This Authoritative, Utterly Absorbing Book Presents A Mesmerizing Picture Of A Fascinating World Of Political And Sexual Intrigues, Grand Houses, Huge Parties, Glamour And Great Wealth - Always On The Edge Of Being Squandered By The Excesses And Scandals Of Individuals. Beautiful, glamorous and charismatic, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, was an icon of her age. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England’s richest and most influential aristocrats. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the. The Great-great-great-great Aunt Of Diana, Princess Of Wales, She Was Variously A Compulsive Gambler, A Political Savante And Operator Of The Highest Order, A Drug Addict, An Adulteress And The Darling Of The Common People. Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman book. Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Georgiana, Duchess Of Devonshire Was One Of The Most Flamboyant And Influential Women Of The Eighteenth Century. Sex, Intrigue And Adultery In The World Of High Politics And Huge Wealth In Late Eighteenth-century England. Amanda Foreman is a Visiting Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London.She won the Whitbread Prize for Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire, which was adapted for the screen as The Duchess. 463 pages A very good copy in black cloth boards, genealogical endpapers, illustrated with colour and black/white plates as listed with a very good dust jacket.

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