The Queen, Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick, the Prince Regent’s long-suffering wife. I love that she adopted eight children and it says something to me that the people of England held her in some sort of affection in spite her rumoured poor hygiene. Oh that and her rumoured affaire with Bartolomeo Pergami a commoner she hired as servant while in exile someplace in Milan.
The Princess, Charlotte Augusta of Wales. The poor tragic princess was but a pawn in her silly parents’ war against each other. She never had enough of their affection and was robbed of her life by incompetent doctors who mismanaged her care during her pregnancy when she did at last find happiness with Sweet Leopold.
The Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish rumoured to have lived in a ‘ménage à trois’ with her husband and her best friend Lady Elizabeth Foster. There was also the child she was forced to give up after recklessly getting pregnant for Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey while still married to Cavendish.
The Lady, Caroline Lamb who was just as infamouse as her aunt the Duchess of Devonshire... Only, Caroline’s husband loved her in spite of her open affaire and pursuit of Lord Byron. That, and everytime your read a regency novel with some girl disguised as a young man, you can thank Caroline for blazing the trail.
Byron described Caroline as the 'cleverest most agreeable, absurd, amiable, perplexing, dangerous fascinating little being that lives now or ought to have lived 2000 years ago.'
Be Happy,
Simone
Girls gone wild before the advent of the Camera Phone say it ain't so :) Where do you find this stuff? And why don't they have it in our high school history books? Can you imagine a class where the topic of the day is 'free love circa the 1800's' :0 I love your blog.
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I love hearing about Regency times, scandals and all.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting on my blog, else I would never have discovered yours! It's incredible!!!!!! I was just googling that nutty Caroline Lamb before I read your comment. Spooky!
ReplyDeletehi! thanks for the comment. i love knowing i'm not sending my drivel out into the cosmic void for nothing. :] thanks for having a look at my page. i shall have a look at yours!
ReplyDeleteThanks ever so much for coming by and taking the time to comment. To date, I have at one time or the other been to the blogs of each person that as ever visited my blog and left behind a kind word. Let me assure you all that it is truly my joy to have. I never leave behind a comment unless I absolutely connected to something you have on your site. You spoke to me in some way that touched me and I answered, now here you are. I just love that.
ReplyDeleteAll my best wishes for you all,
Simone
I like reading about strong women who had no qualms about making their voices heard.
ReplyDeleteI love your photos so vintage. These women look very graceful
ReplyDeleteI think regency times are a reminder that we are nowhere near as decadent as we think we are.
ReplyDeleteDid not know the queen adopted so many kids. I like it.
ReplyDeleteOh I saw the movie The Duchess, it moved me, it was so sad :(
Oh we are kindred spirits! I adore all of these ladies!
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ReplyDeleteOh, what a joy it is to be greeted so warmly on a Monday. Thank you ever so much my dears and a happy, prosperous week to you all.
Be Happy Darlings,
Simone
I would add Harriet Spencer to the list, too! She was Georgiana's sister and Caroline Lamb's mother. I recommend her biography Scandal and Privilege by Jane Gleeson. I read it and so quite upset that Harriet was completely omitted from the movie The Duchess.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and worry not Harriet will be on a list to come as is Mary Shelley and Jane Austen.
Take care
What a great blog you have! I will be back- love Regency England and love that you love it, too :-)
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