The Duchess: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Governess

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Opening title of The Dreame of Chaucer, commonly referred to as The Book of the Duchess, Geoffrey Chaucer's first own work, which was written probably between 1368 and 1372; published 1532 in the first collected edition of Chaucer's works, edited by William Thynne

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The Duchess is based on the late 18th century life of Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire, who was born in 1757. I declare to God I am half mad … Oh Bess, every sensation I feel but heightens my adoration for you.” Georgiana then met Bess in 1782, and they began a relationship which would last their entire lives. Their letters contained passionate language, which indicates the intensity of their relationship: A shy English teenager, she blossomed after she was catapulted to fame by marrying an older, wealthier man. Although she had been born into a rich and influential family, her husband came from an even more prestigious family. After her marriage, she became universally adored; a trendsetting fashion icon, who turned heads whenever she entered a room. Everything she did, said and wore became news. I don't even know where to start with my complaints. Of course, the heroine, as is the case with every Steel heroine, possesses beauty and intelligence that defies human expectations. We are told repeatedly of this extraordinary beauty and near genius like intelligence on a regular basis.

He was displeased when she gives birth to a girl, and Georgiana was lest then impressed when she learnt of his affair with her best friend Lady Bess Foster. The apotheosis of the Duchess of Devonshire Georgiana Spencer (1757 – 1806), wife of the 5th Duke of Devonshire (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images) In a visit to France in 1775, Georgiana had become intimately acquainted with Marie Antoinette and the Duchesse de Polignac. Rumours about their relationship had spread like wildfire around the Court at Versailles. On her return to England, Georgiana then established a passionate relationship with Mrs Mary Graham. One of her letters says: “I want to say above all that I love you, my dear friend, and kiss you tenderly.” Terrifically entertaining: if you liked Bridgerton, you’ll love this...and her research is impeccable' Evening Standard Her life, already a soapopera descends even further into low melodrama. There is a reconciliation with her sister-wife over her own affair which produces a child that has to be given up to the father's parents. This all drags on until death-by-consumption whereupon the snake in the grass best friend marries the Duke, takes over the role of duchess and since there is nowhere else for the story to go, it ends. For some additional book suggestions in this genre, just head on over and explore more historical fiction now.

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There was another woman, who may or may not have been both Georgiana and the Duke of Devonshire's lover. There were multiple handsome men who entered and exited Georgiana's life. The book is meticulously researched and uses many letters to and from the Duchess to share innermost feelings and actions. This book will also put the idea that our ancestors were much more moral and proper right into the recycle bin. This was the era of Sensibility and there is much collapsing, weeping and gnashing of teeth by both sexes which I found dreadfully amusing.Georgiana's methods were too modern for eighteenth-century society. She was never allowed to canvass openly in London again, nor did other aristocratic women imitate her example. It would be another hundred years before women once more ventured boldly into street politics as Georgiana had not been afraid to do in 1784." pgs 178-179, ebook But these are details, and taken as a whole this film is flawed. It is only very loosely based on the book, and seems more intent on showing us a modern drama, skewed to modern tastes and preconceptions. Surely Georgiana, the film pleads, must have the heart of a modern girl who just needs a bit of love and understanding. The Georgians were really just like us, but dressier. The poster blares a blatant reference to Diana: “there were three people in the marriage”.

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This account of gardening in the Welsh Marches in the menacing company of the Duchess is a treat for any light-hearted gardener with a taste for the unexpected.Vivid, irreverent and hilarious, it is informative, richly evocative and full of surprises.’An entertaining biography. Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, was charming, intelligent and creative; she was the leader of high society in late 18th-century London; she was an author and an amateur scientist. She was also a key figure in the Whig political party. She broke new ground for the participation of women in politics (much of which would be lost in the Victorian age) and also for the use of personal celebrity to advance a political cause. The author’s doctoral thesis was on Georgiana’s political life. The year is 1928. A middle-aged American woman from Baltimore named Wallis comes to London with her stuffy, boring husband Ernest Simpson but with no money, no glamour, no beauty, and no connections. This middle-aged woman with next to nothing does have one thing though – a huge desire to follow the glamorous set and become part of their social scene. But honestly, it’s just so far out of her reach. Until it’s not. Mystery: Wednesday feels G uses this in a letter to her mother but I can't find any modern definition or reference. Georgiana set English society on its ear during her years as Duchess. She was a political activist in an era when the opinion of women neither was sought nor welcomed--and her influence was not inconsiderable--she had such a severe gambling problem that her losses all but bankrupted the (very rich) Duchy of Devonshire. September 2006) Susanne Bier finds The Duchess: Open Hearts helmer glamming up for period love story, Total Film