No respectable woman of the West End would clean a house, so to perform the household chores, the Victorian aristocrat hired a from the East End.

Mrs. Kennedy's gown, designed by world-famous Oleg Cassini, has been a topic of conversation among dress designers for decades.

That bucket will not hold water; its base is . It's more of a sieve than a bucket.

"I sell only furniture that begins with the letter c," the eccentric shopkeeper said. "If you need a cupboard, credenza or , you come to me."

Sir Walter Raleigh returned to England in 1581 and soon became a . While he was attending the court, Queen Elizabeth took a liking to him. Raleigh was knighted in 1585.