Another scandalous woman? Well, when she went on trial at Westminster Hall for bigamy in April 1776, the story is said to have drawn more attention in society than the American War of Independence. The story of Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston, Countess of Bristol, is a lively one.
The Duchess Countess
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£25.00
Hardback978147117256415/04/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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A rich and scholarly undertaking: AD has gone looking for unconventional lives across the period and found them in abundance. His portraits are rounded, unexpected and humane.
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Mercier, a French journalist, travelled to London in 1780 and began writing his account of his experiences there. (He seems to have felt about London much as we tend to about Paris!). First ... read more
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"Very little white satin, very few lace veils; a most pitiful business!" grumbled Mrs Elton at the marriage of Emma and the divine Mr Knightley. How times have changed!
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Fine copy in a fine dustjacket, with bookseller's label fixed to the lower inside cover (John Sandoe's).

