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1. www.chatsworth.org › news-media › news-blogs-pressUnlocking the private life of Georgiana - Chatsworth House

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   Jul 10, 2023 · Unlocking the private life of Georgiana. By Bibi Cox O'Brien. 10 July 2023. While on a work placement at Chatsworth, I was given the opportunity to look through the vast archives, including the letters of correspondence and private poetry written by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

2. www.chatsworth.org › visit-chatsworth › chatsworthGeorgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806)

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   Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, was a writer, political agitator and amateur diplomat, keen musician and traveller, mineralogist and forward-thinking parent. Read more about her life and accomplishments in the history of Chatsworth.

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3. daily.jstor.org › how-a-gambling-duchess-changedHow A Gambling Duchess Changed British Politics - JSTOR Daily

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   Oct 27, 2016 · For Duchess Georgiana, the gaming table at Devonshire House was a place to make political alliances while playing pricey games of chance. But this obsession affected more than his seemingly-bottomless coffers.

4. chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk › 2022/09/05 › dear"Dear charming Lady Georgiana”: The Phenomenon of the Duchess ...

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   Sep 5, 2022 · Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806) was described by her contemporaries as ‘a phenomenon’ and a ‘constant charm’ – she lived a life of extremes which began with her marriage, aged 17, to William Cavendish, 5 th Duke of Devonshire (1748 –1811) in 1774.

5. open.conted.ox.ac.uk › sites › openEmily Sargeant - University of Oxford

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   Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire and Female Canvassing during the 1784 Westminster Election Emily Sargeant Abstract Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most celebrated political women of the eighteenth century. Her canvass for Charles Fox in the Westminster Election of 1784 was

6. janeausten.co.uk › georgiana-duchess-of-devonshireGeorgiana : Duchess of Devonshire - Jane Austen articles and blog

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   Jul 19, 2011 · What better material can you start with than the most well-known menage a trois in English history - involving one of the wealthiest men of his age, and Duke at that, his wife the most popular and influential woman of her age, Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire - and their best friend?

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   Why did Duchess Georgiana play games at Devonshire House?

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   Who is Duchess Georgiana?

   • Duchess Georgiana is one of the most widely recognised and complex characters in Chatsworth's story. Much has been written about Georgiana’s life, often focusing on her relationships and role as an 18th-century ‘socialite’.

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   Who was Georgiana Cavendish?

   • Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806) was described by her contemporaries as ‘a phenomenon’ and a ‘constant charm’ – she lived a life of extremes which began with her marriage, aged 17, to William Cavendish, 5 th Duke of Devonshire (1748 –1811) in 1774.

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   Did Georgiana write a letter to Thomas Gainsborough?

   • While on a work placement at Chatsworth, I was given the opportunity to look through the vast archives, including the letters of correspondence and private poetry written by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough.

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   Why did the Duchess have a gaming table at Devonshire House?

   • The gaming table at Devonshire House was a place to make political alliances while playing pricey games of chance, and the Duchess used that power as a way of entering a political arena she was denied by her sex. In 1784, Georgiana canvassed publicly for Fox in the general election in Westminster.

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   What is a poem by Georgiana by Thomas Gainsborough?

   • Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough. Whilst looking at various items, I came across a poem by Georgiana called ‘To Myself’. When I first read it, I almost couldn’t believe my eyes.

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8. anglotopia.net › british-history › great-britonsGreat Britons: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

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   Jul 23, 2018 · Best-bred woman in England or dissolute gambler? One’s view of Georgiana Spencer, who married William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire, will inevitably be colored by one’s view on class and privilege in general, but either way, the life of the Duchess of Devonshire makes an exceptional story.