tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post1502884899237811396..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Bitch Please!Heather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-86370241153835961132010-11-02T04:00:45.452-04:002010-11-02T04:00:45.452-04:00Well, it seems like Mrs.Fitzherbert's attempts...Well, it seems like Mrs.Fitzherbert's attempts at ruining georgianna's reputation were in vain. love the title too :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16780421103763247443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-33348042477298381672010-05-15T15:41:58.218-04:002010-05-15T15:41:58.218-04:00Great blog site - I don't quite understand how...Great blog site - I don't quite understand how blogs operate. But I do have a request. Please, Please give the citation (at least the museum name) on pictures. It is really challenging to track down the illustrations used without some information. Dates are also useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-48891904710675540912010-03-14T11:23:26.087-04:002010-03-14T11:23:26.087-04:00Great post! Sort of read like a celeb gossip blog....Great post! Sort of read like a celeb gossip blog...I love it!DoughnutHoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016119863306554047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-64830276380536295152010-03-12T08:02:35.557-05:002010-03-12T08:02:35.557-05:00Hahaha! Those are the best kinds of guardian ange...Hahaha! Those are the best kinds of guardian angels!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-71821412770533327692010-03-12T07:44:57.991-05:002010-03-12T07:44:57.991-05:00I love it. So funny, you stupid byetch. I see mo...I love it. So funny, you stupid byetch. I see more of these skits for lots of historical fiction and non-fiction tragedies... Oh, if only there were a sassy gay friend for everyone, like a guardian angel with a charge account at Bloomies AND Haagen-Dazs. Yuk, yuk.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-22475203814866905122010-03-11T17:25:33.821-05:002010-03-11T17:25:33.821-05:00@KL, good question! I am not quite sure.
@Paul, ...@KL, good question! I am not quite sure.<br /><br />@Paul, Exactly! Which reminds me; I am not sure if this is up your alley but did you see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwnFE_NpMsE" rel="nofollow">this?</a> There needs to be a Horace Walpole version of this!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-10158951507119178572010-03-11T09:58:46.662-05:002010-03-11T09:58:46.662-05:00Love the title of the post, Heather. I like to im...Love the title of the post, Heather. I like to imagine Georgianna saying that with a head jerk and a snap.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-79471228171629659782010-03-11T08:51:38.601-05:002010-03-11T08:51:38.601-05:00Ah, the link explains it -- a twice-widowed (no do...Ah, the link explains it -- a twice-widowed (no doubt there were plenty of rumors about that!), Catholic (!) raised in Paris -- that says it all. She and G disliked each other -- I understand why G agreed to accompany her to see the "dying" Prince -- but why would Mrs Fitzherbert ask G in the first place?! Katherine LouiseK. L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02672071989539626473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-33560758063753198282010-03-10T15:57:45.702-05:002010-03-10T15:57:45.702-05:00I will be lazy and answer your question with a lin...I will be lazy and answer your question with <a href="http://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/2008/07/tart-of-week-mrs-fitzherbert.html" rel="nofollow">a link</a> because I think that answers most of your questions. But basically, you are are right, the marriage was considered doubly illegitimate because she was both a Catholic and the king's permission hadn't been granted. But Maria (who was a widow) considered herself married to the prince up until the end, even if she wasn't too eager to enter the marriage in the beginning.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-88737106918675312872010-03-10T09:10:27.764-05:002010-03-10T09:10:27.764-05:00I am a bit confused about Mrs Fitzherbert's st...I am a bit confused about Mrs Fitzherbert's status. The Prince marries her in secret, without his father's permission (which I believe was necessary); later he officially marries another (Charlotte? or is that someone else?). What becomes of Mrs F's? Does the prince need to divorce her? Or is that not necessary because their marriage wasn't considered legitimate in the first place? And was there a Mr Fitzherbert somewhere? She sounds like such an unpleasant character. Thanks! Katherine LouiseK. L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02672071989539626473noreply@blogger.com