The Mayflower And The Thistle

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Born in 1878, May Goelet was the richest heiress of her day and a member of the old New York society. When she came of age, she was said to be worth over twenty million, making her the target of many would-be suitors, most of whom were deemed as unsuitable by her ambitious mother.Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe was the holder of the premier Scottish dukedom and a first cousin of Winston Churchill.Following the meeting of May and the Duke of Roxburghe, The Mayflower and the Thistle follows their story.