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Mary Anne Clarke (born Mary Anne Thompson; 3 April 1776 – 21 June 1852) was the mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. Their relationship began in 1803, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. Later in 1809, she wrote her memoirs which were published.
Daphne du Maurier's novel Mary Anne (1954) is a fictionalised account of the real-life story of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, née Thompson (1776-1852). It was published by Gollancz in the UK and by Doubleday in the US.
17 de ago. de 2012 · In 1803 Mary Anne became the kept mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York, the second son of King George III and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. He set her up in a mansion with numerous servants and an allowance of £100 a month (about $5600/month today), but the total cost of the household was roughly five times that.
Not surprisingly, Mary Anne Clarke’s body, fashion choices, and theatricality feature prominently in representations that center on her feminine duplicity and dangerous sexuality. Clarke’s attempts to represent herself as an innocent heroine are parodied through references to her role as a mistress and her desire for fame and luxury.
6 de oct. de 2015 · Entre los antepasados de Daphne du Maurier se encuentra Marie Anne Clarke -que fue amante del duque de York, hijo segundo del monarca inglés George III-. Su existencia novelesca con una vida intensa inspiraron a la autora para esta novela en gran parte histórica y con complementos ficcionales.
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Presents a novel based on the life of the author's great-great-grandmother Mary Anne Clarke, a young woman who passed herself off as a widow after her husband was institutionalized for...
Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson) (1776 – 1852) From 1803 to 1809 Mary Anne Clarke was mistress to Frederick, Duke of York. Their affair turned into a political scandal when the Duke was charged with corruption for promoting officers from whom Clarke had taken bribes.
