An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and. The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. 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. 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. Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune.
Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x picture sections. A fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy. For fans of Downton Abbey, this is the riveting real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. Description for Glitter and the Gold: The American Duchess, in Her Own Words Paperback.
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