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

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"Lady Palmerston, you know, has always called you Sir Bashful Constant, as being in love with your own wife, and I assure you I feel...

O n June 1, 1785 Eliza Sheridan wrote of a visit to the theatre where, as usual, eyes were mostly on those off the stage: 'The Kin...

W hen we think of assembly rooms, we often think of the famous tension-filled dancing scenes from Jane Austen's novels.  However, th...