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Livingstone, Natalie.
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Shrewsbury, Anna Maria Brudenell Talbot, Countess of, 1642-1702.
Villiers, Elizabeth, Countess of Orkney, 1657?-1733.
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772.
Sutherland, Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower, Duchess of, 1806-1868.
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964.
Cliveden (England) -- History.
Cliveden (England) -- Biography.
Manors -- England -- History.
Mansions -- England -- History.
Nobility -- England -- Biography.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Biography.
Upper class women -- England -- Biography.
Upper class -- England -- Biography.
Women -- England -- Biography.
Rich people -- England -- Biography.
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Livingstone, Natalie.
Shrewsbury, Anna Maria Brudenell Talbot, Countess of, 1642-1702.
Villiers, Elizabeth, Countess of Orkney, 1657?-1733.
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772.
Sutherland, Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower, Duchess of, 1806-1868.
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964.
Cliveden (England) -- History.
Cliveden (England) -- Biography.
Manors -- England -- History.
Mansions -- England -- History.
Nobility -- England -- Biography.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Biography.
Upper class women -- England -- Biography.
Upper class -- England -- Biography.
Women -- England -- Biography.
Rich people -- England -- Biography.
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The mistresses of Cliveden : three centuries of scandal, power, and intrigue in an English stately home / Natalie Livingstone.
by
Livingstone, Natalie.
Ballantine Books, 2016, c2015.
Call #:
942.0099 L788m
Subjects
Shrewsbury, Anna Maria Brudenell Talbot, Countess of, 1642-1702.
Villiers,
Elizabeth
, Countess of Orkney, 1657?-1733.
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772.
Sutherland,
Harriet
Elizabeth
Georgiana
Leveson-Gower, Duchess of,
1806-1868
.
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964.
Cliveden (England) -- History.
Cliveden (England) -- Biography.
Manors -- England -- History.
Mansions -- England -- History.
Nobility -- England -- Biography.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Biography.
Upper class women -- England -- Biography.
Upper class -- England -- Biography.
Women -- England -- Biography.
Rich people -- England -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780553392074 (hc.)
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Description:
xv, 494 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Originally published in hardcover in the United Kingdom by Hutchinson, a member of Penguin Random House, London, in 2015"--Title page verso.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A lavish English manor and a dynasty of rich and powerful women who ruled the estate over three centuries of misbehavior, scandal, intrigue, and passion. Five miles from Windsor Castle, home of the royal family, sits the Cliveden estate. Overlooking the Thames, the mansion is flanked by two wings and surrounded by lavish gardens. Throughout its storied history, Cliveden has been a setting for misbehavior, intrigue, and passion--from its salacious, deadly beginnings in the seventeenth century to the 1960s Profumo Affair, the sex scandal that toppled the British government. Built during the reign of Charles II by the Duke of Buckingham, Cliveden attracted notoriety as a luxurious retreat in which the duke could conduct his scandalous affair with the ambitious courtesan Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury. In 1668, Anna Maria's cuckolded husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury, challenged Buckingham to a duel. Buckingham killed Shrewsbury and claimed Anna Maria as his prize, making her the first mistress of Cliveden. Other enigmatic and indomitable women would assume stewardship over the estate, including
Elizabeth
, Countess of Orkney and illicit lover of William III, who became one of England's wealthiest women; Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the queen that Britain was promised and then denied;
Harriet
, Duchess of Sutherland, confidante of Queen Victoria and a glittering society hostess turned political activist; and the American-born Nancy Astor, the first female member of Parliament, who described herself as an 'ardent feminist' and welcomed controversy. A tale of sex and power."--Provided by publisher.
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