6/24/2023 0 Comments The duchess amanda foreman![]() ![]() Most of what I know about 18th century history is about the American Revolution this book is about what was happening politically on the other side of the Atlantic around that time. Georgiana Spencer (great-great-I-forgot-how-many-times-great aunt of Lady Diana Spencer, yes, THAT Diana Spencer) was 17 when she married the Duke of Devonshire, uniting two rich and powerful British families in the late 1700s. I mostly think of 17th century women as standing around in giant dresses with enormous powdered wigs, but she was actually a political powerhouse. Georgiana was a really interesting woman. It was also one of the reading selections from our Jane Austen book group that I never read.Īnyhow, once I finally started reading this, I quite liked it. After completing Wild Swans, I was inspired to tackle more nonfiction (specifically, book #11 for the TBR Pile Challenge.) I'd seen the movie adaptation of The Duchess a couple of years ago, but never got around to reading the book which I'd picked up for a paltry $1 at the library Friends sale. ![]()
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