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Ladies and Gambling in History and Card Games
A retrospective on women players from England and America, tracing gambling from drawing rooms to bridge. Notable anecdotes include Mary Queen of Scots wagering attire and Elizabeth I's card play, with references to royal and noble habits and the evolution of card games across periods and cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotts
Stree Post Dispatch
England
Faro Bank
Fasha
Lord Kenyon
Europe
India
China
Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots
Anne of Austria
Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Nell Gwyn
Masarin
Oliver Goldsmith
Charles VI
Louis XVI
Electress
Saxony
Catharine Alexander
Lord Sterling
William Duer
St. Paul's Church
New York