Título:
The Duchess Countess : the woman who scandalized eighteenth-century London / Catherine Ostler.
ISBN:
9781982179731
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Edición:
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Información de publicación:
New York : Atria Books, 2021.
Descripción física:
x, 417 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Contenido:
Introduction -- Prologue -- Countess. A town of palaces ; Succession ; The House of Hanover ; Maid of honour ; "The English Casanova" ; The clandestine marriage ; Pretender ; Marriage redux ; Iphigenia ; The rivals -- Duchess. "The handsomest man in England" ; A woman of property ; Fireworks ; A grand tour ; Marriage à la mode ; A duchess meets a king ; Thorsby ; The last duke ; Conversazioni ; The crown against Elizabeth ; Prelude to a trial ; In Westminster Hall -- Duchess Countess. Courting an empress ; Hervey vs Hervey ; Diamonds and ice ; Chudleigh on the Baltic ; Chudleigh on the Seine ; Battle of wills -- Epilogue.
Síntesis:
Elizabeth Chudleigh lived a privileged life in 18th century England where she was part of the Hanoverian court as maid of honor to the Princess of Wales. Known for her style and wit, Elizabeth delighted and scandalized the press and public. She married twice: in secret to a young heir to an earldom and later to a duke. Eventually charged with bigamy, her trial was Georgian England's greatest courtroom spectacle. Yet what should have been her downfall led to greater fame and freedom as she defied society's expectations for women.
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on1264107397
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