The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century

Scandalous tid-bits from England's finest socialite of the Georgian age.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Quotables

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"The D[uke] will tell you of Burke and Sheridan 's reconciliation, which was perfectly Irish, for they now are upon worse terms tha...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Masks of the Masquerade

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H appy Mardi Gras! If you are in Venice right now you are finishing up Carnival which is hopefully as debaucherous as it was in the 18th cen...
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Monday, March 7, 2011

Defining a Rake.

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L ate Friday night I was going through my Twitter feed to see what sort of gossip I may have missed out on.  A tweet caught my eye: Lady D...
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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Yay or Nay? Jean-Dominique Fabry Garat

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Q ueen Charlotte wasn't a fan of Thomas Lawrence'sportrait and neither was our panel for the queen earned a Nay (and a whole lot of...
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