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The Duchess Countess : the woman who scandalized eighteenth-century London

Ostler, Catherine (Author).

A biography of the scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston, whose infamous bigamy trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence, reveals a woman who defied society's expectations of her.

Book  - 2021
941.07092 Brist-O
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Subject
Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Countess of, 1720-1788.
Kingston, Evelyn Pierrepont, Duke of, 1711-1773 > Relations with women.
Countesses > Great Britain > Biography.
Nobility > Great Britain > Biography.
Mistresses > Great Britain > Biography.
British > Europe > History > 18th century.
Scandals > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Trials (Bigamy) > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > History > 1714-1837.
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Biographies.
  • ISBN: 9781982179731
  • Physical Description print
    x, 417 pages : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.