Their relationship was the talk of the town, both scandalising and thrilling 19th Century London. For months, the beautiful (and married) Lady Caroline Lamb and the celebrated Lord Byron had made no attempt to hide their passion for each other, flaunting their affair in the theatres, balls and drawing rooms where high society gathered.
When, after five months, Lady Caroline sensed that her lover was tiring of her, she decided on a daring strategy to try to reel him in