|
Product Description
Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home - Blenheim Palace.
The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs at Blenheim Palace, she is also a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties and major state occasions she attended or hosted. Here are her encounters with every important figure of the day - from Queen Victoria, Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas, Prince Metternich and the young Winston Churchill.
This intimate, richly enjoyable memoir is a wonderfully revealing portrait of a golden age.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
- King Lehr and the Gilded Age: With Extracts from the Locked Diary of Harry Lehr
- Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor
- Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age
- To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age
- Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt
- American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt
- The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home
- When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age
- The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married into the British Aristocracy
- A Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York
*If this is not the "The Glitter and the Gold: The American Duchess-In Her Own Words" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link. Details were last updated on Nov 5, 2024 16:05 +08.