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Wait for me! Wait for me! Devonshire, Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford Cavendish Duchess of Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head. She tells the story of her upbringing, lovingly and wittily describing her parents, sh… OL15455687W
Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey Carnarvon, Fiona Countess of Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration for the hit PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady … OL16215846W
The Women of the Cousins' War The Women of the Cousins' War Baldwin, David,Philippa Gregory,Michael Jones A non-fiction companion to The White Queen, The Red Queen, and The Lady of the Rivers. Philippa Gregory and two historians, leading experts in their field, tell the extraordinary 'true' stories of th… OL16322165W
The English Aristocracy The English Aristocracy David Crouch William the Conqueror's victory in 1066 was the beginning of a period of major transformation for medieval English aristocrats. In this groundbreaking book, David Crouch examines for the first time t… OL16574355W
The Mitfords The Mitfords Charlotte Mosley Collects a selection of the more than twelve thousand letters sent between the six Mitford sisters, who were comprised of Jessica, a communist; Debo, the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy, a best-selling … OL18367299W
An Elegant Madness An Elegant Madness Venetia Murray The Regency aristocracy lived through one of the most romantic and turbulent ages in British history, an era that spanned the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, that witnessed unprecedented i… OL1932212W
The secret rooms The secret rooms Catherine Bailey For fans of Downton Abbey: the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI. After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died a… OL19704197W
Love, madness, and scandal Love, madness, and scandal Johanna Luthman The high society of Stuart England found Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck (1602-1645) an exasperating woman. She lived at a time when women were expected to obedient, silent, and chaste, bu… OL19714571W
The Duchess The Duchess Penny Junor The esteemed royal biographer traces the unlikely and extraordinary story of the once-reviled wife of Britain's Prince Charles, detailing her roles in some of the darkest days of the modern monarchy … OL19732632W
The Devonshires The Devonshires Roy Hattersley From 1381 - when Sir John Cavendish, Lord Chief Justice of England, was killed during the Peasant's Revolt - to 1906, when the Duke of Devonshire's resignation brought down the Tory government: the f… OL20877306W
I know I am rude but it is fun I know I am rude but it is fun Nigel Cawthorne At the age of twenty-one, the future Prince Philip wrote to a relative: 'I know you will never think much of me. I am rude and unmannerly.' Prince Philip probably never managed to change the opinion … OL27691045W
The Duke of Portland The Duke of Portland Wilkinson, David. "David Wilkinson's analysis carefully dismantles many popular misconceptions about political life in this period, and breaks new ground in examining Portland's later career. After a protracted period… OL3388379W
The last of the Duchess The last of the Duchess Caroline Blackwood This is the fascinating and startling story of journalist and novelist Caroline Blackwood's search for the late Duchess of Windsor. In 1980, the London Sunday Times commissioned Lord Snowdon to photo… OL3484639W
The Windsor story The Windsor story J. Bryan Interviews with informed persons provide a definitive account of England's bachelor king and Mrs. Wallis Simpson, who are portrayed as tragically mismatched lovers. OL4776153W
Arbella Arbella Sarah Gristwood An extraordinary life lost in history: the compelling biography of Arbella Stuart spans both Tudor and Stuart courts and encompasses espionage, a clandestine marriage, imprisonment and eventual death… OL4847898W
The Spencers of Althorp The Spencers of Althorp Georgina Battiscombe The Spencer family, part of the nobility of England, between 1330 and the present. "The first known ancestors of the Princess of Wales were sheep farmers and Althorp came into the family when success… OL5300495W
A Royal Affair A Royal Affair Stella Tillyard The acclaimed author of Aristocrats returns with a major new book that reveals the story of a regal family plagued by scandal and notoriety and trapped by duty, desire, and the protocols of royalty. … OL7921713W