The Duchess

Biography of famous 18th century society aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Made into the film The Duchess starring Keira Knightley. Very well written and interesting - and she comes across as a very likeable person. Not just a biography but also an interesting account of the development of our two-party political system and the gradual battle to wrench power from the monarchy.

Port https://365project.org/boxplayer/365-2023/2023-07-11

11 July 2023
Walthamstow E17

[Susan Wakely]

Thanks for the recommendation.

[Phil Howcroft]

nice one Box'

[Judith Johnson]

Sounds like a familiar story with the quote 'there were three people in her marriage' !

[Babs]

Sounds like an interesting read. Some things don't change do they.

[Harry J Benson]

Sounds interesting

[Boxplayer]

@busylady yes I think the film makers were trying to draw the obvious parallels.

[Karen]

That looks like a great book! I’ll look out for it, thanks for the heads up.