National Heritage Week 2019 17th – 25th August: Swift and Vanessa

In 1710, Swift met Esther VanHomrigh (Vanessa) in London. She became besotted with him. What she didn't know was that there was another Esther in his life, who he'd left temporarily behind in Dublin.

Let us transport you back to the 18th century and you will see what happened when the smartest man in London met the strong-willed Vanessa.