Sex, scandal, and celebrity in late eighteenth-century England /

This book tells the story of the bitter feud between the Duchess of Kingston and the actor, Samuel Foote, which resulted in a pair of scandalous trials in London in the revolutionary year of 1776. Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, the duchess's state trial for bigamy and Foot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kinservik, Matthew J., 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:New Middle Ages.
Temas:
Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, > Countess of, > 1720-1788.
Kingston, Evelyn Pierrepont, > Duke of, > 1711-1773 > Relations with women.
Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, > Countess of, > 1720-1788
Kingston, Evelyn Pierrepont, > Duke of, > 1711-1773
1700-1799
Trials (Bigamy) > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Scandals > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Mistresses > Great Britain > Biography.
Procès (Bigamie) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Scandales > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Maîtresses > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Social & cultural history.
Literary studies: general.
British & Irish history.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
TRUE CRIME > General.
History.
Mistresses
Relations with women
Scandals
Trials (Bigamy)
Great Britain
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 15 April 1776
  • Disgracing her Grace
  • The Clandestine Marriage
  • Marriage a la Mode
  • The Siren's Voice
  • Noble Prospects
  • Jactitation of Marriage
  • Exit the Duke
  • Enter the Actor
  • Trial of Bigamy
  • The Proxy War
  • Trial for Attempted Sodomy
  • Exiles
  • I, Libertine.

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