The Secret of Kit Cavenaugh
Oct 2013 · Gill & Macmillan Ltd
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Christian – 'Kit' – Cavenaugh, born in 1667 in Dublin, grew up on a Leixlip farm. A dragoon in the Marlborough Wars, Kit led an adventurous life, courting women, fighting duels and arguing a paternity suit before the truth became known: Kit was a woman. After her husband and father of her three children, Richard Welsh, was press-ganged into the English army to fight in the European wars of the early eighteenth century, Kit disguised herself as a man and enlisted to find him. When she finally came face to face with Richard in 1704 she was enraged to find him in the arms of a Dutch woman. Kit's adventures did not end there ...
Christian – 'Kit' – Cavenaugh, born in 1667 in Dublin, grew up on a Leixlip farm. A dragoon in the Marlborough Wars, Kit led an adventurous life, courting women, fighting duels and arguing a paternity suit before the truth became known: Kit was a woman. After her husband and father of her three c...
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Anne Holland grew up in Tunbridge Wells and attended school at Battle Abbey on the site of the Battle of Hastings where her love of history began. She has written over twenty books, including best sellers such as Sea The Stars. Her latest book, Winners All, was published in 2012. As a journalist Anne has contributed to many publications and to radio and television. A successful amateur rider, she was one of the first women to ride, and win, under National Hunt Rules. She now lives in County Westmeath.
Anne Holland grew up in Tunbridge Wells and attended school at Battle Abbey on the site of the Battle of Hastings where her love of history began. She has written over twenty books, including best sellers such as Sea The Stars. Her latest book, Winners All, was published in 2012. As a journalist ...
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