tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post6638686878167082884..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Georgiana's DeathHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-34780627414234297602010-04-02T06:46:20.471-04:002010-04-02T06:46:20.471-04:00What charm and charisma and beauty she must have h...What charm and charisma and beauty she must have had! She was so well beloved, even with all her crazy friends and addictions and mistakes, none of that mattered when all is said and done...indieperfumeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933060392329498890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-9162793102257555272010-03-31T14:04:20.995-04:002010-03-31T14:04:20.995-04:00These Bess's....These Bess's....SakiVIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307981612840889634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-71155526644735401182010-03-31T12:49:46.519-04:002010-03-31T12:49:46.519-04:00Thanks for that, Heather! Ah yes, Bess was a formi...Thanks for that, Heather! Ah yes, Bess was a formidable woman, so it doesn't surprise me.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093768339757970412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-25303771552421718782010-03-30T22:31:32.367-04:002010-03-30T22:31:32.367-04:00It is very odd! I believe Bess of Hardwick is to b...It is very odd! I believe Bess of Hardwick is to blame. She was from Derbyshire and always appreciate its natural beauty so when she married her second husband, William Cavendish, she convinced him to uproot to Derbyshire and he was the one who bought the Chatsworth property. It was their decedents who became the barons, earls, and later dukes of Devonshire...despite being uprooted to Derbyshire.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-35756730121176994802010-03-30T21:35:26.234-04:002010-03-30T21:35:26.234-04:00:( Another sad story. *gives moment of silence to ...:( Another sad story. *gives moment of silence to Georgiana*..<br />Now it about time you post a happy story!Marquis Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501302001229137910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-75688142217780587372010-03-30T15:58:14.130-04:002010-03-30T15:58:14.130-04:00@Anon, yes, it is odd isn't it - there's p...@Anon, yes, it is odd isn't it - there's probably an archaic reason...research time methinks!<br /><br />Poor, dear Georgie. I just wish they'd made her more comfortable instead of making it worse (especially when they couldn't do anything!)Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093768339757970412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-36406497509431393302010-03-30T15:20:51.138-04:002010-03-30T15:20:51.138-04:00Chatsworth is in Derbyshire, and that's the se...Chatsworth is in Derbyshire, and that's the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire.<br />Heather, I always found it interesting that although the Cavendish family held the title Duke of Devonshire, their lands lie in Derbyshire. Hmm. Fancy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-87678063261653265622010-03-30T15:03:06.036-04:002010-03-30T15:03:06.036-04:00Derby Cathedral? In Derby? What kind of Derbyshire...Derby Cathedral? In Derby? What kind of Derbyshire connection did the Duchess have?Mary O'Gradynoreply@blogger.com