The Bachelor Duke
Author: James Lees-Milne
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Published: 1998-03-01
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780719556005
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Author: James Lees-Milne
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Published: 1998-03-01
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780719556005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Deborah
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 2003-10-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780711222571
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEat like a Duchess and get to know more about one of England's great houses and the family who live there. Although she is the first to admit that she herself hasn't cooked for half a century, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire is deeply interested in good food. Chatsworth is renowned for its superb farm shop, its brilliant catering and by those lucky enough to have sampled it – the delectable product of this private kitchen.In this book, the Duchess has collected the recipes for dishes that she loves. They range from simple soups and suppers to sumptuous dinner, and include brunches and breads and some of the cakes, jams and marmalades that sell so successfully under the Duchess of Devonshire's own label. Each section – and many of the recipes – comes with a personal introduction from the Duchess in which she mixes history, observation and wit in the style that has gained her such a devoted following.
Author: John Charles Cox
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Published: 1881
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henry Vane
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 286
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders are given a fascinating insight into the last years of a social and political world that was shortly to fall into complete eclipse, within this first full-length biography of two of the age's most significant figures."--Jacket.
Author: Henry Leach
Publisher:
Published: 1904
Total Pages: 492
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Georgiana Spencer Cavendish (Duchess of Devonshire)
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Published: 1779
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Roy Hattersley
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2013-05-09
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 1448182271
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away from the throne of England and their grandson, the Lord General of the North, fought to save the crown for Charles I. With the help of previously unpublished material from the Chatsworth archives, The Devonshires reveals how the dynasty made and lost fortunes, fought and fornicated, built great houses, patronised the arts and pioneered the railways, made great scientific discoveries, and, in the end, came to terms with changing times.
Author: Amanda Foreman
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2001-01-16
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 0375753834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize and a bestseller there for months, this wonderfully readable biography offers a rich, rollicking picture of late-eighteenth-century British aristocracy and the intimate story of a woman who for a time was its undisputed leader. Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774, at the age of seventeen, Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying one of England's richest and most influential aristocrats, the Duke of Devonshire. Launched into a world of wealth and power, she quickly became the queen of fashionable society, adored by the Prince of Wales, a dear friend of Marie-Antoinette, and leader of the most important salon of her time. Not content with the role of society hostess, she used her connections to enter politics, eventually becoming more influential than most of the men who held office. Her good works and social exploits made her loved by the multitudes, but Georgiana's public success, like Diana's, concealed a personal life that was fraught with suffering. The Duke of Devonshire was unimpressed by his wife's legendary charms, preferring instead those of her closest friend, a woman with whom Georgiana herself was rumored to be on intimate terms. For over twenty years, the three lived together in a jealous and uneasy ménage à trois, during which time both women bore the Duke's children—as well as those of other men. Foreman's descriptions of Georgiana's uncontrollable gambling, all- night drinking, drug taking, and love affairs with the leading politicians of the day give us fascinating insight into the lives of the British aristocracy in the era of the madness of King George III, the American and French revolutions, and the defeat of Napoleon. A gifted young historian whom critics are already likening to Antonia Fraser, Amanda Foreman draws on a wealth of fresh research and writes colorfully and penetratingly about the fascinating Georgiana, whose struggle against her own weaknesses, whose great beauty and flamboyance, and whose determination to play a part in the affairs of the world make her a vibrant, astonishingly contemporary figure.
Author: Bernard Holland
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Published: 1911
Total Pages: 530
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Published: 1911
Total Pages: 532
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