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1. historicalragbag.com › 2014/11/11 › the-marriageThe marriage alliances of noble women 1180-1250: Part One

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   Nov 11, 2014 · Wards and heiresses, not just noble daughters, also played a crucial role in changing the face of English politics. They perhaps more than any other marital situation were used as political and dynastic currency. A ward was an underage heiress whose father was not alive so her marriage and property were in the hands of her father’s lord.

2. thegloss.ie › what-you-need-to-know-about-irelandsWhat You Need to Know About Ireland’s Historical Heiresses

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   Irish heiresses are a diverse coterie whose passions have spanned everything from philanthropy to poetry to paramilitary politics. Some were defined by their privilege and social position while others rebelled furiously against it. Oonagh Guinness. Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh Guinness – society darlings of the ’20s and ‘30s, aka the ...

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3. thecrownchronicles.co.uk › history › history-postsThe American Heiresses who saved the British Aristocracy ...

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   Aug 19, 2016 · Waldorf and Nancy had five children together between 1907 and 1918, and she encouraged her husband to launch a career in politics. Waldorf developed an interest in social reform during his early time in politics thanks to Nancy, who held strong religious convictions (she later converted to Christian Science, which believed that illness could be cured through prayer alone).

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4. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › how-american-richHow American Rich Kids Bought Their Way Into the British Elite

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   Aug 13, 2013 · Jerome, the duke wrote to his lovestruck son, “drives about six and eight horses in New York (one may take this as an indication of what the man is).”. Despite his daughter’s charms, he was ...

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5. www.semanticscholar.org › paper › The-Vulgar-QuestionThe Vulgar Question of Money: Heiresses, Materialism, and the ...

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   Aug 22, 2011 · It is a familiar story line in nineteenth-century English novels: a hero must choose between money and love, between the wealthy, materialistic, status-conscious woman who could enhance his social position and the poorer, altruistic, independent-minded woman whom he loves. Elsie B. Michie explains what this common marriage plot reveals about changing reactions to money in British culture. It ...

6. www.npg.org.uk › whatson › displayOld titles and new money: American heiresses and the British ...

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   Nov 25, 2014 · Room 23. Free. This display presents a selection of portraits and the stories of some of the most high-profile American heiresses to marry into British aristocracy, including Jennie Churchill, Mary Curzon and Consuelo Vanderbilt. The late nineteenth century saw a boom in industries such as railways, mining and banking, and many fortunes were made.

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   Who were the most famous heiresses to marry into British aristocracy?

   • This display presents a selection of portraits and the stories of some of the most high-profile American heiresses to marry into British aristocracy, including Jennie Churchill, Mary Curzon and Consuelo Vanderbilt. The late nineteenth century saw a boom in industries such as railways, mining and banking, and many fortunes were made.

   Old titles and new money: American heiresses and the British

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   Why were American heiresses drawn to Britain?

   • While some American heiresses found their match on the continent, others were drawn to Britain, whose social structures were upheld by primogeniture and entail. This system ensured that the eldest son would inherit the family estate in trust, preventing assets from being broken up.

   Old titles and new money: American heiresses and the British

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   How much money did heiresses bring to the British aristocracy?

   • They would call upon friends and relatives with connections to the aristocracy, be it from a new Anglo-American pairing or otherwise, to introduce them to eligible bachelors. By the 1930s, some 350 US heiresses had married into the British aristocracy; it’s estimated that they brought (in today’s money) £1 billion with them.

   The American Heiresses who saved the British Aristocracy: Nancy Astor

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   Why did American heiresses go to Europe?

   • Ever entrepreneurial, these families looked to Europe to seek noble marriages for their daughters that would ensure their acceptance in high society. While some American heiresses found their match on the continent, others were drawn to Britain, whose social structures were upheld by primogeniture and entail.

   Old titles and new money: American heiresses and the British

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   What did the marriage laws mean for a heiress?

   • The marriage laws meant that whatever the heiress held became the property of her husband upon their marriage. A woman being a ward was a relatively common situation because men often married when they were older so they died while their children were still young.

   The marriage alliances of noble women 1180-1250: Part One

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   Why were wards and heiresses the prizes on the marriage market?

   • Wards and heiresses were the prizes on the marriage market because they brought more substantial land and titles with them than would be received if a man married a noble daughter who was not an heiress. The marriage laws meant that whatever the heiress held became the property of her husband upon their marriage.

   The marriage alliances of noble women 1180-1250: Part One

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8. medievallondoners.ace.fordham.edu › chancery-clerksChancery Clerks – Medieval Londoners - Fordham University

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   Licenses to marry heiresses, rights of wardship, appointments of sheriffs, powers of attorney, legal wrangles over inheritances, military commissions, grazing rights, confiscations, acknowledgements of debt, loans to the king, inventories of the king’s jewels, agreements with foreign powers — all of these and much, much more had to pass through Chancery.