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Hace 5 días · She also had a merciless wit and talent for mimicry. She spoke French and German fluently, knew Greek and Latin, and sketched impressive portraits. As the niece of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, she was already well connected, and her courtly skills resulted in her marriage to the Hon. William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) at the age on nineteen.
Hace 5 días · A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life. The Duchess featuring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes is available for rent or purchase on Prime Video.
Hace 4 días · Emma Orchard has fun with the era, introducing some real characters, just to mix it up. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire is discussed, as is Castle Howard. The language is also rich and of the time - great to see biliousness, a misbegotten house party, panegyrics, oaken doors and postern gates, which all add to the atmosphere.
Hace 2 días · Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789 Taverns (Inns) Foxes Clowns Carriages & coaches > England > 18th century England > 1784 England > London > 1784 Riviere & Son > Binding Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Hace 5 días · Clark focuses upon several scandals: the events surrounding John Wilkes’s scurrilously laced attacks in 1763 on the king’s constitutional right to appoint government ministers, and Wilkes’s subsequent trial for blasphemy and sedition; the pornographically-flavoured furores between 1777 and 1788 surrounding the electoral interventions of Mary, Countess of Strathmore, and Georgiana ...
Hace 1 día · Among the artworks restored is Maria Cosway's celebrated painting of Georgiana Cavendish, 5th Duchess of Devonshire, which was covered in layers of grime that had accumulated over the centuries.
Hace 4 días · Explore the life of the 18th-century English aristocrat, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was known for her beauty and her complicated personal life. 'The Duchess', much like Dangerous Beauty, is a film that combines the allure of aristocracy with the private turmoil of a woman ahead of her time.
