How Mayfair went from a hotbed of scandal, science, art to one of the world's most sought-after addresses
Intrigue and romance were synonymous with Mayfair long before Bridgerton appeared on our screens, discovers Carla Passino. If a part of London were ever to be crowned Queen of Romance, Mayfair would be it. The former home of Dame Barbara Cartland and the literary backdrop to Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton (although the Netflix series was mostly filmed in Bath for Regency authenticity), it has witnessed love affairs, romps and liaisons as entrancing as any penned by either author. Its very foundation rests on a wedding: the one between heiress Mary Davies and Sir Thomas Grosvenor, whose des...