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Elizabeth & Georgiana: The Duke of Devonshire and His Two Duchesses

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"A tale well worth telling . . ." –Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette: The Journey"Oh, may I see my beloved friends again, for they are dearer still to me than all else in the world!—She is the kindest, dearest, best most beloved of friends—and he is and must be ever the very soul of my existence. I will cease to live in error with him, tho’ with shame and blushes I confess it, one moment passed in his arms, one instant pressed to his heart, effaces every sorrow, every fear, every...Read Full Story

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

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Buy Blackfriday Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire Deal Buy Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire deal The winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize and a bestseller there for months, this wonderfully readable biography offers a rich, rollicking picture of late-eighteenth-century British aristocracy and the intimate story of a woman who for a time was its undisputed leader. Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in...Read Full Story

The Duchess

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKNow a major motion picture starring Keira Knightley and Ralph FiennesLady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England’s richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But...Read Full Story

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

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Georgiana Spencer was, in a sense, an 18th-century It Girl. She came from one of England's richest and most landed families (the late Princess Diana was a Spencer too) and married into another. She was beautiful, sensitive, and extravagant--drugs, drink, high-profile love affairs, and even gambling counted among her favorite leisure-time activities. Nonetheless, she quickly moved from a world dominated by social parties to one focused on political parties. The duchess was an intimate of...Read Full Story

The Duchess

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by Christine Wells As a writer of historical romance, it will come as no surprise to anyone that I love movies set in the time period in which I write, Georgian and Regency England. The movie I've been awaiting this year with great anticipation is The Duchess , starring Keira Knightley , Ralph Fiennes and Charlotte Rampling . The Duchess is based on Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire , a fascinating account of Georgiana's life, written by Amanda Foreman and promises to be a visual feast if the...Read Full Story
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