first but not my last book by this author as I was captivated from beginning to end.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the privilege of reading and reviewing The Secrets of Eaton Square.

[Connie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book starts out with the history of the area that is now Eaton Square. An architect is hired to create homes in this area and how great a job he did. It then goes on to tell stories of different well-known people who have inhabited these homes over the years. I can certainly appreciate the depth of research the author had to do to write this tome and I applaud him for that. I’m not sure what I expected in this book, but this certainly wasn’t it, especially with the mention of Upstairs, Downstairs, which this book didn’t compare to in any way. However, I am sure there will be many people who will find this educational reading.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

[Art]

This was a fairly enjoyable and interesting read. In spite of it being a nonfiction work, I found the book amusing because of the author's irreverent storytelling. Despite knowing almost noting about the subject matter and being unfamiliar with this author, the book struck me as being witty and informative. It had me laughing at various points, especially about scandalous goings on at various points in London's history.

I particularly appreciated the many sources cited in the back of my evaluation copy.

I am grateful to Goodreads and to the author for receiving this book for review purposes. Peace be with you. :-)

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alexander Larmen provides an in depth exploration of the secrets of one of the most coveted address in London, Eaton Square.

This was a thoroughly researched, well written, and unique biography of a place rather than a person. But without the first hand knowledge of British culture and geography, I failed to connect with the subject and found myself skipping through a lot of the detail. This might be a perfect read for those interested in London’s history or personally familiar with Eaton Square.

[Dawn Michelle]

11.1.2026
DNF@10%
Kindle/NetGalley [NLO]
Scribd Audiobook
Nonfiction/History

I have loved previous books by this author, and was really looking forward to reading this new book by him.
Unfortunately, this just didn't work for me [I found it dry, dull, boring and tedious], and even though I have had to DNF.
I am really disappointed.

I was invited to read/review this by the publisher [St. Martin's Press] and I thank them, Alexander Larman, and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alexander Larman's non-fiction history book Secrets of Eaton Square captures sensational stories about one of London's most famous neighborhoods. While the idea seems promising, the execution falls short of earlier, more engaging publications by the author. The book is inflated by a lot of quotes that often distract the reader. The tales are sometimes antiquated and inaccessible for an audience not well-versed in British history and lore. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley.

[Monica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really thought I would enjoy this book more than I actually did. I was expecting more of a true crime book, but instead got a history of Eaton Square. I think if I was British, I probably would have enjoyed it more. As an American, I couldn't visualize the places that were talked about.

Thanks to Netgalley, Saint Martin Press, and Larman for the E-book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

#Netgalley #SaintMartinPress #AlexanderLarman #TheSecretsofEatonSquare

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was not for me. It was a skimmer and I found it neither scandalous nor infamous. I am not a fan of short stories and that was all this was, quick mini-biographies of famous people randomly connected because they at one time lived at Eaton Square. I also found the author's self-promotion off putting as he frequently spoke of his work on other books that he has written which were often not relevant to Eaton Square. Not my favorite.

[Diana Cheal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure what I thought. I felt like it was going to be more about the square, events that happened there, the history of it, and it started off in that way. However it ended up more biographies of people who lived in Eaton Square. He, of course, manages to wangle in his hatred of the Duke of Windsor and also Prince Harry, neither of whom lived there. Some interesting parts like the chapter on Lord Lucan, and some good research done, but not the book I thought it would be.

[Rosemary · Rating 5 out of 5]

A detailed nonfiction book about one of the most famous, wealthy and influential neighborhoods in London. While I did not recognize all the people who were residents of Eaton Square, their stories were interesting and well told. Thanks to #NetGalley and #TheSecretsOfEatonSquare for advanced digital copy.

[Baiba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thankful for the opportunity to get my hands on this before official sale. The book is well researched, explains the history and sets the scene for exploring the secrets of one of the most scandalous London addresses ever. If you're into modern history with a side of juicy stories, it's a great read.

[Mrs. Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was great fun. It was gossipy but also filled with information on one of the most historic places in England. For anyone who likes reading about British history and high society and, as the title suggests, scandal, this is for you! Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!

[Clara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be very (rightfully) targeted towards our lovely British readers, or people who are enmeshed in British history. I'm not so much, mostly because it's not my main interest with history, but I found it very intriguing nonetheless.

[Kidlitter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for the London buffs - the people in Eaton Square are not the most admirable lot but the history of the place is well done. Gossipy in places, it certainly shows you how money always wins in the end.