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Comtesses Grande-Bretagne Biographies Countess of Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh 1720-1788 England Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1714-1837 HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837) Maîtresses Grande-Bretagne Biographies Procès (Bigamie) Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle Scandales Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle Scandals Social aspectsFilter By Subjects
Comtesses Grande-Bretagne Biographies Countess of Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh 1720-1788 England Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1714-1837 HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837) Maîtresses Grande-Bretagne Biographies Procès (Bigamie) Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle Scandales Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle Scandals Social aspectsSummary: Here is a sparkling collection of Crown jewels--from amusing tales that humanize their subjects to dramatic stories of martyrdoms, palace intrigues, and bloody battles. Elizabeth Longford, intimate of the royal family and biographer of Victoria and Elizabeth II, has assembled the best anecdotes ever written and reported about the kings and queens of England, across the full range of Britain's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989
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Summary: "Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 was started and propelled by women who were protesting a tax on women? Or that celebrated naturalist Charles Darwin believed not just that women were naturally inferior to men, but that they'd evolve to become ever more inferior? These are just a few of the startling findings you will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: Elizabeth Chudleigh lived a privileged life in 18th century England where she was part of the Hanoverian court as maid of honor to the Princess of Wales. Known for her style and wit, Elizabeth delighted and scandalized the press and public. She married twice: in secret to a young heir to an earldom and later to a duke. Eventually charged with bigamy, her trial was Georgian England's greatest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021